Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in United States of America

United States of America: Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private was 9.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
9.0%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
114th
of 162 countries
All-time high
9.4%
in 1999
All-time low
8.0%
in 2014
Years of data
20
1998–2018

Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in United States of America, 1998–2018

02468101998200820181998: 9.3 %1999: 9.4 %2000: 9.4 %2001: 9.4 %2002: 8.8 %2003: 9.1 %2004: 8.8 %2006: 8 %2007: 8.6 %2008: 8.6 %2009: 8.8 %2010: 8.4 %2011: 8.2 %2012: 8.2 %2013: 8.2 %2014: 8 %2015: 8.2 %2016: 8.9 %2017: 9 %2018: 9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

United States of America recorded 9.0% for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in United States of America peaked at 9.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2014.

United States of America ranks 114th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private institutions (%) in United States of America, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 9.3%
1999 9.4% +0.3%
2000 9.4% +0.0%
2001 9.4% +0.0%
2002 8.8% -5.5%
2003 9.1% +3.3%
2004 8.8% -3.8%
2006 8.0% -8.7%
2007 8.6% +7.4%
2008 8.6% +0.3%
2009 8.8% +1.4%
2010 8.4% -3.8%
2011 8.2% -2.7%
2012 8.2% +0.4%
2013 8.2% -0.8%
2014 8.0% -2.4%
2015 8.2% +2.7%
2016 8.9% +8.7%
2017 9.0% +1.1%
2018 9.0% -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.3% 9.3% 9.4% 2
2000s 8.8% 8.0% 9.4% 9
2010s 8.5% 8.0% 9.0% 9

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 111 Uruguay 9.5% compare
  2. 112 Norway 9.4% compare
  3. 113 Italy 9.0% compare
  4. 115 Germany 8.3% compare
  5. 116 Canada 8.0% compare
  6. 117 Costa Rica 7.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in United States of America?
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in United States of America was 9.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 1999.
What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2014.
How does United States of America rank for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private?
United States of America ranks 114th out of 162 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private institutions (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
162 places, 2,415 data points, 1997–2020
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Total number of students in upper secondary education enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body (e.g., non-governmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise), expressed as a percentage of total number of students enrolled in upper secondary education.