Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in United States
United States: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in United States, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in United States is 1 index, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in United States peaked at 1.01 index in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1 index, in 1981.
United States ranks 118th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in United States, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1 index | — |
| 1982 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 index | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 index | -0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 1 index is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 index, 100% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 index | 1 index | 1.01 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 index | 1 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
More gender data for United States
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 57,835 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4626 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 297,814 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 297,814 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6312 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.79 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.88 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.80 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.83 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in United States?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in United States was 1 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 1998.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 index in 1981.
- How does United States rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- United States ranks 118th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.