USA: Secondary school enrollment
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| USA |
Secondary school enrollment, percent of all eligible children |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 97.47 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1971 - 2022 |
| Average | 94.64 |
| Min - Max | 82.40 - 101.19 |
| Source | UNESCO |
The latest value from 2022 is 97.47 percent, a decline from 101.19 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 94.03 percent, based on data from 126 countries. Historically, the average for the USA from 1971 to 2022 is 94.64 percent. The minimum value, 82.4 percent, was reached in 1979 while the maximum of 101.19 percent was recorded in 2021.
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The secondary school enrollment can exceed 100 due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
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| Primary school completion rate | 101.09 | 2021 | percent |
| School starting age, primary school | 6 | 2022 | years |
| Female to male ratio, primary school pupils | 1.00 | 2020 | percent |
| Female to male ratio, secondary school students | 0.98 | 2020 | percent |
| Female to male ratio, students at tertiary level education | 1.32 | 2022 | percent |
| Preprimary school enrollment | 72.40 | 2020 | percent |
| Primary school enrollment | 96.97 | 2022 | percent |
| Secondary school enrollment | 97.47 | 2022 | percent |
| Tertiary school enrollment | 84.86 | 2021 | percent |
| Trained teachers in primary education | 100.00 | 2021 | percent |
| PISA math scores | 464.888 | 2022 | index points |
| PISA reading scores | 503.938 | 2022 | index points |
| PISA science scores | 499.414 | 2022 | index points |