United States - Upper Secondary Education Level Attainment

Since 2014, United States Upper Secondary Education Level Attainment decreased by 1.3points year on year. With 42.47 Percent of Persons Aged 25-64 in 2019, the country was number 17 comparing other countries in Upper Secondary Education Level Attainment. United States is overtaken by Italy, which was ranked number 16 with 42.53 Percent of Persons Aged 25-64 and is followed by Greece at 42.07 Percent of Persons Aged 25-64. Czech Republic lead the ranking with 69.54 Percent of Persons Aged 25-64 in 2019, a fall of 0.1points versus 2018. South Africa, Slovakia and Poland respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Portugal recorded the best 5 years average growth at +3.7points per year, while Luxembourg witnessed the worst performance at -8.2points per year.

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Date Percent of Persons Aged 25-64
2019 42.47
2018 43.39
2017 44.29
2016 44.48
2015 44.91
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How does United States rank in Upper Secondary Education Level Attainment?

# 42 Countries Percent of Persons Aged 25-64 Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Czech Republic
69.54 % 2019 -0.1 % -0.6 % View data
2 #2
South Africa
67.31 % 2019 +0.5 % +0.9 % View data
16 #16
Italy
42.53 % 2019 +0.3 % +0.1 % View data
17 #17
United States
42.47 % 2019 -2.1 % -1.3 % View data
18 #18
Greece
42.07 % 2019 +1.1 % +0.9 % View data
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