Out-of-school youth in United States
In United States, 5.1% of young people of upper secondary school age were not in school in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest since 2015.
United States, 2022
5.1%
Change from 2021
+3.9percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2022
5.2%
Out-of-school youth in United States over time
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% of youth of upper secondary school age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United States |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 5.1% |
| 2021 | 1.2% |
| 2020 | 3.0% |
| 2019 | 3.8% |
| 2018 | 3.6% |
| 2017 | 4.8% |
| 2016 | 4.7% |
| 2015 | 6.1% |
| 2014 | 6.8% |
| 2013 | 7.9% |
| 2005 | 8.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +3.9 percentage points from 1.2% in 2021.
- Since 2005, when it was 8.6%, the figure has changed by −3.5 percentage points.
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Out-of-school adolescents
0.8%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
11.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
99.6%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
98.7%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
92.4%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
4.0%
2022 · UNESCO UIS