Primary school completion rate in United States
The primary completion rate in United States was 95.7% in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2017.
United States, 2022
95.7%
Change from 2021
−5.3percentage points
World, 2022
91.1%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2022
98.4%
Primary school completion rate in United States over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United States | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 88.0% |
| 2023 | – | 87.3% |
| 2022 | 95.7% | 91.1% |
| 2021 | 101.1% | 88.7% |
| 2020 | 100.9% | 88.0% |
| 2019 | 100.5% | 87.9% |
| 2018 | 100.1% | 88.1% |
| 2017 | 98.8% | 88.2% |
| 2016 | – | 88.5% |
| 2015 | – | 87.9% |
| 2014 | – | 88.1% |
| 2013 | – | 88.3% |
| 2012 | – | 88.1% |
| 2011 | – | 87.8% |
| 2010 | – | 88.5% |
| 2009 | – | 89.0% |
| 2008 | – | 88.2% |
| 2007 | – | 86.5% |
| 2006 | – | 85.3% |
| 2005 | – | 85.0% |
| 2004 | – | 84.2% |
| 2003 | – | 83.5% |
| 2002 | – | 83.3% |
| 2001 | – | 82.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −5.3 percentage points from 101.1% in 2021.
- Since 2017, when it was 98.8%, the figure has changed by −3.1 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 91.1%.
More for United States
All statistics for United States
Primary school enrolment (gross)
97.0%
2022 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
97.5%
2022 · World Bank
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