Primary school enrolment (gross) in United States
Gross primary school enrolment in United States was 97.0% in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest since 1979.
United States, 2022
97.0%
Change from 2021
−1.3percentage points
World, 2022
100.4%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2022
100.7%
Primary school enrolment (gross) in United States over time
View
United States
World
×
The chart loads when you scroll to it. The table below shows the same data.
The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United States | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 102.2% |
| 2023 | – | 100.7% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | 100.4% |
| 2021 | 98.3% | 99.4% |
| 2020 | 100.3% | 99.6% |
| 2019 | 101.0% | 99.1% |
| 2018 | 101.3% | 99.1% |
| 2017 | 101.8% | 101.8% |
| 2016 | 101.4% | 102.1% |
| 2015 | 100.3% | 101.0% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | 101.6% |
| 2013 | 99.5% | 103.0% |
| 2012 | – | 102.9% |
| 2011 | – | 102.4% |
| 2010 | – | 102.5% |
| 2009 | – | 102.7% |
| 2008 | – | 102.9% |
| 2007 | – | 102.7% |
| 2006 | – | 101.7% |
| 2005 | 101.9% | 101.7% |
| 2004 | – | 101.6% |
| 2003 | – | 100.9% |
| 2002 | – | 99.4% |
| 2001 | – | 99.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.3 percentage points from 98.3% in 2021.
- Since 2005, when it was 101.9%, the figure has changed by −4.9 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 100.4%.
More for United States
All statistics for United States
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
79.4%
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
Out-of-school children
4.0%
2022 · UNESCO UIS