Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in United States of America
United States of America: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 86.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in United States of America, 2005–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 86.5% for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in United States of America peaked at 93.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 84.2%, in 2021.
United States of America ranks 86th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 93.1% | — |
| 2013 | 90.0% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 90.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 91.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 90.5% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 89.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 91.0% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 84.2% | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 86.5% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.1% | 93.1% | 93.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 89.8% | 91.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 84.2% | 91.0% | 3 |
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More education data for United States of America
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 419,732 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.34 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.14 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25.35 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 23.83 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0708 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in United States of America?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in United States of America was 86.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 93.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.2% in 2021.
- How does United States of America rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- United States of America ranks 86th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release