Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in United States of America
United States of America: Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female was 99.1% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
99.1%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
4th
of 41 countries
All-time high
99.4%
in 2013
All-time low
98.5%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2013–2020
Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in United States of America, 2013–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 99.1% for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in 2020.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
United States of America ranks 4th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 99.4% | — |
| 2016 | 98.7% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.5% | 99.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 1 Israel 100.0% compare
- 1 Russian Federation 100.0% compare
- 3 Costa Rica 99.6% compare
- 5 Chile 99.1% compare
- 6 Peru 98.5% compare
- 7 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 98.4% compare
More education data for United States of America
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in United States of America?
- Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in United States of America was 99.1% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.5% in 2018.
- How does United States of America rank for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female?
- United States of America ranks 4th out of 41 countries with data for 2020.
- Is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release