Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in United States
United States: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 1 LPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 LPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
6th
of 95 countries
All-time high
1 LPIA
in 2006
All-time low
0.9981 LPIA
in 1970
Years of data
22
1970–2024
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in United States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in United States stood at 1 LPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in United States peaked at 1 LPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.9981 LPIA, in 1970.
United States ranks 6th of 95 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in United States, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9981 LPIA | — |
| 2004 | 1 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9981 LPIA | 0.9981 LPIA | 0.9981 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 3 Serbia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Uruguay 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Brunei 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Australia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Austria 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Belgium 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Bulgaria 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Switzerland 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Czechia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Germany 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Denmark 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Spain 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Finland 1 LPIA compare
- 6 France 1 LPIA compare
- 6 United Kingdom 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Greece 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Croatia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Hungary 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Ireland 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Iceland 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Italy 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Lithuania 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Luxembourg 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Latvia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Malta 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Netherlands 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Norway 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Portugal 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Romania 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Slovenia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Sweden 1 LPIA compare
More education data for United States
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.78 million (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in United States?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in United States was 1 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9981 LPIA in 1970.
- How does United States rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- United States ranks 6th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release