Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in United States of America
United States of America: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 97 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2007
All-time low
98.5%
in 1970
Years of data
22
1970–2024
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in United States of America, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in United States of America is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in United States of America peaked at 100.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 98.5%, in 1970.
United States of America ranks 1st of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 98.5% | — |
| 2004 | 99.7% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 98.5% | 98.5% | 98.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.6% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 1 Australia 100.0% compare
- 1 Austria 100.0% compare
- 1 Belgium 100.0% compare
- 1 Bulgaria 100.0% compare
- 1 Switzerland 100.0% compare
- 1 Czechia 100.0% compare
- 1 Germany 100.0% compare
- 1 Denmark 100.0% compare
- 1 Spain 100.0% compare
- 1 Finland 100.0% compare
- 1 France 100.0% compare
- 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 100.0% compare
- 1 Greece 100.0% compare
- 1 Croatia 100.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 100.0% compare
- 1 Ireland 100.0% compare
- 1 Iceland 100.0% compare
- 1 Italy 100.0% compare
- 1 Lithuania 100.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 100.0% compare
- 1 Latvia 100.0% compare
- 1 Malta 100.0% compare
- 1 Netherlands 100.0% compare
- 1 Norway 100.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 100.0% compare
- 1 Romania 100.0% compare
- 1 Slovenia 100.0% compare
- 1 Sweden 100.0% compare
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 educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in United States of America?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in United States of America was 100.0% 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 of America?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.5% in 1970.
- How does United States of America rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- United States of America ranks 1st out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release