End month of the academic school year in United States of America
United States of America: End month of the academic school year was 5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
190th
of 221 countries
All-time high
6
in 1997
All-time low
5
in 1998
Years of data
29
1997–2025
End month of the academic school year in United States of America, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 5 for end month of the academic school year in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, end month of the academic school year in United States of America peaked at 6 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1998.
That places United States of America 190th out of 221 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
End month of the academic school year in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6 | — |
| 1998 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 1999 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2025 | 5 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.33 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.67 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 190 Albania 5 compare
- 190 Armenia 5 compare
- 190 Azerbaijan 5 compare
- 190 Bulgaria 5 compare
- 190 Belarus 5 compare
- 190 Canada 5 compare
- 190 Djibouti 5 compare
- 190 Denmark 5 compare
- 190 Finland 5 compare
- 190 Micronesia, Federated States of 5 compare
- 190 Ireland 5 compare
- 190 Iceland 5 compare
- 190 Kazakhstan 5 compare
- 190 Kyrgyzstan 5 compare
- 190 Republic of Moldova 5 compare
- 190 Norway 5 compare
- 190 Puerto Rico 5 compare
- 190 Portugal 5 compare
- 190 Syrian Arab Republic 5 compare
- 190 Tajikistan 5 compare
- 190 Turkmenistan 5 compare
- 190 Viet Nam 5 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 end month of the academic school year in United States of America?
- End month of the academic school year in United States of America was 5 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest end month of the academic school year recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 1997.
- What is the lowest end month of the academic school year recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1998.
- How does United States of America rank for end month of the academic school year?
- United States of America ranks 190th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is end month of the academic school year rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of End month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release