End month of the academic school year in United States of America
United States of America: End month of the academic school year was 6 tertiary education in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6 tertiary education
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
129th
of 206 countries
All-time high
6 tertiary education
in 2010
All-time low
5 tertiary education
in 1998
Years of data
26
1998–2023
End month of the academic school year in United States of America, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for end month of the academic school year in United States of America is 6 tertiary education, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, end month of the academic school year in United States of America peaked at 6 tertiary education in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5 tertiary education, in 1998.
United States of America ranks 129th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
End month of the academic school year in United States of America, year by year
| Year | tertiary education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5 tertiary education | — |
| 1999 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 tertiary education | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 6 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 tertiary education | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 tertiary education | 5 tertiary education | 5 tertiary education | 2 |
| 2000s | 5 tertiary education | 5 tertiary education | 5 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 tertiary education | 6 tertiary education | 6 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 tertiary education | 6 tertiary education | 6 tertiary education | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 129 American Samoa 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Austria 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Belgium 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Bangladesh 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Bahrain 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Belize 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Brunei Darussalam 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Botswana 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Canada 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 China 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Comoros 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Cyprus 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Djibouti 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Eritrea 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 France 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Gabon 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Guinea 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Equatorial Guinea 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Greece 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Haiti 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Hungary 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Indonesia 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 India 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Ireland 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Iran, Islamic Republic of 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Iceland 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Israel 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Jamaica 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Lao People's Democratic Republic 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Liberia 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Libya 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 North Macedonia 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Mali 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Malta 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Mongolia 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Mauritania 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Mauritius 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Niger 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Norway 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Pakistan 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Philippines 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Palau 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Saudi Arabia 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Sierra Leone 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 San Marino 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Somalia 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Slovakia 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Sweden 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Syrian Arab Republic 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Chad 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Türkiye 6 tertiary education compare
- 129 Yemen 6 tertiary education 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 6 tertiary education in 2023, 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 tertiary education in 2010.
- What is the lowest end month of the academic school year recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 tertiary education in 1998.
- How does United States of America rank for end month of the academic school year?
- United States of America ranks 129th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is end month of the academic school year rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release