Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in United States
United States: Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in United States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
United States recorded 1.01 index for average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in United States peaked at 1.01 index in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9559 index, in 1979.
That places United States 43rd out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in United States, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9895 index | — |
| 1975 | 0.9589 index | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9559 index | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.9732 index | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9671 index | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9809 index | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9919 index | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9947 index | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1 index | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9993 index | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1 index | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9992 index | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1 index | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1 index | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.01 index | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.01 index | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 index | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9681 index | 0.9559 index | 0.9895 index | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.9701 index | 0.9671 index | 0.9732 index | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.9809 index | 0.9809 index | 0.9809 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9972 index | 0.9919 index | 1 index | 5 |
| 2010s | 1 index | 0.9992 index | 1.01 index | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 5 |
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More education data for United States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 223,288 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.46 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1542 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.59 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in United States?
- Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in United States was 1.01 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2022.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9559 index in 1979.
- How does United States rank for average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index?
- United States ranks 43rd out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal average years of schooling between men and women. Values below 1 favor men, and above 1 favor women.