Number of disruptions to educational services attributed to disasters in United States of America
United States of America: Number of disruptions to educational services attributed to disasters was 35 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
35
Change on year
down 58.3%
World rank
18th
of 63 countries
All-time high
84
in 2020
All-time low
28
in 2015
Years of data
7
2015–2021
Number of disruptions to educational services attributed to disasters in United States of America, 2015–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 35 for number of disruptions to educational services attributed to disasters in 2021.
The figure is down 58.3% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
United States of America ranks 18th of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of disruptions to educational services attributed to disasters in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 28 | — |
| 2016 | 35 | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 40 | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 38 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 36 | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 84 | +133.3% |
| 2021 | 35 | -58.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.4 | 28 | 40 | 5 |
| 2020s | 59.5 | 35 | 84 | 2 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
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 number of disruptions to educational services attributed to disasters in United States of America?
- Number of disruptions to educational services attributed to disasters in United States of America was 35 in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of disruptions to educational services attributed to disasters recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 84 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of disruptions to educational services attributed to disasters recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 in 2015.
- How does United States of America rank for number of disruptions to educational services attributed to disasters?
- United States of America ranks 18th out of 63 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of disruptions to educational services attributed to disasters rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of disruptions to educational services attributed to disasters (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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