Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in United States
United States: Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal was 1 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
77th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1
in 1998
All-time low
1
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in United States, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
United States recorded 1 for number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in United States peaked at 1 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1998.
United States ranks 77th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 | — |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5, 67% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 77 Afghanistan 1 compare
- 77 Angola 1 compare
- 77 Australia 1 compare
- 77 Austria 1 compare
- 77 Bermuda 1 compare
- 77 Canada 1 compare
- 77 Cyprus 1 compare
- 77 Djibouti 1 compare
- 77 Algeria 1 compare
- 77 Finland 1 compare
- 77 Gibraltar 1 compare
- 77 Jordan 1 compare
- 77 Lithuania 1 compare
- 77 Marshall Islands 1 compare
- 77 Niue 1 compare
- 77 Nepal 1 compare
- 77 Philippines 1 compare
- 77 Puerto Rico 1 compare
- 77 North Korea 1 compare
- 77 Palestine 1 compare
- 77 Slovakia 1 compare
- 77 Sweden 1 compare
- 77 Tanzania 1 compare
More education data for United States
- 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 years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in United States?
- Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in United States was 1 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1998.
- How does United States rank for number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal?
- United States ranks 77th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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, published as part of Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release