Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in United States of America
United States of America: Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry was 245,764 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
245,764
Change on year
down 25.2%
World rank
16th
of 176 countries
All-time high
328,586
in 2021
All-time low
154,496
in 2016
Years of data
9
2014–2022
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in United States of America, 2014–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 245,764 for out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in 2022.
The figure is down 25.2% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in United States of America peaked at 328,586 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 154,496, in 2016.
United States of America ranks 16th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 204,707 | — |
| 2015 | 190,993 | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 154,496 | -19.1% |
| 2017 | 179,378 | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 161,213 | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 196,556 | +21.9% |
| 2020 | 206,252 | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 328,586 | +59.3% |
| 2022 | 245,764 | -25.2% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 245,764 is above the median for high income countries, which is 672.5, 365.4× the median. (68 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 181,224 | 154,496 | 204,707 | 6 |
| 2020s | 260,201 | 206,252 | 328,586 | 3 |
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 out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in United States of America?
- Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in United States of America was 245,764 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 328,586 in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 154,496 in 2016.
- How does United States of America rank for out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry?
- United States of America ranks 16th out of 176 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. 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 Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release