Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in United States
United States: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 1 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1 modelled data
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
70th
of 204 countries
All-time high
1 modelled data
in 2015
All-time low
0.7368 modelled data
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in United States, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in United States is 1 modelled data, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in United States peaked at 1 modelled data in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7368 modelled data, in 2000.
That places United States 70th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in United States, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7368 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.8421 modelled data | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.85 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9 modelled data | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8571 modelled data | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9091 modelled data | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.913 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.913 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9545 modelled data | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9545 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9545 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9545 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9524 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9524 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 modelled data | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9615 modelled data | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9355 modelled data | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9459 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9302 modelled data | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9375 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9608 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 1 modelled data | +4.1% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 1 modelled data is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9774 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (70 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8776 modelled data | 0.7368 modelled data | 0.9545 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.973 modelled data | 0.9524 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9517 modelled data | 0.9302 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 67 Solomon Islands 1.01 modelled data compare
- 68 Central African Republic 1.01 modelled data compare
- 69 Burkina Faso 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Belgium 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Switzerland 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Cook Islands 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Spain 1 modelled data compare
- 70 France 1 modelled data compare
- 70 United Kingdom 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Georgia 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Iceland 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Liechtenstein 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Moldova 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Mexico 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Montenegro 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Netherlands 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Norway 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Poland 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Portugal 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Russia 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Togo 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Uruguay 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Uzbekistan 1 modelled data 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 out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in United States?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in United States was 1 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1 modelled data in 2015.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7368 modelled data in 2000.
- How does United States rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- United States ranks 70th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release