Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in United States
United States: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 13.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in United States, 2014–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States recorded 13.5% for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in 2022.
The figure is down 14.9% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in United States peaked at 15.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2016.
United States ranks 90th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9.7% | — |
| 2015 | 9.0% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | +75.1% |
| 2022 | 13.5% | -14.9% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 13.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.8%, 2.8× the median. (70 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.8% | 10.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 9.0% | 15.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near United States
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 one year before the official primary in United States?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in United States was 13.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2016.
- How does United States rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- United States ranks 90th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. 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 one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release