Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in United States of America
United States of America: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 12.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in United States of America, 2014–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 12.6% for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in 2022.
The figure is down 24.1% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in United States of America peaked at 16.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2016.
United States of America ranks 88th of 175 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 of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 10.2% | — |
| 2015 | 9.8% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +16.2% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +22.0% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | +59.1% |
| 2022 | 12.6% | -24.1% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 12.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.8%, 3.3× the median. (68 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.2% | 7.8% | 10.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 10.4% | 16.6% | 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 rate for children one year before the official primary in United States of America?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in United States of America was 12.6% 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 of America?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2016.
- How does United States of America rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- United States of America ranks 88th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. 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 rate for children one year before the official primary entry age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release