Over-age students, primary in United States of America
United States of America: Over-age students, primary was 5.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in United States of America, 1975–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 5.8% for over-age students, primary in 2017.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in United States of America peaked at 16.3% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1987.
United States of America ranks 97th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 16.3% | — |
| 1986 | 5.3% | -67.4% |
| 1987 | 5.0% | -6.5% |
| 1990 | 5.8% | +16.4% |
| 1991 | 5.4% | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 5.8% | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 5.5% | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 5.6% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 6.1% | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 16.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 5.2% | 5.0% | 5.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 5.4% | 6.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.4% | 6.0% | 8 |
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More education data for United States of America
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.35 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5778 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.78 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.3162 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.29 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.05 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.48 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.19 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in United States of America?
- Over-age students, primary in United States of America was 5.8% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 1975.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1987.
- How does United States of America rank for over-age students, primary?
- United States of America ranks 97th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.