Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in United States of America
United States of America: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 4.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in United States of America, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in United States of America is 4.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in United States of America peaked at 4.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2024.
United States of America ranks 31st of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4.8% | — |
| 2016 | 4.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | -6.1% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 4.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.3%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.3% | 4.7% | 5 |
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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in United States of America?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in United States of America was 4.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2024.
- How does United States of America rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- United States of America ranks 31st out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release