Net attendance rate of primary school in United States
United States: Net attendance rate of primary school was 97.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Net attendance rate of primary school in United States, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net attendance rate of primary school in United States is 97.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net attendance rate of primary school in United States peaked at 98.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 94.6%, in 2020.
United States ranks 15th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Net attendance rate of primary school in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 98.0% | — |
| 2015 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 94.6% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 96.9% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 97.1% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 97.5% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 97.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.2%, 98% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.9% | 97.8% | 98.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 96.7% | 94.6% | 97.5% | 5 |
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 net attendance rate of primary school in United States?
- Net attendance rate of primary school in United States was 97.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net attendance rate of primary school recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest net attendance rate of primary school recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.6% in 2020.
- How does United States rank for net attendance rate of primary school?
- United States ranks 15th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net attendance rate of primary school rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net attendance rate of primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of students of the official age group for primary education who are attending school at any level of education, expressed as a percentage of the corresponding population.