Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate in United States
United States: Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate was -1.36 % change on previous year in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate in United States, 1972–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
United States recorded -1.36 % change on previous year for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.0% on the previous year and down 719.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate in United States peaked at 9.77 % change on previous year in 1980 and was at its lowest, -1.99 % change on previous year, in 2021.
That places United States 170th out of 217 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate in United States, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0878 % change on previous year | — |
| 1973 | 3.44 % change on previous year | +3813.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0122 % change on previous year | -99.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1522 % change on previous year | +1148.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3945 % change on previous year | +159.2% |
| 1977 | -0.4944 % change on previous year | -225.3% |
| 1978 | -0.2169 % change on previous year | -56.1% |
| 1979 | -0.2202 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 9.77 % change on previous year | -4538.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1135 % change on previous year | -98.8% |
| 1982 | 2.86 % change on previous year | +2417.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3626 % change on previous year | -87.3% |
| 1984 | -0.7082 % change on previous year | -295.3% |
| 1985 | -0.5162 % change on previous year | -27.1% |
| 1986 | -0.1463 % change on previous year | -71.7% |
| 1987 | -0.2979 % change on previous year | +103.6% |
| 1991 | -0.9351 % change on previous year | +213.9% |
| 1994 | -0.1576 % change on previous year | -83.1% |
| 1995 | 1.33 % change on previous year | -942.7% |
| 1996 | -0.7952 % change on previous year | -159.9% |
| 1999 | -0.2219 % change on previous year | -72.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2192 % change on previous year | -198.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6287 % change on previous year | +186.8% |
| 2016 | 1.06 % change on previous year | +68.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4518 % change on previous year | -57.4% |
| 2018 | -0.5539 % change on previous year | -222.6% |
| 2019 | -0.2726 % change on previous year | -50.8% |
| 2020 | -0.6684 % change on previous year | +145.2% |
| 2021 | -1.99 % change on previous year | +198.4% |
| 2022 | -1.36 % change on previous year | -32.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's -1.36 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.1421 % change on previous year, 9.5× the median. (78 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +4538.1% | -0.2202 % change on previous year | 9.77 % change on previous year |
| 1973 | +3813.8% | 0.0878 % change on previous year | 3.44 % change on previous year |
| 1982 | +2417.3% | 0.1135 % change on previous year | 2.86 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.394 % change on previous year | -0.4944 % change on previous year | 3.44 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.43 % change on previous year | -0.7082 % change on previous year | 9.77 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1990s | -0.1564 % change on previous year | -0.9351 % change on previous year | 1.33 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.2555 % change on previous year | -0.5539 % change on previous year | 1.06 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 2020s | -1.34 % change on previous year | -1.99 % change on previous year | -0.6684 % change on previous year | 3 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 167 Costa Rica -1.3 % change on previous year compare
- 168 Belize -1.34 % change on previous year compare
- 169 Ukraine -1.34 % change on previous year compare
- 171 Fiji -1.39 % change on previous year compare
- 172 Georgia -1.52 % change on previous year compare
- 173 Rwanda -1.53 % change on previous year compare
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 primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate in United States?
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate in United States was -1.36 % change on previous year in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 9.77 % change on previous year in 1980.
- What is the lowest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.99 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does United States rank for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate?
- United States ranks 170th out of 217 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 719.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Primary secondary enrollment completion rates. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Primary secondary enrollment completion rates. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.