Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in United States of America
United States of America: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.8357 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion 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 GPIA.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 0.8357 GPIA for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in United States of America peaked at 0.8357 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7812 GPIA, in 2017.
United States of America ranks 30th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in United States of America, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.792 GPIA | — |
| 2016 | 0.7843 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7812 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8107 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8124 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7851 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8214 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.8357 GPIA | +1.7% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 0.8357 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7604 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7858 GPIA | 0.7812 GPIA | 0.792 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.8131 GPIA | 0.7851 GPIA | 0.8357 GPIA | 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 proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in United States of America?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in United States of America was 0.8357 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8357 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7812 GPIA in 2017.
- How does United States of America rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- United States of America ranks 30th out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion 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 up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release