School age population, one year before the official primary entry in United States of America
United States of America: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 1.87 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.87 million
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
6th
of 222 countries
All-time high
2.02 million
in 2013
All-time low
1.53 million
in 1979
Years of data
55
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in United States of America, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in United States of America is 1.87 million, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in United States of America peaked at 2.02 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.53 million, in 1979.
That places United States of America 6th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.95 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.84 million | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 1.76 million | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 1.70 million | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 1.68 million | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 1.72 million | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 1.79 million | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 1.71 million | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 1.58 million | -8.0% |
| 1979 | 1.53 million | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 1.54 million | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 1.54 million | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.55 million | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 1.63 million | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 1.64 million | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 1.71 million | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 1.76 million | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 1.77 million | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.79 million | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 1.77 million | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 1.79 million | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 1.81 million | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.82 million | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.85 million | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.90 million | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 1.95 million | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 2.01 million | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 1.99 million | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.96 million | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.92 million | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.95 million | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.94 million | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.91 million | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.88 million | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.87 million | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.87 million | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.90 million | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.98 million | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 1.96 million | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.97 million | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.99 million | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.99 million | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.00 million | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 2.02 million | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.01 million | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.95 million | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.97 million | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.97 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.96 million | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.96 million | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.98 million | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.98 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.95 million | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 1.89 million | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 1.87 million | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.73 million | 1.53 million | 1.95 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.67 million | 1.54 million | 1.79 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.90 million | 1.79 million | 2.01 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.92 million | 1.87 million | 1.98 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.98 million | 1.95 million | 2.02 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.93 million | 1.87 million | 1.98 million | 5 |
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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 school age population, one year before the official primary entry in United States of America?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in United States of America was 1.87 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.02 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.53 million in 1979.
- How does United States of America rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- United States of America ranks 6th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release