School age population, primary education, both sexes in United States of America
United States of America: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 24.65 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
24.65 million number
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
6th
of 206 countries
All-time high
25.00 million number
in 1970
All-time low
20.23 million number
in 1985
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, primary education, both sexes in United States of America, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, school age population, primary education, both sexes in United States of America stood at 24.65 million number.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in United States of America peaked at 25.00 million number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 20.23 million number, in 1985.
United States of America ranks 6th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in United States of America, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25.00 million number | — |
| 1971 | 24.80 million number | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 24.51 million number | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 24.11 million number | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 23.60 million number | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 23.00 million number | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 22.35 million number | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 21.87 million number | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 21.47 million number | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 21.15 million number | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 20.91 million number | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 20.70 million number | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 20.51 million number | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 20.36 million number | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 20.27 million number | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 20.23 million number | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 20.23 million number | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 20.36 million number | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 20.53 million number | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 20.75 million number | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 21.01 million number | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 21.29 million number | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 21.70 million number | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 22.11 million number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 22.51 million number | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 22.88 million number | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 23.22 million number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 23.64 million number | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 24.07 million number | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 24.47 million number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 24.79 million number | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 24.97 million number | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 24.89 million number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 24.57 million number | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 24.26 million number | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 23.98 million number | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 23.80 million number | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 23.76 million number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 23.90 million number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 24.05 million number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 24.31 million number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 24.58 million number | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 24.59 million number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24.55 million number | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 24.62 million number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 24.71 million number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 24.68 million number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 24.67 million number | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 24.65 million number | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.19 million number | 21.15 million number | 25.00 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.48 million number | 20.23 million number | 20.91 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.69 million number | 21.01 million number | 24.47 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.30 million number | 23.76 million number | 24.97 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.60 million number | 24.31 million number | 24.71 million number | 9 |
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More education data for United States of America
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.35 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5778 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.78 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.3162 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.29 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.05 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.48 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.19 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in United States of America?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in United States of America was 24.65 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 25.00 million number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.23 million number in 1985.
- How does United States of America rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- United States of America ranks 6th out of 206 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.