Start month of the academic school year in United States of America
United States of America: Start month of the academic school year was 7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Start month of the academic school year in United States of America, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 7 for start month of the academic school year in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in United States of America peaked at 9 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 7, in 1998.
That places United States of America 155th out of 221 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Start month of the academic school year in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9 | — |
| 1998 | 7 | -22.2% |
| 1999 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.67 | 7 | 9 | 3 |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
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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 start month of the academic school year in United States of America?
- Start month of the academic school year in United States of America was 7 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 1997.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 1998.
- How does United States of America rank for start month of the academic school year?
- United States of America ranks 155th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Start month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release