United States's school enrolment, primary (% gross) rose from 91.9 % in 1977 to 97.0 % in 2022.
United States · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 14 with data
United States's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 84.9 % in 1977 to 97.5 % in 2022.
United States's tertiary enrolment rose from 52.9 % in 1980 to 79.4 % in 2022.
United States's children out of school, primary rose from 135,557 in 2005 to 965,853 in 2022.
United States's primary completion rate fell from 98.8 % in 2017 to 95.7 % in 2022.
United States's tertiary attainment rose from 33.3 % in 1995 to 52.2 % in 2025.
Tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34)
% of population ages 25–34
13th of 45 · 2nd in N. America
United States's tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34) rose from 33.6 % in 1995 to 52.8 % in 2025.
At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)
% of population ages 25–64
7th of 40 · 2nd in N. America
United States's at least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64) rose from 85.8 % in 1995 to 92.3 % in 2025.
United States's expected years of schooling fell from 16.0 yrs in 1994 to 15.9 yrs in 2023.
United States's mean years of schooling (ages 25+) rose from 4.6 yrs in 1875 to 13.3 yrs in 2020.
United States's learning poverty fell from 10.2 % in 2001 to 9.7 % in 2021.
Latest values — expand for the charts.
- Education spendingup +0.0 pts41st of 168*
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −0.9 pts107th of 163*
Latest values — expand for the charts.
- Pupil-teacher ratio, primarydown −1.8 %44th of 135
›No data available (2)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for United States.
- Adult literacyNo data
- Literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24)No data