United States - School enrollment

School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in United States was 68.95 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 69.32 in 1996 and a minimum value of 37.14 in 1972.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 37.39
1972 37.14
1974 42.03
1976 51.68
1977 51.09
1978 49.11
1979 49.02
1980 48.76
1981 52.12
1982 52.35
1983 54.29
1984 56.38
1985 56.97
1986 60.62
1987 61.49
1988 61.06
1989 59.67
1990 59.75
1991 63.47
1995 67.93
1996 69.32
1998 57.36
1999 59.49
2000 59.11
2001 62.94
2002 64.77
2003 62.03
2004 64.37
2005 63.38
2006 62.71
2007 62.82
2008 58.52
2009 56.93
2010 68.95

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in United States was 70.29 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 70.29 in 2010 and a minimum value of 50.67 in 1981.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1981 50.67
1982 50.76
1983 54.54
1986 61.26
1987 60.27
1988 58.24
1989 59.24
1990 58.79
1991 62.50
1995 66.41
1996 68.84
1998 57.56
1999 58.47
2000 59.52
2002 65.71
2004 62.81
2005 60.75
2006 62.68
2007 62.03
2008 58.17
2009 56.51
2010 70.29

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in United States was 67.68 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 69.78 in 1996 and a minimum value of 53.50 in 1981.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1981 53.50
1982 53.87
1983 54.06
1986 60.02
1987 62.66
1988 63.75
1989 60.08
1990 60.67
1991 64.39
1995 69.38
1996 69.78
1998 57.16
1999 60.46
2000 58.71
2002 63.88
2004 65.87
2005 65.89
2006 62.73
2007 63.58
2008 58.84
2009 57.34
2010 67.68

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in United States was 101.60 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 104.97 in 1990 and a minimum value of 87.62 in 1972.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 87.91
1972 87.62
1973 90.09
1974 89.35
1975 89.06
1976 89.51
1977 89.89
1978 90.69
1979 90.77
1980 99.72
1981 99.95
1982 102.02
1983 100.54
1984 99.21
1985 99.24
1986 100.45
1987 101.44
1990 104.97
1991 103.82
1993 102.56
1994 101.76
1995 102.61
1996 101.81
1998 101.21
1999 102.96
2000 101.90
2001 102.35
2002 100.31
2003 100.52
2004 100.03
2005 100.66
2006 101.33
2007 103.05
2008 104.29
2009 103.61
2010 101.60

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in United States was 101.14 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 104.54 in 1990 and a minimum value of 98.86 in 1984.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1981 99.76
1982 101.64
1983 99.42
1984 98.86
1985 99.23
1986 100.23
1987 100.48
1990 104.54
1991 102.84
1993 101.56
1994 101.30
1995 102.10
1996 101.16
1998 102.51
1999 104.36
2000 101.04
2001 102.24
2002 100.78
2003 100.66
2004 99.82
2005 100.12
2006 101.74
2007 102.91
2008 104.43
2009 103.89
2010 101.14

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in United States was 102.04 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 105.38 in 1990 and a minimum value of 99.24 in 1985.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1981 100.13
1982 102.38
1983 101.62
1984 99.54
1985 99.24
1986 100.66
1987 102.35
1990 105.38
1991 104.75
1993 103.52
1994 102.21
1995 103.10
1996 102.43
1998 99.97
1999 101.62
2000 102.72
2001 102.45
2002 99.87
2003 100.39
2004 100.23
2005 101.18
2006 100.94
2007 103.18
2008 104.15
2009 103.35
2010 102.04

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in United States was 94.55 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 35 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 97.87 in 1990 and a minimum value of 81.11 in 1975.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1975 81.11
1986 93.86
1987 95.53
1990 97.87
1991 97.44
1993 95.67
1994 95.03
1995 95.86
1996 94.50
1998 94.90
1999 95.99
2000 96.11
2001 96.24
2002 94.73
2003 94.69
2004 93.40
2005 93.65
2006 94.57
2007 95.96
2008 96.46
2009 95.63
2010 94.55

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in United States was 94.76 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 98.06 in 1990 and a minimum value of 94.03 in 2004.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1986 94.11
1987 95.83
1990 98.06
1991 97.44
1993 95.65
1994 95.41
1995 95.98
1996 94.72
1998 97.01
1999 95.98
2000 96.10
2001 96.94
2002 95.31
2003 95.27
2004 94.03
2005 94.30
2006 95.46
2007 96.44
2008 96.93
2009 96.55
2010 94.76

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in United States was 94.36 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 97.68 in 1990 and a minimum value of 92.80 in 2004.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1986 93.63
1987 95.24
1990 97.68
1991 97.44
1993 95.70
1994 94.66
1995 95.73
1996 94.29
1998 92.89
1999 96.01
2000 96.12
2001 95.56
2002 94.18
2003 94.14
2004 92.80
2005 93.03
2006 93.72
2007 95.51
2008 96.02
2009 94.76
2010 94.36

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in United States was 8.89 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 11.58 in 1998, while its lowest value was 8.89 in 2010.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1998 11.58
1999 11.58
2000 11.58
2001 11.58
2002 10.33
2003 10.81
2004 10.29
2005 10.26
2006 9.85
2007 10.00
2008 9.68
2009 9.76
2010 8.89

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in United States was 96.04 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 97.35 in 1987 and a minimum value of 79.59 in 1979.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 83.94
1974 84.80
1975 84.65
1976 84.85
1977 85.26
1978 85.52
1979 79.59
1980 92.66
1981 91.67
1982 94.84
1983 95.03
1984 97.18
1985 96.25
1986 97.24
1987 97.35
1990 92.19
1991 91.65
1993 95.76
1994 97.00
1995 95.82
1996 95.72
1998 95.24
1999 93.96
2000 93.03
2001 93.74
2002 93.29
2003 95.35
2004 96.27
2005 96.88
2006 97.01
2007 97.21
2008 96.86
2009 96.45
2010 96.04

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in United States was 96.55 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 97.67 in 2005 and a minimum value of 85.81 in 1978.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1978 85.81
1981 92.18
1982 95.27
1983 95.29
1984 97.07
1985 95.75
1986 97.31
1987 97.52
1990 91.90
1991 92.31
1993 95.64
1994 96.53
1995 96.39
1996 95.60
1998 96.99
2000 93.69
2001 94.46
2002 92.86
2003 95.37
2004 97.15
2005 97.67
2006 96.62
2007 97.53
2008 96.64
2009 97.14
2010 96.55

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in United States was 95.56 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 97.45 in 1994 and a minimum value of 85.23 in 1978.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1978 85.23
1981 91.19
1982 94.43
1983 94.79
1984 97.29
1985 96.73
1986 97.18
1987 97.20
1990 92.46
1991 91.02
1993 95.88
1994 97.45
1995 95.28
1996 95.83
1998 93.56
2000 92.41
2001 93.05
2002 93.71
2003 95.34
2004 95.43
2005 96.14
2006 97.38
2007 96.91
2008 97.06
2009 95.80
2010 95.56

School enrollment, secondary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% net) in United States was 89.50 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 91.11 in 2006 and a minimum value of 85.62 in 2002.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1998 87.98
1999 87.20
2000 85.97
2001 86.81
2002 85.62
2003 89.48
2004 90.83
2005 91.04
2006 91.11
2007 90.92
2008 90.89
2009 90.32
2010 89.50

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% net) in United States was 90.25 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 92.30 in 2005 and a minimum value of 85.84 in 2002.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1998 90.27
2000 87.23
2001 88.05
2002 85.84
2003 90.25
2004 92.19
2005 92.30
2006 92.01
2007 91.87
2008 91.61
2009 91.44
2010 90.25

School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% net) in United States was 88.78 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 90.26 in 2006 and a minimum value of 84.77 in 2000.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1998 85.80
2000 84.77
2001 85.64
2002 85.41
2003 88.75
2004 89.55
2005 89.84
2006 90.26
2007 90.03
2008 90.20
2009 89.26
2010 88.78

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) in United States was 8.43 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 9.65 in 2000, while its lowest value was 8.22 in 2006.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1998 9.64
1999 9.65
2000 9.65
2001 9.65
2002 8.81
2003 9.15
2004 8.81
2005 8.66
2006 8.22
2007 8.76
2008 8.78
2009 8.93
2010 8.43

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in United States was 94.81 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 94.81 in 2010 and a minimum value of 47.13 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 47.13
1972 48.26
1973 48.83
1974 49.18
1975 51.17
1976 54.80
1977 52.91
1978 53.28
1979 52.41
1980 53.37
1981 55.65
1982 57.14
1983 57.96
1984 58.99
1985 58.96
1986 60.10
1987 62.57
1988 65.19
1989 67.98
1990 71.71
1991 73.60
1992 77.78
1993 78.78
1994 77.79
1995 77.35
1996 76.74
1998 69.95
1999 72.83
2000 68.71
2001 69.49
2002 79.48
2003 81.21
2004 81.33
2005 82.18
2006 82.64
2007 83.40
2008 85.40
2009 89.08
2010 94.81

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in United States was 111.35 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 111.35 in 2010 and a minimum value of 38.59 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 38.59
1972 40.15
1973 42.22
1974 43.55
1975 46.49
1976 49.99
1977 50.72
1978 52.70
1979 53.10
1980 55.12
1981 58.10
1982 59.99
1983 60.61
1984 62.00
1985 62.54
1986 64.27
1987 67.52
1988 71.16
1989 74.92
1990 79.44
1991 81.89
1993 88.51
1994 87.60
1995 87.64
1996 87.22
1998 79.71
1999 83.12
2000 78.61
2001 79.72
2002 92.03
2003 94.77
2004 95.74
2005 97.05
2006 97.76
2007 98.47
2008 100.44
2009 104.69
2010 111.35

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in United States was 79.17 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 79.17 in 2010 and a minimum value of 51.67 in 1980.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1971 55.80
1972 56.45
1973 55.44
1974 54.76
1975 55.75
1976 59.50
1977 55.04
1978 53.85
1979 51.74
1980 51.67
1981 53.27
1982 54.37
1983 55.39
1984 56.08
1985 55.50
1986 56.08
1987 57.80
1988 59.44
1989 61.30
1990 64.28
1991 65.64
1993 69.47
1994 68.39
1995 67.51
1996 66.73
1998 60.64
1999 63.03
2000 59.30
2001 59.77
2002 67.59
2003 68.41
2004 67.78
2005 68.20
2006 68.40
2007 69.17
2008 71.18
2009 74.31
2010 79.17

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation