United States - School enrollment

School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in United States was 72.21 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 72.93 in 2017 and a minimum value of 37.75 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 programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 37.90
1972 37.75
1974 42.83
1976 51.76
1977 50.62
1978 48.34
1979 48.20
1980 48.59
1981 52.45
1982 52.71
1983 54.61
1984 56.62
1985 57.31
1986 61.20
1987 62.04
1988 61.70
1989 60.48
1990 60.96
1991 65.05
1995 69.59
1996 71.12
2005 70.52
2013 71.52
2014 64.78
2015 72.03
2016 71.94
2017 72.93
2018 72.15
2019 72.21

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in United States was 71.34 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 73.15 in 2017 and a minimum value of 51.18 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 programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1981 51.18
1982 51.36
1983 55.23
1986 62.20
1987 61.00
1988 58.89
1989 59.98
1990 59.94
1991 64.05
1995 68.00
1996 70.60
2005 69.33
2013 71.45
2014 65.40
2015 71.34
2016 71.78
2017 73.15
2018 72.70
2019 71.34

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in United States was 73.05 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 73.05 in 2019 and a minimum value of 53.64 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 programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1981 53.64
1982 53.99
1983 54.02
1986 60.25
1987 63.03
1988 64.37
1989 60.97
1990 61.93
1991 66.00
1995 71.11
1996 71.61
2005 71.65
2013 71.60
2014 64.19
2015 72.69
2016 72.09
2017 72.73
2018 71.61
2019 73.05

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in United States was 100.98 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 106.03 in 1990 and a minimum value of 88.42 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 88.86
1972 88.42
1973 90.71
1974 89.82
1975 89.62
1976 90.44
1977 90.66
1978 91.07
1979 90.62
1980 98.91
1981 98.63
1982 100.48
1983 99.03
1984 97.89
1985 98.23
1986 99.90
1987 101.17
1990 106.03
1991 105.33
1993 103.90
1994 103.12
1995 104.11
1996 103.56
1998 102.56
1999 101.93
2005 101.87
2013 99.46
2014 99.67
2015 100.30
2016 101.36
2017 101.82
2018 101.26
2019 100.98

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in United States was 101.34 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 105.72 in 1990 and a minimum value of 98.34 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1981 99.74
1982 101.15
1983 98.79
1984 98.34
1985 99.04
1986 100.56
1987 100.94
1990 105.72
1991 104.36
1993 102.85
1994 102.60
1995 103.55
1996 102.90
1998 103.89
1999 103.35
2005 101.31
2013 99.03
2014 99.50
2015 100.29
2016 101.28
2017 101.42
2018 101.20
2019 101.34

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in United States was 100.63 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 106.33 in 1990 and a minimum value of 97.47 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1981 97.60
1982 99.85
1983 99.27
1984 97.47
1985 97.47
1986 99.28
1987 101.39
1990 106.33
1991 106.26
1993 104.90
1994 103.61
1995 104.64
1996 104.19
1998 101.30
1999 100.58
2005 102.41
2013 99.86
2014 99.84
2015 100.31
2016 101.45
2017 102.20
2018 101.31
2019 100.63

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in United States was 94.63 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 95.07 in 2016 and a minimum value of 92.44 in 2011.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2005 94.78
2010 93.37
2011 92.44
2012 92.79
2013 92.81
2014 93.23
2015 93.90
2016 95.07
2017 94.63

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in United States was 94.58 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 95.42 in 2005 and a minimum value of 92.64 in 2012.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2005 95.42
2010 93.52
2011 93.07
2012 92.64
2013 92.74
2014 93.58
2015 94.32
2016 94.86
2017 94.58

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in United States was 94.67 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 95.28 in 2016 and a minimum value of 91.84 in 2011.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2005 94.17
2010 93.24
2011 91.84
2012 92.94
2013 92.87
2014 92.90
2015 93.50
2016 95.28
2017 94.67

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

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in United States was 8.84 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 19.29 in 1976, while its lowest value was 8.07 in 2014.

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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 19.19
1972 18.13
1973 17.05
1976 19.29
1984 11.46
1985 10.67
1986 11.74
1987 11.25
1990 11.99
1991 10.44
1993 10.49
1994 9.83
1995 11.75
1996 11.56
1998 11.58
1999 11.58
2013 8.25
2014 8.07
2015 8.29
2016 8.90
2017 8.98
2018 8.79
2019 8.84

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in United States was 100.06 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 100.06 in 2019 and a minimum value of 78.96 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 84.01
1972 85.03
1974 85.38
1975 85.43
1976 85.65
1977 85.75
1978 85.49
1979 78.96
1980 91.31
1981 90.00
1982 93.18
1983 93.25
1984 95.12
1985 94.02
1986 94.97
1987 95.21
1990 91.48
1991 91.53
1993 96.49
1994 97.86
1995 96.67
1996 96.54
1998 96.47
1999 94.39
2005 95.05
2013 96.19
2014 96.92
2015 97.65
2016 98.77
2017 98.95
2018 99.28
2019 100.06

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in United States was 99.19 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.19 in 2019 and a minimum value of 60.79 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. 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1972 60.79
1978 86.47
1981 92.49
1982 95.56
1983 95.38
1984 96.85
1985 95.22
1986 96.55
1987 96.56
1990 91.54
1991 92.34
1993 96.41
1994 97.49
1995 97.39
1996 96.56
1998 98.28
1999 79.10
2005 95.95
2013 96.31
2014 97.51
2015 98.17
2016 98.47
2017 98.70
2018 98.80
2019 99.19

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in United States was 100.90 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 108.86 in 1999 and a minimum value of 84.55 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1972 108.23
1978 84.55
1981 87.71
1982 90.98
1983 91.28
1984 93.53
1985 92.92
1986 93.51
1987 93.96
1990 91.43
1991 90.77
1993 96.57
1994 98.22
1995 95.99
1996 96.53
1998 94.73
1999 108.86
2005 94.20
2013 96.07
2014 96.36
2015 97.15
2016 99.05
2017 99.20
2018 99.74
2019 100.90

School enrollment, secondary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% net) in United States was 92.45 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 92.45 in 2017 and a minimum value of 88.38 in 2010.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2005 89.34
2010 88.38
2011 89.75
2012 89.30
2013 89.47
2014 89.87
2015 91.27
2016 92.18
2017 92.45

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% net) in United States was 93.03 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 93.03 in 2017 and a minimum value of 89.18 in 2010.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2005 90.71
2010 89.18
2011 90.48
2012 90.33
2013 90.09
2014 91.09
2015 92.66
2016 92.18
2017 93.03

School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% net) in United States was 91.89 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 92.19 in 2016 and a minimum value of 87.63 in 2010.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2005 88.05
2010 87.63
2011 89.06
2012 88.32
2013 88.87
2014 88.71
2015 89.94
2016 92.19
2017 91.89

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

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) in United States was 8.89 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 9.65 in 1999, while its lowest value was 7.91 in 2014.

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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1998 9.64
1999 9.65
2013 8.09
2014 7.91
2015 8.15
2016 8.86
2017 8.95
2018 8.95
2019 8.89

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in United States was 87.89 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 88.89 in 2015 and a minimum value of 47.32 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 47.32
1972 48.19
1973 48.68
1974 49.05
1975 51.09
1976 54.77
1977 52.94
1978 53.41
1979 52.64
1980 53.62
1981 55.74
1982 57.01
1983 57.58
1984 58.40
1985 58.26
1986 59.43
1987 62.10
1988 64.81
1989 67.57
1990 71.25
1991 73.14
1992 77.74
1993 79.38
1994 79.06
1995 79.17
1996 78.80
1998 71.82
1999 72.71
2005 80.63
2013 88.73
2014 88.63
2015 88.89
2016 88.84
2017 88.17
2018 88.30
2019 87.89

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in United States was 102.43 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 103.11 in 2013 and a minimum value of 38.70 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 38.70
1972 40.39
1973 42.52
1974 43.80
1975 46.65
1976 50.02
1977 50.74
1978 52.80
1979 53.38
1980 55.58
1981 58.70
1982 60.58
1983 61.08
1984 62.33
1985 62.77
1986 64.60
1987 68.17
1988 71.97
1989 75.67
1990 80.04
1991 82.32
1993 89.48
1994 89.08
1995 89.61
1996 89.48
1998 81.76
1999 82.83
2005 95.19
2013 103.11
2014 102.60
2015 102.75
2016 102.29
2017 102.01
2018 102.35
2019 102.43

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in United States was 73.99 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 76.06 in 2016 and a minimum value of 51.73 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 56.09
1972 55.96
1973 54.72
1974 54.17
1975 55.41
1976 59.38
1977 55.08
1978 54.00
1979 51.93
1980 51.73
1981 52.91
1982 53.63
1983 54.29
1984 54.72
1985 54.03
1986 54.61
1987 56.44
1988 58.14
1989 60.03
1990 63.03
1991 64.53
1993 69.76
1994 69.47
1995 69.16
1996 68.57
1998 62.31
1999 63.04
2005 66.93
2013 75.08
2014 75.40
2015 75.76
2016 76.06
2017 75.00
2018 74.90
2019 73.99

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation