United States - Primary education
Primary education, duration (years)
Primary education, duration (years) in United States was 6.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 6.00 in 2021, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1970.
Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.00 |
| 1971 | 6.00 |
| 1972 | 6.00 |
| 1973 | 6.00 |
| 1974 | 6.00 |
| 1975 | 6.00 |
| 1976 | 6.00 |
| 1977 | 6.00 |
| 1978 | 6.00 |
| 1979 | 6.00 |
| 1980 | 6.00 |
| 1981 | 6.00 |
| 1982 | 6.00 |
| 1983 | 6.00 |
| 1984 | 6.00 |
| 1985 | 6.00 |
| 1986 | 6.00 |
| 1987 | 6.00 |
| 1988 | 6.00 |
| 1989 | 6.00 |
| 1990 | 6.00 |
| 1991 | 6.00 |
| 1992 | 6.00 |
| 1993 | 6.00 |
| 1994 | 6.00 |
| 1995 | 6.00 |
| 1996 | 6.00 |
| 1997 | 6.00 |
| 1998 | 6.00 |
| 1999 | 6.00 |
| 2000 | 6.00 |
| 2001 | 6.00 |
| 2002 | 6.00 |
| 2003 | 6.00 |
| 2004 | 6.00 |
| 2005 | 6.00 |
| 2006 | 6.00 |
| 2007 | 6.00 |
| 2008 | 6.00 |
| 2009 | 6.00 |
| 2010 | 6.00 |
| 2011 | 6.00 |
| 2012 | 6.00 |
| 2013 | 6.00 |
| 2014 | 6.00 |
| 2015 | 6.00 |
| 2016 | 6.00 |
| 2017 | 6.00 |
| 2018 | 6.00 |
| 2019 | 6.00 |
| 2020 | 6.00 |
| 2021 | 6.00 |
Primary education, pupils
The value for Primary education, pupils in United States was 24,786,460 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 5 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25,123,680 in 2017 and a minimum value of 24,538,370 in 2014.
Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 24,538,370 |
| 2015 | 24,785,700 |
| 2016 | 25,019,050 |
| 2017 | 25,123,680 |
| 2018 | 24,957,960 |
| 2019 | 24,786,460 |
Primary education, pupils (% female)
Primary education, pupils (% female) in United States was 48.76 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 49.01 in 2011, while its lowest value was 48.54 in 2012.
Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 48.55 |
| 2010 | 48.65 |
| 2011 | 49.01 |
| 2012 | 48.54 |
| 2013 | 48.72 |
| 2014 | 48.84 |
| 2015 | 48.94 |
| 2016 | 48.92 |
| 2017 | 48.76 |
Primary education, teachers
The value for Primary education, teachers in United States was 1,696,753 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 35 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,769,451 in 2017 and a minimum value of 1,414,000 in 1985.
Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1984 | 1,415,000 |
| 1985 | 1,414,000 |
| 1986 | 1,425,000 |
| 1993 | 1,427,387 |
| 1994 | 1,442,913 |
| 1995 | 1,473,053 |
| 1996 | 1,499,697 |
| 1998 | 1,575,104 |
| 2014 | 1,687,937 |
| 2015 | 1,714,415 |
| 2017 | 1,769,451 |
| 2019 | 1,696,753 |
Primary education, teachers (% female)
Primary education, teachers (% female) in United States was 86.79 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 87.16 in 2014, while its lowest value was 86.47 in 1998.
Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 86.49 |
| 1994 | 86.48 |
| 1995 | 86.48 |
| 1996 | 86.48 |
| 1998 | 86.47 |
| 2014 | 87.16 |
| 2015 | 87.15 |
| 2017 | 87.07 |
| 2019 | 86.79 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
