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United States: Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, both sexes

94.51percent · 2021

Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, both sexes (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator READ.PRIMARY. Annual figures for United States from 2001 to 2021.

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Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202194.507
201696.094
201197.517
200695.962
200193.986

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Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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UIS (2026). Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-read-primary (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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