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United States: School enrollment, primary (% gross)

96.97percent · 2022-4.8% since 2005

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. Annual figures for United States from 1971 to 2022.

19712022

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202296.972
202198.305
2020100.306
2019100.981
2018101.257
2017101.821
2016101.363
2015100.3
201499.673
201399.455
2005101.874
1999102.058
1998102.285
1996103.176
1995104.003
1994102.64
1993102.802
1991103.081
1990104.054
1987102.069
1986102.374
1985102.524
1984103.056
1983103.791
1982103.416
1981100.543
1980100.429
197991.488
197891.69
197791.889
197692.346
197591.983
197491.843
197391.832
197288.781
197188.703

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). School enrollment, primary (% gross). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-school-enrollment-primary (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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