Education in United States 133 indicators covering education for United States. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 15-64 64.5% 2025 down 3.0% 105th Population ages 0-14 17.1% 2025 down 10.9% 151st Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th School enrollment, primary 97.0% 2022 down 2.5% 137th Primary education, teachers 1.78 million 2023 up 5.5% 3rd School enrollment, primary, female 97.0% 2022 down 2.1% 135th School enrollment, primary, male 97.0% 2022 down 2.9% 136th Labor force, total 174.83 million 2025 up 8.0% 3rd Labor force, female 45.6% 2025 up 1.2% 92nd School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9951 GPI 2020 up 0.3% 89th School enrollment, secondary 97.5% 2022 up 1.3% 73rd Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 4.4 per 1,000 2024 up 2.3% 105th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 2.6 per 1,000 2024 up 13.0% 123rd Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 0.9 per 1,000 2024 up 28.6% 129th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 0.6 per 1,000 2024 unchanged 147th Secondary education, teachers 1.74 million 2023 up 6.3% 4th School enrollment, secondary, female 98.7% 2022 up 2.4% 71st School enrollment, secondary, male 96.4% 2022 up 0.3% 74th School enrollment, tertiary 79.4% 2022 down 10.6% 31st School enrollment, primary, private 9.7% 2023 up 17.7% 117th School enrollment, preprimary 72.4% 2020 up 1.2% 91st School enrollment, tertiary, male 64.5% 2022 down 14.0% 37th School enrollment, tertiary, female 94.9% 2022 down 8.0% 31st School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.9789 GPI 2020 down 2.4% 141st School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.32 GPI 2022 up 3.7% 60th Secondary education, teachers, female 1.09 million 2023 up 7.7% 5th Primary completion rate, female 94.1% 2022 down 3.2% 105th Primary completion rate, male 97.3% 2022 down 3.1% 66th Government expenditure on education, total 5.4% 2021 up 9.9% 42nd Lower secondary completion rate, total 101.4% 2022 down 3.3% 18th School enrollment, preprimary, female 72.6% 2020 up 1.6% 92nd School enrollment, preprimary, male 72.2% 2020 up 0.9% 90th Government expenditure on education, total 11.3% 2021 down 16.6% 128th Lower secondary completion rate, female 100.6% 2022 down 2.1% 29th Lower secondary completion rate, male 102.1% 2022 down 4.5% 13th Children out of school 4.0% 2022 up 37.4% 96th Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th Primary education, pupils 23.83 million 2023 down 2.9% 6th Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st Secondary education, pupils 25.35 million 2023 up 4.6% 4th Number of under-five deaths, male 13,132 2024 down 13.0% 40th Number of under-five deaths, female 10,553 2024 down 11.8% 40th Number of infant deaths, male 11,054 2024 down 13.8% 39th Number of infant deaths, female 8,970 2024 down 12.4% 39th Children out of school, female 3.8% 2022 up 20.5% 109th Children out of school, male 4.2% 2022 up 56.5% 98th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 102.8% 2015 down 5.0% 83rd Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 4.2% 2025 down 19.2% 120th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 4.2% 2025 down 21.5% 109th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 4.2% 2025 down 20.5% 117th Primary education, teachers 87.5% 2023 up 0.3% 46th Persistence to grade 5, total 84.4% 2021 — 107th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 2,493 2024 up 1.8% 39th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 11,808 2024 up 19.5% 11th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 19,941 2024 down 0.1% 10th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 3,678 2024 up 21.8% 26th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 101.8% 2015 down 7.0% 92nd Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 103.9% 2015 down 2.7% 77th Population by level of education 217.71 million people 2100 up 5.5% 3rd Page 1 of 3 Next →