USA: Preprimary school enrollment
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| USA |
Preprimary school enrollment, percent of all eligible children |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 72.40 |
| Year | 2020 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1971 - 2020 |
| Average | 59.74 |
| Min - Max | 37.75 - 72.93 |
| Source | UNESCO |
The latest value from 2020 is 72.4 percent, an increase from 72.21 percent in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 72.38 percent, based on data from 136 countries. Historically, the average for the USA from 1971 to 2020 is 59.74 percent. The minimum value, 37.75 percent, was reached in 1972 while the maximum of 72.93 percent was recorded in 2017.
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Preprimary school enrollment can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
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.
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| Primary school completion rate | 95.74 | 2022 | percent |
| School starting age, primary school | 6 | 2023 | years |
| Female to male ratio, primary school pupils | 1.00 | 2020 | percent |
| Female to male ratio, secondary school students | 0.98 | 2020 | percent |
| Female to male ratio, students at tertiary level education | 1.32 | 2022 | percent |
| Preprimary school enrollment | 72.40 | 2020 | percent |
| Primary school enrollment | 96.97 | 2022 | percent |
| Secondary school enrollment | 97.47 | 2022 | percent |
| Tertiary school enrollment | 79.36 | 2022 | percent |
| Trained teachers in primary education | 100.00 | 2022 | percent |
| PISA math scores | 464.888 | 2022 | index points |
| PISA reading scores | 503.938 | 2022 | index points |
| PISA science scores | 499.414 | 2022 | index points |