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Education in the United States of America; National education budget (2023-24) Budget: $83.63 billion (0.3% of GDP) Per student: More than $11,000 (2005) General details; Primary languages: English: System type: Federal, state, local, private: Literacy (2017 est.) Total: 99%: Male: 99%: Female: 99%: Enrollment (2020) Total: 49.4 ...
- $1.3 trillion (7.2% of GDP) (public and private, all levels)
- Federal, state, local, private
- more than $11,000 (2005)
- English
Learn about the flexibility, diversity, and options of U.S. higher education institutions and programs. Find out how credits, academic calendar, accreditation, and institution types work in the U.S. educational system.
Explore the current state of US education, including educational attainment, student loan debt, and COVID-19 impacts. See data on math and reading proficiency, public school spending, and college enrollment by race and ethnicity.
United States. This country note provides an overview of the key characteristics of the education system in the United States. It draws on data from Education at a Glance 2023.
- National Center for Education Statistics
- American Institutes for Research
- RTI International
- National Center for Education Statistics
- The Condition of Education also includes an At a Glance section, a Reader’s Guide, a Glossary, and a Guide to
- Family Characteristics
- Preprimary, Elementary, and Secondary Education
- Postsecondary Education
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Jijun Zhang Xiaolei Wang Sarah Hein Ke Wang Ashley Roberts Christina York
Amy Barmer Farrah Bullock Mann Rita Dilig Stephanie Parker
Thomas Nachazel Senior Editor Megan Barnett Stephen Purcell Editors
James L. Woodworth Commissioner The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting, analyzing, and reporting data related to education in the United States and other nations. It fulfills a congressional mandate to collect, collate, analyze, and report full and complete statistics on the condition of edu...
Sources, all of which provide additional background information. Each indicator includes references to the source data tables used to produce the indicator. As new data are released throughout the year, indicators will be updated and made available online. In addition to publishing the Condition of Education, NCES produces a wide range of other rep...
This section of the Condition of Education Indicator System presents indicators on family characteristics of children, and family involvement in education. Families provide educational tools and opportunities to children in a variety of ways, including exposure to enrichment activities and technology, access to schools, and familiarity with educati...
Many factors contribute to the condition of an education system: who is served by the system, the contexts in which those students are served, what resources are available, and what outcomes are achieved. In large part, the first three of these factors are shaped by whether schooling is optional or mandatory. This section of the Condition of Educat...
In the United States, many students continue their education after completing compulsory schooling by pursuing postsecondary credentials. Just like compulsory education, the condition of the postsecondary education system can be characterized by the students it serves, the contexts they learn in, the resources available to them, and the outcomes th...
A comprehensive overview of education data in the United States, covering preprimary, elementary, secondary, and postsecondary levels. The report also includes international comparisons, population characteristics, economic outcomes, and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on education.
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Highlights. Tertiary education is prevalent among young adults in the United States. In 2021, 51% of 25-34 year-olds held a tertiary qualification, and only 6% were without an upper secondary qualification. Higher educational attainment and better employment prospects are strongly linked in the United States.
Highlights. Young women are more likely to achieve tertiary education than men in the United States. 57% of 25-34 year-old women had a tertiary qualification compared to 47% of their male peers in 2020. However, 25-64 year-old women with tertiary education earn only 71% as much as men with a similar education level.
