United States of America

Background Information

Region

North America

World Bank income group

High income

Percent of population aged 10-24

19% (UNFPA, 2023)

Total primary school age population (both sexes)

24,671,546 (UIS, 2023)

Total secondary school age population (both sexes)

26,429,657 (UIS, 2023)

Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18

No data available

Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)

15

Source: UN Human Development Reports , 2020

Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15

No data available

Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months

No data available

Education Snapshot Back to Top

Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)

12

Source: UIS , 2022

Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV and sexuality education within the formal curriculum or as part of extra-curricular activities

No data available

Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities Percentage of schools

  • Primary 100%

    (2019)

  • Lower secondary 100%

    (2019)

  • Upper secondary 100%

    (2020)

Source: UIS

Women as a percentage of teachers in tertiary education

No data available

Men as a percentage of teachers in pre-primary education Men as a percentage

Source: UIS , 2021

Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education

Source: UIS , 2020

Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading

  • Female 95%

  • Male 94%

Female: UIS, 2021

Male: UIS, 2021

Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics

  • Female 75%

  • Male 78%

Female: UIS, 2019

Male: UIS, 2019

Experiencing bullying in the last 12 months in lower secondary education

  • Female 84%

  • Male 77%

Female: UNESCO, 2019

Male: UNESCO, 2019

Youth not in education, employment or training

  • Female 12%

  • Male 11%

Female: ILO, 2022

Male: ILO, 2022

Completion rate

Primary school age

  • Female 100%

  • Male 100%

Female: UIS, 2017

Male: UIS, 2017

Lower secondary school age

  • Female 99%

  • Male 99%

Female: UIS, 2017

Male: UIS, 2017

Upper secondary school age

  • Female 95%

  • Male 93%

Female: UIS, 2017

Male: UIS, 2017

Out-of-school rate

No data available
Lower secondary school

  • Female 2%

  • Male 2%

Female: UIS, 2017

Male: UIS, 2017

Upper secondary school

  • Female 7%

  • Male 9%

Female: UIS, 2017

Male: UIS, 2017

Legal Frameworks Back to Top

Presence of legislation on child protection, to prevent corporal punishment in schools

1

No protection from violence in educational institutions

Source: HerAtlas , 2019

Presence of legislation protecting the right to education without discrimination based on sex/gender

1

Does not enshrine right to education

Source: HerAtlas , 2019

Presence of legislation to protect and facilitate education of pregnant adolescent girls

5

Protection of the right to education of pregnant and/or parenting girls

Source: HerAtlas , 2019

Existence of processes to support coordinated action on gender equality in and through education by ministries, civil society, youth organizations and other actors

Data coming soon!

Existence of systematic processes to review and update curricula and learning resources, with a view to eradicating gender stereotypes and promoting gender equality

Data coming soon!

Training on gender-responsive pedagogies is embedded in teacher training programmes

Data coming soon!

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Government Programs Back to Top