Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in United States
United States: Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum was 66.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in United States, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
United States recorded 66.1% for proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in United States peaked at 76.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 66.1%, in 2022.
United States ranks 35th of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.9% | — |
| 2003 | 74.3% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 71.9% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 76.6% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 74.2% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 70.6% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 72.9% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 66.1% | -9.3% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 66.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 72.4%, 91% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.9% | 71.9% | 76.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 72.6% | 70.6% | 74.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 66.1% | 66.1% | 66.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near United States
More infrastructure data for United States
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 390.99 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.19 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 81.55 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2398 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 81.55 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.15 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in United States?
- Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in United States was 66.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 76.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.1% in 2022.
- How does United States rank for proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum?
- United States ranks 35th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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