"The Condition of Education 2022 is a congressionally mandated annual report summarizing the latest data from NCES and other sources on education in the United States. This report is designed to help policymakers and the public monitor educational progress.
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Condition of Education: 2022
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Report on the Condition of Education 2021
"On behalf of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), I am pleased to present the 2021 edition
of the Condition of Education, an annual report mandated by the U.S. Congress that summarizes the latest
data on education in the United States. This report uses data from across the center and from other sources
and is designed to help policymakers and the public monitor educational progress.
Beginning in 2021, individual indicators can be accessed online on the newly redesigned Condition of Education Indicator System website. A synthesis of key findings from these indicators can be found in the
Report on the Condition of Education, a more user-friendly PDF report.
A total of 86 indicators are included in this year’s Condition of Education, 55 of which were updated
this year. As in prior years, these indicators present a range of topics from prekindergarten through
postsecondary education, as well as labor force outcomes and international comparisons. Additionally, this
year’s 55 updated indicators include 17 indicators on school crime and safety.
For the 2021 edition of the Condition of Education, most data were collected prior to 2020, either during the
2018–19 academic year or in fall 2019. Therefore, with some exceptions, this year’s report presents findings
from prior to the coronavirus pandemic.
At the elementary and secondary level (prekindergarten through grade 12), the data show that 50.7 million
students were enrolled in public schools fall 2018, the most recent year for which data were available at the
time this report was written. Public charter school enrollment accounted for 7 percent (3.3 million students)
of these public school enrollments, more than doubling from 3 percent (1.6 million students) in 2009. In
2019, U.S. 4th- and 8th-grade students scored above the scale centerpoint (500 out of 1,000) on both the
math and science assessments in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS).
In 2020, 95 percent of 25- to 29-year-olds had at least a high school diploma or equivalent, while 39 percent
had a bachelor’s or higher degree. These levels of educational attainment are associated with economic
outcomes, such as employment and earnings. For example, among those working full time, year round,
annual median earnings in 2019 were 59 percent higher for 25- to 34-year-olds with a bachelor’s or higher
degree than for those with a high school diploma or equivalent.
In addition to regularly updated annual indicators, this year’s two spotlight indicators highlight early findings
on the educational impact of the coronavirus pandemic from the Household Pulse Survey (HPS)
The first spotlight examines distance learning at the elementary and secondary level at the beginning
of the 2020–21 academic year. Overall, among adults with children under 18 in the home enrolled in
school, two-thirds reported in September 2020 that classes had been moved to a distance learning
format using online resources. In order to participate in these remote learning settings, students
must have access to computers and the internet. More than 90 percent of adults with children in their
household reported that one or both of these resources were always or usually available to children for educational purposes in September 2020. At the same time, 59 percent of adults reported that
computers were provided by the child’s school or district, while 4 percent reported that internet access
was paid for by the child’s school or district. Although higher percentages of lower income adults
reported such assistance, this did not eliminate inequalities in access to these resources by household
income..."
Condition of Education
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Condition of Education : 2021
"The Condition of Education 2021 is a congressionally mandated annual report summarizing the latest data from NCES and other sources on education in the United States. This report is designed to help policymakers and the public monitor educational progress. | |||||
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Friday, September 4, 2020
Condition of Education, 2020
"The Condition of Education 2020 is a congressionally mandated annual report summarizing the latest data from NCES and other sources on education in the United States. This report is designed to help policymakers and the public monitor educational progress. | |
Online Availability: Browse the Condition of Education. |
Thursday, November 21, 2019
Conditon of Education: 2019
Saturday, May 25, 2019
Condition of Education: 2019
"The Condition of Education is a congressionally mandated annual report summarizing important developments and trends in education using the latest available data. The 2019 Condition of Education report presents 48 indicators on topics ranging from prekindergarten through postsecondary education, as well as labor force outcomes and international comparisons. Also included in the report are 2 Spotlight indicators that provide more in-depth analyses on selected topics. | ||||
Online Availability: |
Monday, February 25, 2019
Condition of Education: 2018
Condition of Education
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Condition of Education: 2018


Education statistics
Monday, August 7, 2017
Condition of Education: 2017
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(164KB)
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(533KB)..."
Condition of Education
Saturday, May 31, 2014
Conditionof Education: 2014
Condition Education