Statistics
Source-based context and useful figures about child development & learning, with dates and limitations explained.
A data-led overview of children's brain development from the first 1,000 days through adolescence, including learning conditions and global disparities.
Recent U.S. data shows how screen use differs by age, activity, device access, household income, and physical-activity patterns.
A CDC-based overview of cognitive development statistics, screening ages, and milestone patterns from 2 months through 30 months.
These statistics show how early childhood development varies by age, geography, access to care, nutrition, and public investment.
A data-focused overview of early childhood education enrollment, child care access, family learning activities, Head Start, and OECD comparisons.
Explore U.S. homeschooling rates, family reasons, virtual education overlap, and demographic patterns across NCES reporting periods.
A fact-based overview of Khan Academy Kids reach, platform metrics, learning resources, curriculum scope, and assessment pilots.
Explore U.S. science achievement, student interest, confidence, classroom inquiry, and TIMSS results for elementary and middle-school learners.
Washington data show how kindergarten readiness varies across six developmental domains, income groups, racial and ethnic groups, and early learning experiences.
Explore language development statistics from infancy through age five, plus prevalence, risk patterns, and intervention data for U.S. children.
A data-focused overview of Montessori education in the United States, including public school growth, enrollment patterns, diversity, and reported outcomes.
A fact-focused collection of National Geographic Kids statistics covering wildlife, conservation, readership, and the magazine's audience.
A fact-based look at U.S. parenting, from child care costs and work disruptions to family routines, activities, learning, and household needs.
A data-led overview of positive childhood experiences, parenting interventions, and discipline patterns across U.S. and international studies.
Preschool enrollment dropped sharply during the pandemic, with participation varying by age, race, household circumstances, poverty, and parental education.
PISA 2022 and 2019 NAEP results show how science achievement varies across education systems, grades, and student groups.
Explore 2015 NAEP science results for eighth-graders in Alabama, California, Florida, New York, and Texas, including scores and achievement levels.
These social emotional learning statistics show how schools measure skills, where interventions are concentrated, and how well-being differs across students and sites.
A data-based overview of STEM participation from high school coursework through AP exams and postsecondary STEM degrees.
Recent U.S. surveys show how behavior, functioning, mental health, school experiences, and daily health behaviors vary across childhood and adolescence.
UNICEF country statistics show how early childhood education and responsive care differ across 25 countries.
A data-led overview of school access, foundational learning, child labour, enrollment and achievement gaps affecting children worldwide.
A source-based overview of child learning statistics, from foundational skills and early education to reading at home and pandemic-related learning disruption.
A data-focused overview of U.S. child mental health, including diagnoses, flourishing indicators, adolescent risk, treatment, and social support.
A data-based overview of child nutrition, including global malnutrition, U.S. obesity, food insecurity, breastfeeding, WIC participation, and school meals.
A data-focused overview of child psychology statistics, including flourishing, diagnosed conditions, stress, neurodevelopment, and mental health care.
Recent U.S. data show how child safety risks vary across health, abuse prevention, poisoning, transportation, and nursery products.
Explore child science statistics covering STEM course-taking, U.S. science achievement, international performance, and students' school experiences.
CDC child sleep statistics show substantial differences in short sleep by age, household resources, health, bedtime routines, and geography.
These 2024 childcare statistics compare family child care prices across seven states and five care categories, from infant care to summer programs.