NCES Digest of Education Statistics: 2022 Edition and Historical Tables

Holding the 2022 edition and historical archives of the Digest of Education Statistics, compiled by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). It provides nationwide statistical tables across seven chapters covering enrollment, graduation rates, and educational finances from prekindergarten through graduate school. The data includes both current tables and an archive dating back to 2013 in Excel and machine-readable formats.

Use Cases

• Longitudinal analysis of 'enrollment' and 'graduation' rates from 2013 to 2022
• Evaluating 'federal funds for education' in relation to 'educational attainment' outcomes
• Comparing US 'international comparisons of education' metrics against other nations

Strengths

• 58-year publication history providing longitudinal context
• Includes a catalog CSV crosswalk for folder-to-table mapping
• Provides dedicated machine-readable table formats for automated analysis

Limitations

• Aggregated table-level data rather than individual student or school microdata
• Significant time lag between data collection and digest publication
• Inconsistent file formats (xls vs xlsx) across historical archives

Provenance

Source

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), U.S. Department of Education

Collection Method

Aggregated from government surveys, private sources, and NCES activities

Time Range

2013-2022

Freshness

Updated annually; the 2022 edition is the primary focus with archives through 2013.

Geography

United States and International