Educational attainment rate, completed … female Bachelor rural s in United States
United States: Educational attainment rate, completed … female Bachelor rural s was 28.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in United States, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in United States is 28.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in United States peaked at 28.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2005.
United States ranks 13th of 81 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female Bachelor rural s in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18.0% | — |
| 2006 | 18.4% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 18.8% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 19.5% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 20.1% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 23.3% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 22.3% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 24.9% | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 24.8% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 26.1% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 25.6% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 27.0% | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 28.1% | +4.2% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 28.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.3%, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.9% | 18.0% | 19.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 19.9% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 24.8% | 28.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
More education data for United States
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.21 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.02 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 419,732 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.34 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.14 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25.35 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 23.83 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in United States?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in United States was 28.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2005.
- How does United States rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- United States ranks 13th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release