Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in United States of America
United States of America: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 1.08 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in United States of America, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in United States of America stood at 1.08 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in United States of America peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7879 GPIA, in 1994.
United States of America ranks 25th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in United States of America, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.7879 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.7932 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8114 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8308 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8413 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8425 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8488 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8598 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.873 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8819 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8837 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9104 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9149 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9314 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9437 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9579 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9748 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9883 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9899 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9881 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8179 GPIA | 0.7879 GPIA | 0.8425 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9006 GPIA | 0.8488 GPIA | 0.9579 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9748 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for United States of America
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.78 million (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.97 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 97.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in United States of America?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in United States of America was 1.08 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7879 GPIA in 1994.
- How does United States of America rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- United States of America ranks 25th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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, non-immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release