Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in United States
United States: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.9609 NPIA in 2024. βΌ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in United States, 1994β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in United States stood at 0.9609 NPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in United States peaked at 1.05 NPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.9485 NPIA, in 2011.
That places United States 22nd out of 33 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.02 NPIA | 0.9797 NPIA | 1.04 NPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.01 NPIA | 0.9741 NPIA | 1.05 NPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.971 NPIA | 0.9485 NPIA | 0.9873 NPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9673 NPIA | 0.9609 NPIA | 0.98 NPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 19 Armenia, Republic of 1.07 NPIA compare
- 20 Netherlands, The 1.03 NPIA compare
- 21 Norway 0.9999 NPIA compare
- 23 Lithuania, Republic of 0.9498 NPIA compare
- 24 Iceland 0.9066 NPIA compare
- 25 Germany 0.8962 NPIA compare
More education data for United States
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.0% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (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 0.9609 NPIA 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 1.05 NPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9485 NPIA in 2011.
- How does United States rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- United States ranks 22nd out of 33 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 down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release