Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in United States
United States: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 1.07 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in United States, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in United States is 1.07 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in United States peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7844 GPIA, in 1994.
United States ranks 54th of 108 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, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.7844 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.7902 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.809 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8269 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8374 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8393 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8492 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8604 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8745 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8868 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8891 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.917 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9222 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9358 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.943 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9578 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9749 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9826 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9838 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9824 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8145 GPIA | 0.7844 GPIA | 0.8393 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9036 GPIA | 0.8492 GPIA | 0.9578 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9749 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
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)
- 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?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in United States was 1.07 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?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7844 GPIA in 1994.
- How does United States rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- United States ranks 54th out of 108 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 6.8%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release