Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in United States of America
United States of America: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.751 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in United States of America, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in United States of America is 0.751 LPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in United States of America peaked at 0.751 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7027 LPIA, in 2007.
That places United States of America 16th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in United States of America, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.7027 LPIA | — |
| 2017 | 0.73 LPIA | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.736 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7375 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7333 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.751 LPIA | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7027 LPIA | 0.7027 LPIA | 0.7027 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.733 LPIA | 0.73 LPIA | 0.736 LPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.7406 LPIA | 0.7333 LPIA | 0.751 LPIA | 3 |
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More education data for United States of America
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in United States of America?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in United States of America was 0.751 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.751 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7027 LPIA in 2007.
- How does United States of America rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- United States of America ranks 16th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release