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 0.6936 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in United States of America, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 0.6936 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in United States of America peaked at 0.6946 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6603 LPIA, in 2007.
That places United States of America 18th out of 70 countries with data for 2023, 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 | 0.6603 LPIA | — |
| 2017 | 0.6821 LPIA | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6891 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6946 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6936 LPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6603 LPIA | 0.6603 LPIA | 0.6603 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6856 LPIA | 0.6821 LPIA | 0.6891 LPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.6941 LPIA | 0.6936 LPIA | 0.6946 LPIA | 2 |
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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 post-secondary non-tertiary in United States of America?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in United States of America was 0.6936 LPIA in 2023, 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 0.6946 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6603 LPIA in 2007.
- How does United States of America rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- United States of America ranks 18th out of 70 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 1.7%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release