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 1.15 GPIA 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 GPIA.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 1.15 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in United States of America peaked at 1.16 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.09 GPIA, in 2007.
That places United States of America 34th out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in United States of America, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.09 GPIA | — |
| 2017 | 1.15 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.16 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.16 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.16 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 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 1.15 GPIA 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 1.16 GPIA 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 1.09 GPIA in 2007.
- How does United States of America rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- United States of America ranks 34th out of 71 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 0.1%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release