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 52.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in United States of America, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 52.0% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in United States of America peaked at 52.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 1995.
United States of America ranks 18th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 28.4% | — |
| 1996 | 29.3% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 30.0% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 30.7% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 31.6% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 32.4% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 33.3% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 34.2% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 35.0% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 37.7% | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 45.9% | +21.8% |
| 2019 | 47.9% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 49.8% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 51.0% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 52.0% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.0% | 28.4% | 31.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 34.5% | 32.4% | 37.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 46.9% | 45.9% | 47.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 49.8% | 52.0% | 3 |
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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 52.0% 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 52.0% 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 28.4% in 1995.
- How does United States of America rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- United States of America ranks 18th out of 111 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 13.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release