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 47.6% 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in United States of America is 47.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in United States of America peaked at 47.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 1995.
United States of America ranks 19th of 108 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 | 32.6% | — |
| 1996 | 33.0% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 33.2% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 34.0% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 35.0% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 35.3% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 35.7% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 36.2% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 36.6% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 38.0% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 43.3% | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 44.7% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 45.8% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 47.1% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 47.6% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.6% | 32.6% | 35.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 36.4% | 35.3% | 38.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 44.0% | 43.3% | 44.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 46.8% | 45.8% | 47.6% | 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 47.6% 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 47.6% 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 32.6% in 1995.
- How does United States of America rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- United States of America ranks 19th out of 108 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 9.8%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release