Educational attainment rate … gender post-secondary non-tertiary in United States
United States: Educational attainment rate … gender post-secondary non-tertiary was 1.09 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in United States, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in United States stood at 1.09 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in United States peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8717 GPIA, in 1995.
United States ranks 48th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … gender post-secondary non-tertiary in United States, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.8717 GPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.8882 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9016 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.902 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9043 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9191 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9326 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9436 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9542 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.992 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.9% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 1.09 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.11 GPIA, 98% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8936 GPIA | 0.8717 GPIA | 0.9043 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9483 GPIA | 0.9191 GPIA | 0.992 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near United States
More education data for United States
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.21 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.02 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 419,732 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.34 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.14 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25.35 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 23.83 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in United States?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in United States was 1.09 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?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8717 GPIA in 1995.
- How does United States rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- United States ranks 48th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release