Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United States
United States: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9651 NPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9651 NPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
27th
of 33 countries
All-time high
0.9875 NPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.9639 NPIA
in 2022
Years of data
31
1994–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United States, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.9651 NPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United States peaked at 0.9875 NPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9639 NPIA, in 2022.
United States ranks 27th of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United States, year by year
| Year | NPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.9762 NPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.9779 NPIA | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9762 NPIA | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.978 NPIA | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9788 NPIA | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9806 NPIA | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.982 NPIA | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9823 NPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9825 NPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9825 NPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9817 NPIA | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9815 NPIA | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9829 NPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9855 NPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.985 NPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9855 NPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9846 NPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9844 NPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9848 NPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9849 NPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9853 NPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9852 NPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9865 NPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9866 NPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9875 NPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9875 NPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9874 NPIA | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9871 NPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9639 NPIA | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9646 NPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9651 NPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9779 NPIA | 0.9762 NPIA | 0.9806 NPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9831 NPIA | 0.9815 NPIA | 0.9855 NPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9857 NPIA | 0.9844 NPIA | 0.9875 NPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9736 NPIA | 0.9639 NPIA | 0.9874 NPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
More education data for United States
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United States?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United States was 0.9651 NPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9875 NPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9639 NPIA in 2022.
- How does United States rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- United States ranks 27th out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release