Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United States
United States: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9975 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9975 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
15th
of 28 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.9913 GPIA
in 1994
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 GPIA.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.9975 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United States peaked at 1 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9913 GPIA, in 1994.
That places United States 15th out of 28 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United States, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.9913 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.9916 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9942 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9956 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9959 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9929 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9947 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9932 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9953 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.994 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9945 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.993 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9966 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9971 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9947 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9943 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9942 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.994 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.997 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9983 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9959 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9972 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9974 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9976 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.997 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9972 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9994 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9998 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9941 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9975 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9936 GPIA | 0.9913 GPIA | 0.9959 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9947 GPIA | 0.993 GPIA | 0.9971 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9966 GPIA | 0.994 GPIA | 0.9983 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9983 GPIA | 0.9941 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 14 Ireland 0.9989 GPIA compare
- 16 Montenegro 0.9968 GPIA compare
- 17 Switzerland 0.9964 GPIA compare
- 18 Malta 0.9954 GPIA compare
More education data for United States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 223,288 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.46 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1542 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.59 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 0.9975 GPIA 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 1 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9913 GPIA in 1994.
- How does United States rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- United States ranks 15th out of 28 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 up 0.2%. 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, immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release