Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United States
United States: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9998 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9998 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
47th
of 133 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 1970
All-time low
0.999 GPIA
in 2018
Years of data
31
1970–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.9998 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United States peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.999 GPIA, in 2018.
That places United States 47th out of 133 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.01 GPIA | — |
| 1980 | 1 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9996 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9996 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9998 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9995 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9996 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9994 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9997 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9996 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9997 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9994 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9999 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9999 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.999 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9996 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9992 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9998 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9996 GPIA | 0.9995 GPIA | 0.9998 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.9994 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9999 GPIA | 0.999 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9992 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for United States
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (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 0.9998 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 1.01 GPIA in 1970.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.999 GPIA in 2018.
- How does United States rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- United States ranks 47th out of 133 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 0.0%. 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release