Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United States
United States: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
11th
of 37 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.9999 GPIA
in 1999
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
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United States stood at 1 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.0% 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, 0.9999 GPIA, in 1999.
That places United States 11th out of 37 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 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9999 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9999 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9999 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 0.9999 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9999 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for United States
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.05 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.48 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 18.05 million (2023)
- 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)
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 1 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 0.9999 GPIA in 1999.
- How does United States rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- United States ranks 11th out of 37 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, non-immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release