Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in United States of America
United States of America: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.6936 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in United States of America, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 0.6936 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in United States of America peaked at 0.6946 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.547 LPIA, in 1970.
That places United States of America 14th out of 91 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in United States of America, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.547 LPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.5576 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6513 LPIA | +16.8% |
| 2006 | 0.632 LPIA | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6603 LPIA | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6596 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6548 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6519 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6727 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6501 LPIA | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6423 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6731 LPIA | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6813 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6683 LPIA | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6821 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6753 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6891 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6748 LPIA | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6946 LPIA | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6726 LPIA | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6936 LPIA | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.547 LPIA | 0.547 LPIA | 0.547 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6359 LPIA | 0.5576 LPIA | 0.6603 LPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.6686 LPIA | 0.6423 LPIA | 0.6891 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6839 LPIA | 0.6726 LPIA | 0.6946 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 11 Netherlands 0.7547 LPIA compare
- 12 Malta 0.7004 LPIA compare
- 13 Brunei Darussalam 0.6939 LPIA compare
- 15 Austria 0.6931 LPIA compare
- 16 Republic of Korea 0.6734 LPIA compare
- 17 Estonia 0.6712 LPIA compare
More education data for United States of America
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in United States of America?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in United States of America was 0.6936 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6946 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.547 LPIA in 1970.
- How does United States of America rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- United States of America ranks 14th out of 91 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release