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 1.09 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in United States of America, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 1.09 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in United States of America peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8702 GPIA, in 1994.
That places United States of America 22nd out of 37 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in United States of America, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.8702 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.8736 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8906 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.904 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9051 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9083 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9202 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9325 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9425 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9501 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9538 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9721 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9802 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9869 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.999 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.892 GPIA | 0.8702 GPIA | 0.9083 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9651 GPIA | 0.9202 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 5 |
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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 1.09 GPIA in 2024, 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 1.09 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8702 GPIA in 1994.
- How does United States of America rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- United States of America ranks 22nd out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 3.8%. 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, 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