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 0.8777 NPIA in 2024. βΌ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in United States of America, 1994β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in United States of America is 0.8777 NPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in United States of America peaked at 0.9681 NPIA in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.8743 NPIA, in 2011.
That places United States of America 26th out of 32 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9487 NPIA | 0.9168 NPIA | 0.9681 NPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9221 NPIA | 0.8905 NPIA | 0.9588 NPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8868 NPIA | 0.8743 NPIA | 0.9026 NPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8859 NPIA | 0.8777 NPIA | 0.8941 NPIA | 5 |
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More education data for United States of America
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.97 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 97.0% (2022)
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 0.8777 NPIA 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 0.9681 NPIA in 1994.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8743 NPIA in 2011.
- How does United States of America rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- United States of America ranks 26th out of 32 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 down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release