Educational attainment rate … female immigrant short-cycle tertiary in United States
United States: Educational attainment rate … female immigrant short-cycle tertiary was 45.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in United States, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States recorded 45.8% 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 1.8% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in United States peaked at 45.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 1995.
United States ranks 8th of 30 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … female immigrant short-cycle tertiary in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 26.3% | — |
| 1995 | 26.0% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 27.6% | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 28.4% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 29.0% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 29.9% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 30.7% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 32.1% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 32.6% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 33.2% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 33.4% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 34.0% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 34.9% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 34.7% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 35.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 35.5% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 36.0% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 35.9% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 37.2% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 38.1% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 38.7% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 39.3% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 39.8% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 41.1% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 41.7% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 43.1% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 44.3% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 44.1% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 44.7% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 45.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 45.8% | +1.8% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 45.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.9%, 1.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.9% | 26.0% | 29.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 33.6% | 30.7% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.1% | 35.9% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 44.1% | 45.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
More education data for United States
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.21 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.02 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 419,732 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.34 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.14 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25.35 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 23.83 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in United States?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in United States was 45.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 45.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 1995.
- How does United States rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- United States ranks 8th out of 30 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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, immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release