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, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in United States of America stood at 1.09 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.6% 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 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7215 GPIA, in 1975.
That places United States of America 63rd out of 127 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in United States of America, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7732 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 0.7215 GPIA | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 0.751 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 0.7769 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7605 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9143 GPIA | +20.2% |
| 1998 | 0.902 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9043 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9191 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9326 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9436 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9542 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9822 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9871 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.992 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7485 GPIA | 0.7215 GPIA | 0.7732 GPIA | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.7687 GPIA | 0.7605 GPIA | 0.7769 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.9069 GPIA | 0.902 GPIA | 0.9143 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9757 GPIA | 0.9191 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 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 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 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7215 GPIA in 1975.
- How does United States of America rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- United States of America ranks 63rd out of 127 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 3.6%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release