Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in United States
United States: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender was 1.09 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.09 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
63rd
of 127 countries
All-time high
1.09 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.7215 GPIA
in 1975
Years of data
33
1970–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in United States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in United States 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 peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7215 GPIA, in 1975.
That places United States 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 gender in United States, 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% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 1.09 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.14 GPIA, 95% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7215 GPIA in 1975.
- How does United States rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- United States 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?
- 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 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