Educational attainment rate, completed … upper non-immigrant both in United States
United States: Educational attainment rate, completed … upper non-immigrant both was 94.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
94.7%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
1st
of 42 countries
All-time high
97.9%
in 2021
All-time low
91.2%
in 1994
Years of data
31
1994–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in United States, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States recorded 94.7% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in United States peaked at 97.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 91.2%, in 1994.
United States ranks 1st of 42 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … upper non-immigrant both in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 91.2% | — |
| 1995 | 91.6% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 92.0% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 92.4% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 92.8% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 93.2% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 93.4% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 93.8% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 94.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 94.4% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 94.7% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 95.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 95.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 94.2% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 94.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 94.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 80.1%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.2% | 91.2% | 93.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 94.8% | 93.4% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 96.0% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 94.2% | 97.9% | 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 upper secondary education or in United States?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in United States was 94.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.2% in 1994.
- How does United States rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- United States ranks 1st out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release