Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in United States of America
United States of America: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.838 NPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in United States of America, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in United States of America is 0.838 NPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in United States of America peaked at 0.8569 NPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.787 NPIA, in 1995.
United States of America ranks 30th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.794 NPIA | 0.787 NPIA | 0.804 NPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.8038 NPIA | 0.7982 NPIA | 0.8117 NPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8281 NPIA | 0.8125 NPIA | 0.8443 NPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8445 NPIA | 0.8353 NPIA | 0.8569 NPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
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 upper secondary education or in United States of America?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in United States of America was 0.838 NPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8569 NPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.787 NPIA in 1995.
- How does United States of America rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- United States of America ranks 30th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 upper secondary 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