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 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
11th
of 33 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.9769 GPIA
in 1994
Years of data
31
1994–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in United States of America, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in United States of America stood at 1.02 GPIA.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in United States of America peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9769 GPIA, in 1994.
That places United States of America 11th out of 33 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in United States of America, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.9769 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.9905 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.989 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9898 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9825 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.984 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9907 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9917 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9993 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9854 GPIA | 0.9769 GPIA | 0.9905 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9907 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9993 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for United States of America
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
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 1.02 GPIA 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 1.02 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9769 GPIA in 1994.
- How does United States of America rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- United States of America ranks 11th out of 33 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 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release