Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United States
United States: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United States, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United States stood at 1.6%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United States peaked at 1.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1999.
United States ranks 38th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United States, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.6% | — |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near United States
More education data for United States
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.56 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6653 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0343 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0364 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.35 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5778 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.78 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.3162 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United States?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United States was 1.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1999.
- How does United States rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- United States ranks 38th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release