Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United States of America
United States of America: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 6.8% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United States of America, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 6.8% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United States of America peaked at 11.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2016.
That places United States of America 70th out of 98 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.4% | — |
| 2000 | 11.5% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 11.5% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 11.6% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | -16.4% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.4% | 11.4% | 11.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 10.5% | 11.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 6.8% | 10.3% | 7 |
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More education data for United States of America
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.29 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.05 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.48 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.19 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United States of America?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United States of America was 6.8% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2016.
- How does United States of America rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- United States of America ranks 70th out of 98 countries with data for 2016.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed education programmes in the reference year.