Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United States
United States: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United States, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.7% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United States peaked at 0.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1999.
United States ranks 56th of 111 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 | 0.4% | — |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +91.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near United States
More education data for United States
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 18.05 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 223,288 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.46 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1542 % 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 0.7% 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 0.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1999.
- How does United States rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- United States ranks 56th out of 111 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 down 11.8%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services 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