Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United States
United States: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 6.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United States, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States recorded 6.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2016.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United States peaked at 7.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2000.
That places United States 21st out of 101 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.8% | — |
| 2000 | 2.7% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | +37.3% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +41.8% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 2.7% | 6.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 6.5% | 7.2% | 7 |
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More education data for United States
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.59 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 6.5% in 2016, 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 7.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2000.
- How does United States rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- United States ranks 21st out of 101 countries with data for 2016.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed services programmes in the reference year.