Productivity vs educational attainment in United States
United States: Productivity vs educational attainment was 83.53 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
83.53
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
9th
of 130 countries
All-time high
83.53
in 2023
All-time low
21.58
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Productivity vs educational attainment in United States, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for productivity vs educational attainment in United States is 83.53, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs educational attainment in United States peaked at 83.53 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.58, in 1950.
That places United States 9th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Productivity vs educational attainment in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 21.58 | — |
| 1951 | 21.86 | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 22.34 | +2.2% |
| 1953 | 23.1 | +3.4% |
| 1954 | 23.75 | +2.8% |
| 1955 | 24.77 | +4.3% |
| 1956 | 24.93 | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 25.72 | +3.2% |
| 1958 | 26.41 | +2.7% |
| 1959 | 27.3 | +3.4% |
| 1960 | 27.87 | +2.1% |
| 1961 | 28.77 | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 29.74 | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 30.82 | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 31.79 | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 32.72 | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 33.61 | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 34.02 | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 34.99 | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 35.25 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 35.99 | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 37.39 | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 38.38 | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 39.45 | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 38.95 | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 39.96 | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 41.02 | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 41.51 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 41.98 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 42.2 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 42.21 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 43.04 | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 42.84 | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 43.92 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 44.87 | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 45.43 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 46.38 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 46.6 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 47.21 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 47.6 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 48.25 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 48.75 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 50.64 | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 51.02 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 51.54 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 52 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 53.23 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 54.38 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 55.81 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 57.53 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 59.15 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 60.27 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 61.88 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 63.8 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 65.51 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 66.79 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 67.34 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 68.14 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 68.96 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 71.02 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 72.94 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 72.99 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 73.44 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 74.14 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 74.59 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 74.99 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 75.3 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 76.11 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 76.83 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 77.74 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 81.08 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 82.3 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 81.95 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 83.53 | +1.9% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 83.53 is above the median for high income countries, which is 51.52, 1.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 24.18 | 21.58 | 27.3 | 10 |
| 1960s | 31.96 | 27.87 | 35.25 | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.68 | 35.99 | 42.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.01 | 42.21 | 47.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.31 | 48.25 | 57.53 | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.29 | 59.15 | 71.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.91 | 72.94 | 77.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.22 | 81.08 | 83.53 | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
More education data for United States
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.21 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.02 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 419,732 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.34 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.14 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25.35 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 23.83 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity vs educational attainment in United States?
- Productivity vs educational attainment in United States was 83.53 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs educational attainment recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 83.53 in 2023.
- What is the lowest productivity vs educational attainment recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.58 in 1950.
- How does United States rank for productivity vs educational attainment?
- United States ranks 9th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs educational attainment rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).