Population with tertiary education in the United States in 2024 — 39.06%. Ranked 3 in the world out of 41. Since 1994, the indicator has risen by 16.55 pp.
1994–2024 · % of population aged 25+
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39.06 | +0.46 pp |
| 2023 | 38.6 | +0.94 pp |
| 2022 | 37.66 | +2.61 pp |
| 2021 | 35.05 | −2.48 pp |
| 2020 | 37.52 | +1.47 pp |
| 2019 | 36.06 | +1.06 pp |
| 2018 | 34.99 | +2.98 pp |
| 2017 | 32.02 | −1.42 pp |
| 2016 | 33.44 | +0.94 pp |
| 2015 | 32.5 | +0.54 pp |
| 2014 | 31.96 | +0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 31.66 | +0.6 pp |
| 2012 | 31.06 | +0.64 pp |
| 2011 | 30.42 | +0.42 pp |
| 2010 | 30 | +0.28 pp |
| 2009 | 29.72 | +0.19 pp |
| 2008 | 29.53 | +0.41 pp |
| 2007 | 29.12 | +0.68 pp |
| 2006 | 28.44 | +0.53 pp |
| 2005 | 27.91 | +0.17 pp |
| 2004 | 27.74 | +0.27 pp |
| 2003 | 27.47 | +0.57 pp |
| 2002 | 26.9 | +0.63 pp |
| 2001 | 26.27 | +0.39 pp |
| 2000 | 25.87 | +0.26 pp |
| 1999 | 25.61 | +0.71 pp |
| 1998 | 24.9 | +0.72 pp |
| 1997 | 24.18 | +0.43 pp |
| 1996 | 23.76 | +0.6 pp |
| 1995 | 23.16 | +0.65 pp |
| 1994 | 22.51 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
United States
39.06
Canada
34.66
The share of the population aged 25 and older that has completed education at the bachelor's level or above. It differs fundamentally from tertiary enrollment: enrollment counts current students, while this indicator is the accumulated result of past decades, so it changes slowly and reflects not the policy of today but the state of the system twenty or thirty years ago.
Important: An accumulated stock, not the current flow: a country whose tertiary enrollment has grown quickly will keep catching up on this indicator for another generation.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
How many university students there are relative to the population of the corresponding age.
Education Harmonized test scoresWhat children have actually learned — a score on a scale that brings different international tests together.
Education Researchers per million peopleThe number of researchers per million residents — in full-time equivalent.