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United States: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, both sexes
51.10percent · 2024+18.9% since 2014
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator EA.5T8.AG25T99.NATIVE. Annual figures for United States from 2000 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 51.102 | |
| 2023 | 50.322 | |
| 2022 | 49.559 | |
| 2021 | 48.941 | |
| 2020 | 48.868 | |
| 2019 | 47.214 | |
| 2018 | 46.532 | |
| 2017 | 45.586 | |
| 2016 | 44.742 | |
| 2015 | 43.814 | |
| 2014 | 42.979 | |
| 2013 | 42.39 | |
| 2012 | 41.642 | |
| 2011 | 40.822 | |
| 2010 | 40.102 | |
| 2009 | 39.634 | |
| 2008 | 39.175 | |
| 2007 | 38.523 | |
| 2006 | 37.787 | |
| 2005 | 37.117 | |
| 2004 | 36.655 | |
| 2003 | 36.163 | |
| 2002 | 35.458 | |
| 2001 | 34.66 | |
| 2000 | 34.001 |
Source
Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-08.
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UIS (2026). Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-ea-5t8-ag25t99-native (accessed 2026-11-13). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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