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United States: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes

39.06percent · 2024+22.2% since 2014

Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator EA.6T8.AG25T99. Annual figures for United States from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202439.059
202338.601
202237.661
202135.049
202037.524
201936.055
201834.992
201732.016
201633.44
201532.501
201431.956
201331.661
201231.056
201130.418
201029.996
200929.717
200829.527
200729.117
200628.442
200527.908
200427.738
200327.47
200226.899
200126.266
200025.872

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 Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-ea-6t8-ag25t99 (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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