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

41.71percent · 2024+22.3% since 2014

Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, both sexes (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator EA.6T8.AG25T99.URB. Annual figures for United States from 2005 to 2024.

20052024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202441.712
202341.32
202239.884
202140.335
202039.801
201938.742
201837.222
201737.143
201635.542
201534.647
201434.101
201334.018
201233.62
201132.991
201032.576
200932.239
200832.034
200731.714
200630.977
200530.44

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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, urban, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-ea-6t8-ag25t99-urb (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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