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Education & commute Statistics · Country

Adults with higher education in United States

2000 – 2024 · 23 data points 2 of 4 · Countries Updated Oct 21, 2026
Education & commute · United States

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2000 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 47.8% +0.7 pp since 2023
Countries · 2024 2 of 4 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +3.6 pp
Adults with higher education, 2000 – 2024 percent
+3.6 pp since 2014

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2000 – 2024

The series at a glance United States · 2000 – 2024
Latest value 47.8% · 2024
First value 34.5% · 2000
Highest 48.3% · 2019
Lowest 34.5% · 2000
Data points 23

By year

All years · 2000 – 2024

YearUnited StatesChange
2024 47.8% +0.7 pp
2023 47.1% +0.9 pp
2021 46.2% −2.1 pp
2019 48.3% +0.9 pp
2018 47.4% +1.0 pp
2017 46.4% +0.7 pp
2016 45.7% +1.1 pp
2015 44.6% +0.4 pp
2014 44.2% +0.3 pp
2013 43.9% +0.8 pp
2012 43.1% +0.7 pp
2011 42.4% +0.7 pp
2010 41.7% +0.5 pp
2009 41.2% +0.1 pp
2008 41.1% +0.8 pp
2007 40.3% +0.8 pp
2006 39.5% +2.1 pp
2005 37.4% +0.3 pp
2004 37.1% +0.7 pp
2003 36.4% +0.8 pp
2002 35.6% +0.5 pp
2001 35.1% +0.6 pp
2000 34.5%

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2000 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryAdults with higher education
5 Mexico 18.2%
4 Colombia 23.8%
3 United Kingdom 44.7%
2 United States 48.3%
1 Canada 59.0%

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2019

What it means

The share of adults with a university or other tertiary degree.

How it is calculated

People aged 25–64 whose highest completed education is tertiary (ISCED 5–8) divided by all people of that age.