UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in United States of America

United States of America: UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of was 10.2% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
10.2%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
9th
of 29 countries
All-time high
10.2%
in 2018
All-time low
9.8%
in 2015
Years of data
5
2013–2018

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in United States of America, 2013–2018

02.557.5102013201520182013: 9.82014: 9.92015: 9.82016: 10.12018: 10.2

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2018, uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in United States of America stood at 10.2%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

United States of America ranks 9th of 29 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is short cycle tertiary, both sexes in United States of America, 2013 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2013 9.8%
2014 9.9% +0.9%
2015 9.8% -1.0%
2016 10.1% +2.4%
2018 10.2% +1.0%

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 6 Australia 11.2% compare
  2. 7 Andorra 11.2%
  3. 8 Finland 10.9% compare
  4. 10 Azerbaijan 9.7% compare
  5. 11 Colombia 9.5% compare
  6. 12 Cyprus 9.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in United States of America?
Uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in United States of America was 10.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2018.
What is the lowest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2015.
How does United States of America rank for uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of?
United States of America ranks 9th out of 29 countries with data for 2018.
Is uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is short cycle tertiary, both sexes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is short cycle tertiary, both sexes
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 213 data points, 1970–2019
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The percentage of population (age 25 and over) with a completed short-cycle tertiary degree (ISCED 5) degree as the highest level of educational attainment. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of persons aged 25 years and above who completed a short-cycle tertiary degree as the highest level of educational attainment by the total population of the same age group and multiplying the result by 100. The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) educational attainment dataset shows the educational composition of the population aged 25 years and above and hence the stock and quality of human capital within a country. The dataset also reflects the structure and performance of the education system and its accumulated impact on human capital formation. For more information, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/