Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in United States
Gross tertiary enrolment in United States was 79.4% in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest since 1999.
United States, 2022
79.4%
Change from 2021
−5.5percentage points
World, 2022
42.0%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2022
78.2%
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in United States over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United States | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 43.6% |
| 2023 | – | 43.2% |
| 2022 | 79.4% | 42.0% |
| 2021 | 84.9% | 41.1% |
| 2020 | 87.6% | 39.7% |
| 2019 | 87.9% | 38.7% |
| 2018 | 88.3% | 37.9% |
| 2017 | 88.2% | 37.5% |
| 2016 | 88.8% | 37.1% |
| 2015 | 88.9% | 36.6% |
| 2014 | 88.6% | 35.6% |
| 2013 | 88.7% | 33.1% |
| 2012 | – | 32.3% |
| 2011 | – | 31.1% |
| 2010 | – | 29.6% |
| 2009 | – | 28.3% |
| 2008 | – | 27.4% |
| 2007 | – | 26.3% |
| 2006 | – | 25.7% |
| 2005 | 80.6% | 24.3% |
| 2004 | – | 23.6% |
| 2003 | – | 22.8% |
| 2002 | – | 21.6% |
| 2001 | – | 20.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −5.5 percentage points from 84.9% in 2021.
- Since 2005, when it was 80.6%, the figure has changed by −1.3 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 42.0%.
More for United States
All statistics for United States
Primary school enrolment (gross)
97.0%
2022 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
11.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
99.6%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
98.7%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
92.4%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
4.0%
2022 · UNESCO UIS