United States - Share of Population Having at Least Completed Post-Secondary Education

Since 2014, United States Share of Population Having at Least Completed Post-Secondary Education was up 1.7points year on year. In 2019, the country was ranked number 13 among other countries in Share of Population Having at Least Completed Post-Secondary Education at 45.5 Percent of Persons Aged 25+. United States is overtaken by Armenia, which was ranked number 12 at 46.73 Percent of Persons Aged 25+ and is followed by New Zealand at 45.26 Percent of Persons Aged 25+. Uzbekistan, Georgia and Singapore respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Zimbabwe witnessed the best average annual growth at +22.6points per year, while El Salvador recorded the worst performance at -6.7points per year.

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Date Percent of Persons Aged 25+
2019 45.50
2018 45.17
2017
2016 43.51
2015 42.34
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How does United States rank in Share of Population Having at Least Completed Post-Secondary Education?

# 92 Countries Percent of Persons Aged 25+ Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Luxembourg
69.07 % 2015 NA NA View data
2 #2
Uzbekistan
64.73 % 2019 +1.3 % +3.3 % View data
12 #12
Armenia
46.73 % 2017 NA NA View data
13 #13
United States
45.50 % 2019 +0.7 % +1.7 % View data
14 #14
New Zealand
45.26 % 2019 -0.3 % -0.2 % View data
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