United States | Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative)
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education. Development relevance: A relative high concentration of the adult population in a given level of education reflects the capacity of the educational system in the corresponding level of education. Educational attainment is closely related to the skills and competencies of a country's population, and could be seen as a proxy of both the quantitative and qualitative aspects of the stock of human capital. Limitations and exceptions: Caution is required when using this indicator for cross-country comparison, since the countries do not always classify degrees and qualifications at the same International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) levels, even if they are received at roughly the same age or after a similar number of years of schooling. Also, certain educational programmes and study courses cannot be easily classified according to ISCED. This indicator only measures educational attainment in terms of level of education attained, i.e. years of schooling, and do not necessarily reveal the quality of the education (learning achievement and other impacts). Statistical concept and methodology: It is calculated by dividing the number of population ages 25 and older who attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education by the total population of the same age group and multiplying by 100. The number 0 means zero or small enough that the number would round to zero. Data are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics mainly from national population census, household survey, and labour force survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
United States of America
Records
63
Source
United States | Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative)
1960
1961
1962
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1966
1967
1968
1969
24.13658905 1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
30.77076912 1975
1976
1977
1978
35.82141876 1979
36.17118073 1980
36.80981827 1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
48.72415924 1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
37.87966919 2004
36.47357178 2005
37.29674149 2006
2007
38.06288147 2008
38.048069 2009
38.3180809 2010
39.31583023 2011
40.16514969 2012
40.78956985 2013
40.82641983 2014
41.15227127 2015
42.31298065 2016
2017
43.79341125 2018
2019
46.28673172 2020
2021
2022
United States | Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative)
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education. Development relevance: A relative high concentration of the adult population in a given level of education reflects the capacity of the educational system in the corresponding level of education. Educational attainment is closely related to the skills and competencies of a country's population, and could be seen as a proxy of both the quantitative and qualitative aspects of the stock of human capital. Limitations and exceptions: Caution is required when using this indicator for cross-country comparison, since the countries do not always classify degrees and qualifications at the same International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) levels, even if they are received at roughly the same age or after a similar number of years of schooling. Also, certain educational programmes and study courses cannot be easily classified according to ISCED. This indicator only measures educational attainment in terms of level of education attained, i.e. years of schooling, and do not necessarily reveal the quality of the education (learning achievement and other impacts). Statistical concept and methodology: It is calculated by dividing the number of population ages 25 and older who attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education by the total population of the same age group and multiplying by 100. The number 0 means zero or small enough that the number would round to zero. Data are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics mainly from national population census, household survey, and labour force survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
United States of America
Records
63
Source