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Education & commute Statistics · Country estimate

High school diploma or higher in United States

2021 – 2024 · 4 data points Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

High school diploma or higher, 2021 – 2024 percent

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

The series at a glance United States · 2021 – 2024
Latest value 89.6% · 2024
First value 88.9% · 2021
Highest 89.6% · 2024
Lowest 88.9% · 2021
Data points 4

By year

All years · 2021 – 2024

YearUnited StatesChange
2024estimate 89.6% +0.2 pp
2023estimate 89.4% +0.2 pp
2022estimate 89.1% +0.3 pp
2021estimate 88.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

What it means

The share of adults who finished high school.

How it is calculated

Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or equivalent or more, from the survey.