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Education & commute Statistics · Region

Adults with higher education in New York

2006 – 2024 · 18 data points 9 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Oct 21, 2026
Education & commute · New York United States

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2006 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 53.0% +0.1 pp since 2023
Regions of United States · 2024 9 of 51 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +6.0 pp
vs United States +5.2 pp United States: 47.8% · 2024
Adults with higher education, 2006 – 2024 percent · New York · United States
+6.0 pp since 2014
New York United States

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2006 – 2024

Compared with Adults with higher education · percent
New York
53.0%
United States
47.8%

Source: OECD Regional Database

The series at a glance New York · 2006 – 2024
Latest value 53.0% · 2024
First value 43.1% · 2006
Highest 53.0% · 2024
Lowest 43.1% · 2006
Data points 18

By year

All years · 2006 – 2024

YearNew YorkChange United States
2024 53.0% +0.1 pp 47.8%
2023 52.9% +0.8 pp 47.1%
2022 52.2% −0.1 pp —
2021 52.2% +2.2 pp 46.2%
2019 50.0% +0.7 pp 48.3%
2018 49.4% +1.1 pp 47.4%
2017 48.3% +0.6 pp 46.4%
2016 47.7% +0.8 pp 45.7%
2015 46.8% −0.1 pp 44.6%
2014 47.0% +0.9 pp 44.2%
2013 46.1% +0.4 pp 43.9%
2012 45.7% +0.6 pp 43.1%
2011 45.1% +0.6 pp 42.4%
2010 44.5% −0.4 pp 41.7%
2009 44.9% +0.8 pp 41.2%
2008 44.1% +0.2 pp 41.1%
2007 43.9% +0.8 pp 40.3%
2006 43.1% 39.5%

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2006 – 2024

Ranking · Regions of United States

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryAdults with higher education
51 Arkansas 35.0%
50 West Virginia 35.2%
49 Louisiana 35.9%
48 Nevada 36.9%
47 Mississippi 37.4%
46 Oklahoma 37.7%
45 Alabama 38.5%
44 New Mexico 39.4%
43 Kentucky 39.5%
42 Tennessee 40.8%
41 Alaska 40.9%
40 Indiana 41.5%
39 Idaho 42.0%
38 Texas 42.5%
37 Arizona 42.7%
36 Ohio 43.0%
35 Wyoming 43.1%
34 Missouri 43.4%
33 South Carolina 43.8%
32 Michigan 44.1%
31 Florida 45.2%
30 California 45.3%
29 Georgia 45.4%
28 Delaware 45.7%
27 Iowa 46.5%
26 Rhode Island 46.6%
25 Oregon 46.8%
24 Utah 46.9%
23 Wisconsin 47.2%
22 Montana 47.4%
21 Kansas 47.6%
20 North Carolina 47.7%
19 Pennsylvania 47.7%
18 South Dakota 47.8%
17 Maine 48.1%
16 Illinois 48.9%
15 Hawaii 49.0%
14 Nebraska 49.7%
13 Washington 50.8%
12 Maryland 51.7%
11 North Dakota 51.9%
10 Connecticut 52.0%
9 New York 52.2%
8 New Hampshire 52.3%
7 Virginia 52.5%
6 New Jersey 53.8%
5 Vermont 54.2%
4 Minnesota 54.4%
3 Colorado 54.8%
2 Massachusetts 57.5%
1 District of Columbia 69.3%

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2021

What it means

The share of adults with a university or other tertiary degree.

How it is calculated

People aged 25–64 whose highest completed education is tertiary (ISCED 5–8) divided by all people of that age.