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Education & commute Statistics · Region

Adults with higher education in Missouri

2006 – 2024 · 18 data points 33 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Oct 22, 2026
Education & commute · Missouri United States

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2006 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 45.2% +0.5 pp since 2023
Regions of United States · 2024 33 of 51 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +6.5 pp
vs United States −2.6 pp United States: 47.8% · 2024
Adults with higher education, 2006 – 2024 percent · Missouri · United States
+6.5 pp since 2014
Missouri United States

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2006 – 2024

Compared with Adults with higher education · percent
Missouri
45.2%
United States
47.8%

Source: OECD Regional Database

The series at a glance Missouri · 2006 – 2024
Latest value 45.2% · 2024
First value 33.9% · 2006
Highest 45.2% · 2024
Lowest 33.9% · 2006
Data points 18

By year

All years · 2006 – 2024

YearMissouriChange United States
2024 45.2% +0.5 pp 47.8%
2023 44.7% +0.7 pp 47.1%
2022 44.0% +0.7 pp —
2021 43.4% +1.8 pp 46.2%
2019 41.6% +0.2 pp 48.3%
2018 41.3% +0.9 pp 47.4%
2017 40.5% +0.8 pp 46.4%
2016 39.7% +0.8 pp 45.7%
2015 38.9% +0.2 pp 44.6%
2014 38.7% +0.7 pp 44.2%
2013 38.0% +1.5 pp 43.9%
2012 36.6% −0.3 pp 43.1%
2011 36.9% +1.0 pp 42.4%
2010 35.8% +0.3 pp 41.7%
2009 35.6% +0.2 pp 41.2%
2008 35.4% +0.2 pp 41.1%
2007 35.2% +1.2 pp 40.3%
2006 33.9% 39.5%

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2006 – 2024

Ranking · Regions of United States

2022 · 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 35.8%
50 Nevada 35.9%
49 West Virginia 36.8%
48 Louisiana 37.1%
47 Mississippi 38.2%
46 Oklahoma 38.5%
45 Alabama 39.4%
44 Kentucky 40.2%
43 New Mexico 40.8%
42 Alaska 41.5%
41 Tennessee 41.5%
40 Indiana 42.2%
39 Idaho 42.9%
38 Arizona 43.3%
37 Texas 43.6%
36 Missouri 44.0%
35 Ohio 44.3%
34 Michigan 44.7%
33 South Carolina 44.8%
32 Wyoming 45.1%
31 Montana 45.9%
30 California 46.0%
29 Georgia 46.0%
28 Delaware 46.5%
27 Florida 46.6%
26 Oregon 47.1%
25 Kansas 47.2%
24 Wisconsin 47.6%
23 Hawaii 48.0%
22 Pennsylvania 48.5%
21 North Carolina 48.5%
20 Maine 48.5%
19 Iowa 48.5%
18 Illinois 49.7%
17 South Dakota 49.8%
16 Utah 49.8%
15 Nebraska 49.9%
14 Rhode Island 50.1%
13 North Dakota 50.3%
12 Washington 51.0%
11 New York 52.2%
10 New Hampshire 52.3%
9 Connecticut 52.5%
8 Virginia 52.8%
7 Maryland 53.0%
6 Vermont 53.8%
5 New Jersey 53.9%
4 Minnesota 55.0%
3 Colorado 56.2%
2 Massachusetts 57.2%
1 District of Columbia 72.9%

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2022

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.