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Adults with higher education in Florida

2006 – 2024 · 18 data points section.rank · Regions of United States section.updated Oct 22, 2026
education · Florida United States

section.source: OECD Regional Database, 2006 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 47.4% +0.6 pp section.change_since
Regions of United States · 2024 section.rank Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since +8.0 pp
vs United States −0.4 pp United States: 47.8% · 2024
Adults with higher education, 2006 – 2024 percent · Florida · United States
+8.0 pp section.change_since
Florida United States

section.source: OECD Regional Database, 2006 – 2024

section.compare Adults with higher education · percent
Florida
47.4%
United States
47.8%

section.source: OECD Regional Database

The series at a glance Florida · 2006 – 2024
Latest value 47.4% · 2024
First value 37.1% · 2006
Highest 47.4% · 2024
Lowest 36.9% · 2009
Data points 18

By year

section.all_years · 2006 – 2024

YearFloridaChange United States
2024 47.4% +0.6 pp 47.8%
2023 46.8% +0.1 pp 47.1%
2022 46.6% +1.4 pp —
2021 45.2% +2.5 pp 46.2%
2019 42.8% +0.5 pp 48.3%
2018 42.2% +0.5 pp 47.4%
2017 41.7% +1.3 pp 46.4%
2016 40.4% −0.1 pp 45.7%
2015 40.5% +1.2 pp 44.6%
2014 39.4% +0.4 pp 44.2%
2013 39.0% +0.5 pp 43.9%
2012 38.5% +1.1 pp 43.1%
2011 37.4% +0.4 pp 42.4%
2010 37.0% +0.2 pp 41.7%
2009 36.9% −0.4 pp 41.2%
2008 37.3% −0.4 pp 41.1%
2007 37.6% +0.5 pp 40.3%
2006 37.1% 39.5%

section.source: OECD Regional Database, 2006 – 2024

Ranking · Regions of United States

2018 · 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
1 District of Columbia 66.6%
2 Massachusetts 55.3%
3 Minnesota 52.6%
4 Colorado 52.0%
5 New Jersey 50.9%
6 Virginia 50.5%
7 Connecticut 50.3%
8 Vermont 49.7%
9 Maryland 49.6%
10 New Hampshire 49.6%
11 New York 49.4%
12 North Dakota 48.8%
13 Washington 48.3%
14 Nebraska 47.3%
15 Illinois 46.7%
16 Utah 46.2%
17 Hawaii 46.1%
18 Kansas 45.6%
19 South Dakota 45.4%
20 Rhode Island 45.0%
21 Wisconsin 44.9%
22 Iowa 44.8%
23 Oregon 44.7%
24 Pennsylvania 44.4%
25 North Carolina 44.4%
26 California 43.3%
27 Georgia 42.6%
28 Maine 42.5%
29 Florida 42.2%
30 Montana 42.0%
31 Michigan 41.9%
32 Missouri 41.3%
33 Ohio 40.8%
34 Wyoming 40.5%
35 South Carolina 40.0%
36 Delaware 39.8%
37 Arizona 39.5%
38 Texas 39.1%
39 Idaho 39.1%
40 Indiana 38.8%
41 Alaska 37.8%
42 Tennessee 37.2%
43 Kentucky 36.7%
44 Mississippi 36.6%
45 Alabama 36.4%
46 New Mexico 35.3%
47 Oklahoma 35.0%
48 Arkansas 33.1%
49 Nevada 33.0%
50 Louisiana 33.0%
51 West Virginia 31.4%

section.source: OECD Regional Database, 2018

section.what

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

section.how

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