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Adults with higher education in Oklahoma

2006 – 2024 · 18 data points 47 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Nov 13, 2026

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2006 – 2024

Adults with higher education, 2006 – 2024 percent · Oklahoma · United States
+5.2 pp since 2014
Oklahoma United States

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2006 – 2024

Compared with Adults with higher education · percent
Oklahoma
38.6%

Source: OECD Regional Database

The series at a glance Oklahoma · 2006 – 2024
Latest value 38.6% · 2024
First value 31.5% · 2006
Highest 38.6% · 2024
Lowest 31.5% · 2006
Data points 18

By year

All years · 2006 – 2024

YearOklahomaChange United States
2024 38.6% +0.6 pp 47.8%
2023 38.0% −0.5 pp 47.1%
2022 38.5% +0.7 pp —
2021 37.7% +2.2 pp 46.2%
2019 35.5% +0.6 pp 48.3%
2018 35.0% +0.4 pp 47.4%
2017 34.5% −0.8 pp 46.4%
2016 35.3% +0.5 pp 45.7%
2015 34.8% +1.3 pp 44.6%
2014 33.4% −0.1 pp 44.2%
2013 33.5% +0.5 pp 43.9%
2012 33.0% −1.3 pp 43.1%
2011 34.3% +2.0 pp 42.4%
2010 32.4% +0.0 pp 41.7%
2009 32.3% +0.1 pp 41.2%
2008 32.2% +0.3 pp 41.1%
2007 31.8% +0.3 pp 40.3%
2006 31.5% 39.5%

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2006 – 2024

Ranking · Regions of United States

2013 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryAdults with higher education
44 Alabama 34.1%
35 Alaska 37.7%
36 Arizona 37.6%
50 Arkansas 29.0%
27 California 40.0%
4 Colorado 48.2%
5 Connecticut 48.2%
25 Delaware 40.6%
1 District of Columbia 61.5%
31 Florida 39.0%
33 Georgia 38.1%
12 Hawaii 45.0%
38 Idaho 37.3%
17 Illinois 43.5%
42 Indiana 34.8%
22 Iowa 41.2%
19 Kansas 42.1%
46 Kentucky 33.5%
49 Louisiana 30.2%
26 Maine 40.4%
10 Maryland 46.2%
2 Massachusetts 51.6%
32 Michigan 38.9%
3 Minnesota 48.3%
48 Mississippi 31.3%
34 Missouri 38.0%
28 Montana 40.0%
13 Nebraska 44.2%
47 Nevada 31.4%
6 New Hampshire 47.2%
8 New Jersey 46.6%
41 New Mexico 34.9%
11 New York 46.1%
30 North Carolina 39.9%
7 North Dakota 47.0%
37 Ohio 37.6%
45 Oklahoma 33.5%
24 Oregon 40.8%
23 Pennsylvania 41.1%
15 Rhode Island 43.9%
39 South Carolina 37.0%
21 South Dakota 41.5%
43 Tennessee 34.2%
40 Texas 35.9%
18 Utah 42.1%
16 Vermont 43.8%
9 Virginia 46.5%
14 Washington 44.1%
51 West Virginia 28.9%
20 Wisconsin 41.7%
29 Wyoming 39.9%

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2013

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.