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Education & commute Statistics · Region

Adults with higher education in Oklahoma

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

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2006 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 38.6% +0.6 pp since 2023
Regions of United States · 2024 47 of 51 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +5.2 pp
vs United States −9.2 pp United States: 47.8% · 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%
United States
47.8%

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

2019 · 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 West Virginia 32.3%
50 Arkansas 33.3%
49 Louisiana 33.6%
48 Nevada 34.5%
47 Mississippi 35.0%
46 Oklahoma 35.5%
45 Kentucky 36.9%
44 New Mexico 37.6%
43 Alabama 37.9%
42 Tennessee 39.1%
41 Indiana 39.2%
40 Arizona 39.4%
39 Texas 40.0%
38 Idaho 40.9%
37 South Carolina 41.0%
36 Alaska 41.1%
35 Ohio 41.2%
34 Wyoming 41.4%
33 Missouri 41.6%
32 Michigan 42.1%
31 Florida 42.8%
30 Georgia 43.1%
29 California 44.1%
28 Oregon 44.4%
27 Delaware 44.7%
26 Maine 44.8%
25 Kansas 45.0%
24 North Carolina 45.0%
23 Pennsylvania 45.2%
22 Montana 45.4%
21 Iowa 45.8%
20 Hawaii 45.9%
19 Wisconsin 46.2%
18 Utah 46.2%
17 South Dakota 46.4%
16 Rhode Island 46.4%
15 North Dakota 47.5%
14 Illinois 47.7%
13 Washington 48.7%
12 Nebraska 48.8%
11 New Hampshire 49.4%
10 New York 50.0%
9 Vermont 50.0%
8 Maryland 50.2%
7 Connecticut 50.2%
6 Virginia 50.8%
5 New Jersey 51.2%
4 Minnesota 52.8%
3 Colorado 53.3%
2 Massachusetts 55.8%
1 District of Columbia 67.0%

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2019

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.