In 2024, the generation Z in the United States had an average of roughly 22,950 U.S. dollars in student loan debt. By contrast, Generation X had the highest student loan debt, amounting to approximately 44,240 U.S. dollars. The value of outstanding student loans has been consistently rising over the past few decades.

For those graduating college in the United States in 2020, five-figure debt was the norm across all states. Students in New Hampshire had the highest debt levels in the country, at 39,928 U.S. dollars on average. The lowest average amount of debt that students had was in the state of Utah at 18,344 U.S. dollars.

Statistics on student debt, including the average debt at graduation, the percentage of graduates who owed large debt at graduation and the percentage of graduates with debt who had paid it off at the time of the interview, are presented by the province of study and the level of study. Estimates are available at five-year intervals.

In 2024, the average student loan debt of graduates of Northwestern University, ranked as the 6th best college in the United States, amounted to 36,425 U.S. dollars. For students at Princeton University, classified as the best U.S. college in that year, they left college with student loan debt totaling 17,494 U.S. dollars on average.

In 2024, students graduating from English universities will have incurred an average of 48,470 British pounds of student loan debt, compared with 37,360 pounds in Wales, 25,730 pounds in Northern Ireland, and around 16,680 pounds in Scotland.

As of Q4 2024, Americans aged 50 to 61 years had the highest average student loan debt balance among all age groups, averaging 46,790.32 U.S. dollars of student debt per borrower. In comparison, Americans who were 24 years and younger had an average student debt balance of 14,161.76 U.S. dollars.

Percentage of graduates who borrowed from government student loan programs and their average debt at graduation, Canada and provinces. This table is included in Section B: Financing education systems of the Pan Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP). PCEIP is an ongoing initiative of the Canadian Education Statistics Council, a partnership between Statistics Canada and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada that provides a set of statistical measures on education systems in Canada.

Graph and download economic data for Student Loans Owned and Securitized (SLOAS) from Q1 2006 to Q4 2024 about student, securitized, owned, loans, and USA.

In the academic year 2022/23, the average student loan debt for a four-year bachelor's degree from a public college in the United States was 29,300 U.S. dollars. In comparison, student loan debt from a private for-profit college averaged almost 34,000 U.S. dollars.

The average amount of debt for university graduates from the class of 2023 in the United States was 29,374 U.S. dollars, an increase from the 21,211 U.S. dollars of debt that graduates from the class of 2008 had on average.

Data on the average amount of OSAP debt owed by students. The data is specific to those who attended programs with typical durations. Data is for: * 4-year undergraduate university students * 2-year college diploma students * 1-year private career college students The data fields are: * academic year of completion * postsecondary sector (university, publicly-assisted college, or private career college) * program duration (1 year, 2 years or 4 years) * average repayable debt after loan forgiveness applied through the Ontario Student Opportunity Grant Debt is in nominal dollars with no adjustment for inflation. *[OSAP]: Ontario Student Assistance Program

Statistics on postsecondary graduates who owed money for their education to government-sponsored student loans at graduation, including the average debt at graduation, the percentage of graduates who owed large debt at graduation and the percentage of debt paid off at the time of the interview, are presented by the location of residence at the time of the interview and the level of study. Estimates are available at five-year intervals.

Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, starting on March 13, 2020, the U.S. federal government paused payments on federal student loans, moving billions of dollars of student debt into forbearance. Federal student loans are in forbearance, meaning that no payments need to be made, and the interest rate has been set to zero percent until September 30, 2021. However, despite these measures, student debt increased in all states. The amount of student debt increased by 14 percent in Alaska between 2019 and 2020, the most out of any state.

South Africa: Percent of student loan debt balance 90+ days delinquent: The latest value from is percent, unavailable from percent in . In comparison, the world average is 0.00 percent, based on data from countries. Historically, the average for South Africa from to is percent. The minimum value, percent, was reached in while the maximum of percent was recorded in .

As of April 2023, federal student loan forgiveness programs forgave an average amount of around 21,347 U.S. dollars to eligible borrowers in the United States. In comparison, the average amount of student debt forgiven by the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program was 63,826 U.S. dollars per borrower. Public Service Loan Forgiveness grants federal loan forgiveness to borrowers who have been working for a qualifying public service employer full-time for 10 years and have made 120 monthly payments while working for that employer.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Student loan debt balance per capita, U.S. dollars: The latest value from is U.S. dollars, unavailable from U.S. dollars in . In comparison, the world average is 0 U.S. dollars, based on data from countries. Historically, the average for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from to is U.S. dollars. The minimum value, U.S. dollars, was reached in while the maximum of U.S. dollars was recorded in .

The Central African Republic: Student loan debt balance per capita, U.S. dollars: The latest value from is U.S. dollars, unavailable from U.S. dollars in . In comparison, the world average is 0 U.S. dollars, based on data from countries. Historically, the average for the Central African Republic from to is U.S. dollars. The minimum value, U.S. dollars, was reached in while the maximum of U.S. dollars was recorded in .

This statistic displays the average student debt in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2023 (in euros). From 2017 onwards, the average student debt of graduates in the Netherlands gradually increased. Whereas in 2017, the average debt of a graduate was roughly 14,500 euros, by 2023, this had increased to just under 21,200 euros.

Statistics on postsecondary graduates who owed money for their education to government-sponsored student loans at graduation, including the average debt at graduation, the percentage of graduates who owed large debt at graduation and the percentage of debt paid off at the time of the interview, are presented by the location of residence at the time of the interview and the level of study. Estimates are available at five-year intervals.