Australia vs United States: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent
Australia
0.5887 LPIA
in 2024
United States
0.6067 LPIA
in 2023
Australia rank
17th
United States rank
15th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.6067 LPIA against 0.5887 LPIA in Australia, a difference of 0.018 LPIA.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was United States ahead.
Australia ranks 17th and United States ranks 15th of 83 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.574 LPIA | 0.5949 LPIA | 0.0209 LPIA | United States |
| 2010s | 0.5972 LPIA | 0.59 LPIA | 0.0072 LPIA | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.5829 LPIA | 0.5918 LPIA | 0.0089 LPIA | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent, Australia or United States?
- United States, at 0.6067 LPIA against 0.5887 LPIA in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent between Australia and United States?
- 0.018 LPIA, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Australia ranks 17th and United States ranks 15th of 83 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release