Australia vs United States: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent
Australia
0.5795 LPIA
in 2024
United States
0.5335 LPIA
in 2024
Australia rank
6th
United States rank
7th
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.5795 LPIA against 0.5335 LPIA in United States, a difference of 0.046 LPIA.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2014 it was United States ahead.
Australia ranks 6th and United States ranks 7th of 40 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5026 LPIA | 0.5489 LPIA | 0.0464 LPIA | United States |
| 2020s | 0.457 LPIA | 0.5498 LPIA | 0.0928 LPIA | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent, Australia or United States?
- Australia, at 0.5795 LPIA against 0.5335 LPIA in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent between Australia and United States?
- 0.046 LPIA, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Australia ranks 6th and United States ranks 7th of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, 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