Australia vs United States: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent
Australia
0.5138 LPIA
in 2024
United States
0.5566 LPIA
in 2024
Australia rank
9th
United States rank
8th
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.5566 LPIA against 0.5138 LPIA in Australia, a difference of 0.0428 LPIA.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2014 it was United States ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and United States ranks 8th of 35 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 | 0.4985 LPIA | 0.5185 LPIA | 0.0199 LPIA | United States |
| 2020s | 0.4589 LPIA | 0.5278 LPIA | 0.0688 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?
- United States, at 0.5566 LPIA against 0.5138 LPIA in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent between Australia and United States?
- 0.0428 LPIA, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 11 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 9th and United States ranks 8th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, female, 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