Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in United States of America
United States of America: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ was 2.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in United States of America, 1994–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 2.0% for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 56.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in United States of America peaked at 2.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1994.
United States of America ranks 5th of 58 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in United States of America, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.5% | — |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 5 |
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More education data for United States of America
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 23.83 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0708 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.83 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0708 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.56 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in United States of America?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in United States of America was 2.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1994.
- How does United States of America rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+?
- United States of America ranks 5th out of 58 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Doctoral or equivalent.