Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in United States of America
United States of America: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total was 2.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in United States of America, 1994–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in United States of America is 2.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in United States of America peaked at 2.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1994.
United States of America ranks 5th of 66 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+, total in United States of America, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1.0% | — |
| 1995 | 1.0% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
More education data for United States of America
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.78 million (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.97 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 97.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in United States of America?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in United States of America was 2.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1994.
- How does United States of America rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total?
- United States of America ranks 5th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. 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+, total (%) (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.