Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in United States of America
United States of America: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.6391 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in United States of America, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in United States of America is 0.6391 LPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in United States of America peaked at 0.6391 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5958 LPIA, in 2018.
That places United States of America 21st out of 80 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in United States of America, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.6204 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.622 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6176 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6316 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6312 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6228 LPIA | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6208 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6256 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6001 LPIA | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.624 LPIA | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6258 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.635 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6255 LPIA | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5958 LPIA | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6358 LPIA | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6147 LPIA | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.634 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6239 LPIA | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6391 LPIA | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6246 LPIA | 0.6176 LPIA | 0.6316 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.6211 LPIA | 0.5958 LPIA | 0.6358 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6279 LPIA | 0.6147 LPIA | 0.6391 LPIA | 4 |
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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 rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in United States of America?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in United States of America was 0.6391 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6391 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5958 LPIA in 2018.
- How does United States of America rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- United States of America ranks 21st out of 80 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release