Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in United States of America
United States of America: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.5335 LPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in United States of America, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 0.5335 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in United States of America peaked at 0.6056 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4848 LPIA, in 2015.
That places United States of America 7th out of 40 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in United States of America, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.5841 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.5164 LPIA | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5639 LPIA | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 0.573 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5507 LPIA | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5823 LPIA | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5208 LPIA | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5656 LPIA | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5552 LPIA | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5566 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4848 LPIA | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5113 LPIA | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6056 LPIA | +18.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5712 LPIA | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.564 LPIA | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5517 LPIA | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5748 LPIA | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5392 LPIA | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5335 LPIA | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5576 LPIA | 0.5164 LPIA | 0.5841 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.5517 LPIA | 0.4848 LPIA | 0.6056 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5498 LPIA | 0.5335 LPIA | 0.5748 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 doctoral or equivalent in United States of America?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in United States of America was 0.5335 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6056 LPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4848 LPIA in 2015.
- How does United States of America rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- United States of America ranks 7th out of 40 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release