Educational attainment rate, completed … male Doctoral location LPIA in United States
United States: Educational attainment rate, completed … male Doctoral location LPIA was 0.5144 LPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in United States, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.5144 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in United States peaked at 0.642 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5064 LPIA, in 2022.
United States ranks 10th of 39 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male Doctoral location LPIA in United States, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.641 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.5332 LPIA | -16.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5643 LPIA | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.606 LPIA | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5825 LPIA | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6274 LPIA | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5704 LPIA | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5929 LPIA | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5365 LPIA | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5606 LPIA | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.538 LPIA | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5572 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5978 LPIA | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5277 LPIA | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 0.642 LPIA | +21.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6275 LPIA | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6008 LPIA | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5064 LPIA | -15.7% |
| 2024 | 0.5144 LPIA | +1.6% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.5144 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4025 LPIA, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5854 LPIA | 0.5332 LPIA | 0.641 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.5751 LPIA | 0.5277 LPIA | 0.642 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5623 LPIA | 0.5064 LPIA | 0.6275 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
More education data for United States
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.21 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.02 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 419,732 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.34 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.14 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25.35 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 23.83 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in United States?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in United States was 0.5144 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.642 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5064 LPIA in 2022.
- How does United States rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- United States ranks 10th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release