Educational attainment rate … female Doctoral location LPIA in United States
United States: Educational attainment rate … female Doctoral location LPIA was 0.5566 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in United States, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in United States stood at 0.5566 LPIA.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in United States peaked at 0.6324 LPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4096 LPIA, in 2015.
United States ranks 8th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … female Doctoral location LPIA in United States, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.4688 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.4819 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5614 LPIA | +16.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5115 LPIA | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.499 LPIA | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5045 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4391 LPIA | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5175 LPIA | +17.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5882 LPIA | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5483 LPIA | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4096 LPIA | -25.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4437 LPIA | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6148 LPIA | +38.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6324 LPIA | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4621 LPIA | -26.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4554 LPIA | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5403 LPIA | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5782 LPIA | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5083 LPIA | -12.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5566 LPIA | +9.5% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.5566 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3534 LPIA, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5045 LPIA | 0.4688 LPIA | 0.5614 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.516 LPIA | 0.4096 LPIA | 0.6324 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5278 LPIA | 0.4554 LPIA | 0.5782 LPIA | 5 |
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 0.5566 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 0.6324 LPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4096 LPIA in 2015.
- How does United States rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- United States ranks 8th out of 35 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 up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release