Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender in United States
United States: Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender was 0.7465 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in United States, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in United States is 0.7465 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in United States peaked at 0.779 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4624 GPIA, in 2007.
That places United States 19th out of 49 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender in United States, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.4648 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.4674 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4624 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5163 GPIA | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5511 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5365 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5746 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5604 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5335 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5469 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6736 GPIA | +23.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6674 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6643 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6594 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7258 GPIA | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7392 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7377 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.779 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7664 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7465 GPIA | -2.6% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.7465 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6779 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4924 GPIA | 0.4624 GPIA | 0.5511 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.6143 GPIA | 0.5335 GPIA | 0.7258 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7538 GPIA | 0.7377 GPIA | 0.779 GPIA | 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 0.7465 GPIA 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 0.779 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4624 GPIA in 2007.
- How does United States rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- United States ranks 19th out of 49 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 36.5%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release