Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in United States of America
United States of America: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.7465 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in United States of America, 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 of America 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 of America peaked at 0.779 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4624 GPIA, in 2007.
That places United States of America 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.
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 |
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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 0.7465 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in United States of America?
- 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 of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4624 GPIA in 2007.
- How does United States of America rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- United States of America ranks 19th out of 49 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 up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, 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