Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … male Master rural s in United States
United States: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … male Master rural s was 7.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in United States, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in United States is 7.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 15.5% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in United States peaked at 7.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2013.
United States ranks 14th of 59 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … male Master rural s in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6.3% | — |
| 2006 | 6.3% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | +15.5% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 7.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.7%, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 6.3% | 6.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 6.2% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 6.8% | 7.8% | 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 master's or equivalent in United States?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in United States was 7.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2013.
- How does United States rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- United States ranks 14th out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release