Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in United States
United States: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent 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.
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
- 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 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