Educational attainment rate, completed … male Master location LPIA in United States
United States: Educational attainment rate, completed … male Master location LPIA was 0.5066 LPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in United States, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in United States stood at 0.5066 LPIA.
That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in United States peaked at 0.5621 LPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4709 LPIA, in 2022.
That places United States 15th out of 59 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male Master location LPIA in United States, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.5359 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.5212 LPIA | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5263 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.543 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5413 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5596 LPIA | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5506 LPIA | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5384 LPIA | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.479 LPIA | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5621 LPIA | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5163 LPIA | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5011 LPIA | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5235 LPIA | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4882 LPIA | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5029 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4829 LPIA | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5068 LPIA | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4709 LPIA | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5066 LPIA | +7.6% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.5066 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.417 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5335 LPIA | 0.5212 LPIA | 0.543 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.5222 LPIA | 0.479 LPIA | 0.5621 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4918 LPIA | 0.4709 LPIA | 0.5068 LPIA | 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 0.5066 LPIA 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 0.5621 LPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4709 LPIA in 2022.
- How does United States rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- United States ranks 15th 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 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release