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