Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in United States of America
United States of America: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 0.5991 LPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in United States of America, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in United States of America stood at 0.5991 LPIA.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in United States of America peaked at 0.6549 LPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5436 LPIA, in 2022.
United States of America ranks 13th of 56 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5962 LPIA | 0.5671 LPIA | 0.6133 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.5873 LPIA | 0.5491 LPIA | 0.6549 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5826 LPIA | 0.5436 LPIA | 0.5991 LPIA | 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 master's or equivalent in United States of America?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in United States of America was 0.5991 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6549 LPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5436 LPIA in 2022.
- How does United States of America rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- United States of America ranks 13th out of 56 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release