Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in United States
United States: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 1.2 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in United States, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
United States recorded 1.2 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in United States peaked at 1.22 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8675 GPIA, in 2005.
That places United States 22nd out of 56 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9454 GPIA | 0.8675 GPIA | 0.9849 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.08 GPIA | 0.9877 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 4 |
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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 1.2 GPIA 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 1.22 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8675 GPIA in 2005.
- How does United States rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- United States ranks 22nd out of 56 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 7.2%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release