Educational attainment rate, completed … Master non-immigrant both in United States
United States: Educational attainment rate, completed … Master non-immigrant both was 14.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in United States, 1994–2024
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 14.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in United States peaked at 14.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 1994.
That places United States 15th out of 38 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … Master non-immigrant both in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 7.4% | — |
| 1995 | 7.7% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 7.8% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 7.8% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 8.2% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 8.4% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 8.5% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 8.7% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 14.2% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 14.7% | +1.4% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 14.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.7%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 7.4% | 8.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 8.5% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 10.5% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 13.8% | 14.7% | 5 |
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 14.7% in 2024, 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 14.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 1994.
- How does United States rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- United States ranks 15th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. 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, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release