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 15.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in United States of America, 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 of America is 15.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in United States of America peaked at 15.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1994.
That places United States of America 12th out of 37 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 6.0% | 7.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 7.3% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 10.3% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 14.5% | 15.9% | 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 15.9% 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 15.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1994.
- How does United States of America rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- United States of America ranks 12th out of 37 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 up 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, non-immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release