Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender in United States
United States: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender was 1.1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.1 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
25th
of 77 countries
All-time high
1.11 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.6546 GPIA
in 1995
Years of data
31
1994–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in United States, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in United States stood at 1.1 GPIA.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in United States peaked at 1.11 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6546 GPIA, in 1995.
United States ranks 25th of 77 countries on this measure, 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's … Master gender in United States, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.6573 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.6546 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.67 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6865 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7173 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7153 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7251 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7474 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7588 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7855 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7958 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.826 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8366 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8499 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8788 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8962 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9244 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9387 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9337 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9376 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9741 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.999 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 1.11 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 1.09 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.4% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 1.1 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.05 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6835 GPIA | 0.6546 GPIA | 0.7173 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.81 GPIA | 0.7251 GPIA | 0.8962 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9805 GPIA | 0.9244 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 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 1.1 GPIA 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 1.11 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6546 GPIA in 1995.
- How does United States rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- United States ranks 25th out of 77 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 13.0%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release