Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in United States
United States: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 16.2% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in United States, 2005β2024
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 16.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in United States peaked at 16.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2005.
United States ranks 24th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.0% | 10.7% | 11.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 11.6% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 15.1% | 16.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.0% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (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 16.2% 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 16.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2005.
- How does United States rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- United States ranks 24th out of 67 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 29.3%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release