Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … male Master urban s in United States
United States: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … male Master urban s was 15.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in United States, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States recorded 15.5% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in United States peaked at 15.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2005.
United States ranks 26th of 68 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … male Master urban s in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.8% | — |
| 2006 | 12.0% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 14.4% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 15.4% | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 15.5% | +0.3% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 15.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.7%, 92% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 11.8% | 12.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 12.1% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 14.4% | 15.5% | 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 15.5% 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 15.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2005.
- How does United States rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- United States ranks 26th out of 68 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 20.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release