Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA in United States
United States: Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA was 1.01 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in United States, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
United States recorded 1.01 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in United States peaked at 1.01 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.95 LPIA, in 2004.
United States ranks 9th of 105 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA in United States, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.95 LPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.9516 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9624 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9656 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9706 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9669 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9683 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.968 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9649 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9723 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9717 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9704 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9731 LPIA | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 1 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9815 LPIA | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 1 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9832 LPIA | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 1 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 1.01 LPIA | +0.2% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 1.01 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9018 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.96 LPIA | 0.95 LPIA | 0.9706 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9757 LPIA | 0.9649 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9955 LPIA | 0.9815 LPIA | 1.01 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 6 Switzerland 1.03 LPIA compare
- 7 Luxembourg 1.01 LPIA compare
- 8 United Kingdom 1.01 LPIA compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 1 LPIA compare
- 11 Austria 0.9962 LPIA compare
- 12 Kazakhstan 0.9803 LPIA compare
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 upper secondary education or in United States?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in United States was 1.01 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.95 LPIA in 2004.
- How does United States rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- United States ranks 9th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release