Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA in United States
United States: Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA was 1.01 LPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.01 LPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
8th
of 103 countries
All-time high
1.01 LPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.9565 LPIA
in 2004
Years of data
20
2004–2024
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 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% 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, 0.9565 LPIA, in 2004.
That places United States 8th out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA in United States, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.9565 LPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.9593 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9728 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9779 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.978 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9718 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9792 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9749 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9673 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9799 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9805 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9784 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9828 LPIA | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 1 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9853 LPIA | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 1 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.987 LPIA | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.01 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 1.01 LPIA | +0.1% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 1.01 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9132 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9689 LPIA | 0.9565 LPIA | 0.978 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9824 LPIA | 0.9673 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.999 LPIA | 0.9853 LPIA | 1.01 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 5 Jordan 1.02 LPIA compare
- 6 Switzerland 1.02 LPIA compare
- 7 Luxembourg 1.01 LPIA compare
- 9 Uzbekistan 0.9989 LPIA compare
- 10 Kazakhstan 0.9817 LPIA compare
- 11 Azerbaijan 0.9692 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 0.9565 LPIA in 2004.
- How does United States rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- United States ranks 8th out of 103 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 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release