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United States: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes

15.00percent · 2024+27.5% since 2014

Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator EA.7T8.AG25T99. Annual figures for United States from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202415.005
202314.787
202214.219
202114.224
202014.139
201913.442
201813.05
201712.798
201612.614
201511.995
201411.765
201311.566
201211.157
201110.931
201010.632
200910.462
200810.284
200710.074
20069.926
20059.695
20049.572
20039.393
20029.106
20018.934
20008.692

Source

Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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UIS (2026). Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-ea-7t8-ag25t99 (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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