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🎓 Education statistics

4,107 indicators covering education, each with the full history for every country that reports it, ranked and free to download.

All education indicators

Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, female (%) 101 places, 1970–2025
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) 99 places, 1970–2025
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) 100 places, 1970–2025
Repeaters in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male (number) 89 places, 1970–2025
Net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), male (UIS estimate) (%) 115 places, 1998–2023
Proportion of secondary schools with access to computers for pedagogical purposes (%) 118 places, 2000–2025
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%) 106 places, 1997–2025
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant US$ (millions) 112 places, 1997–2024
Repeaters in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, female (number) 86 places, 1970–2025
Government expenditure on lower secondary education, US$ (millions) 111 places, 1997–2024
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ (millions) 111 places, 1997–2024
Inbound internationally mobile students from unknown regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number) 102 places, 1997–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, both sexes (%) 95 places, 1970–2025
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 99 places, 1970–2025
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant PPP$ (millions) 110 places, 1997–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, male (%) 95 places, 1970–2025
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes, male (%) 107 places, 1998–2024
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law programmes, tertiary (%) 95 places, 1998–2019
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by education level (%) 110 places, 2000–2025
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%) 106 places, 1998–2024
Literacy rate vs. average years of schooling 128 places, 1475–2023
Government expenditure on lower secondary education, constant US$ (millions) 108 places, 1997–2024
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from Sudan, both sexes (number) 110 places, 1999–2025
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from South Sudan, both sexes (number) 110 places, 1999–2025
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in pre-primary public institutions (%) 107 places, 1998–2024
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female 126 places, 1970–2019
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%) 92 places, 1995–2019
Government expenditure on lower secondary education, PPP$ (millions) 107 places, 1997–2024
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in pre-primary public institutions (%) 107 places, 1998–2024
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in public institutions, both sexes (%) 103 places, 1998–2024
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female 125 places, 1970–2019
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes, tertiary (%) 92 places, 1998–2019
Government expenditure on lower secondary education, constant PPP$ (millions) 106 places, 1997–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) 93 places, 1970–2025
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in upper-secondary public institutions (%) 108 places, 1998–2024
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 103 places, 1998–2024
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in upper-secondary public institutions (%) 107 places, 1998–2024
Inbound internationally mobile students from the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) (number) 118 places, 2011–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%) 111 places, 1970–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%) 89 places, 1970–2025
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative) 111 places, 1970–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%) 110 places, 1970–2024
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by education level and sex (%) 105 places, 2000–2025
Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher 110 places, 1970–2024
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative) 110 places, 1970–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) 91 places, 1970–2025
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 55-64 years old, both sexes (%) 78 places, 1990–2025
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%) 103 places, 1998–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%) 108 places, 1970–2024
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative) 108 places, 1970–2024
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%) 90 places, 1970–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 88 places, 1970–2025
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%) 104 places, 1998–2024
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%) 104 places, 1998–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%) 112 places, 1970–2024
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative) 112 places, 1970–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%) 112 places, 1970–2024
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative) 112 places, 1970–2024
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities 106 places, 2000–2025
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita 103 places, 1997–2024

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