Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative) by country
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.
Countries reporting
132
Highest
100.0%
Uzbekistan
Lowest
11.5%
Niger
Median
72.7%
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
1,897
What the numbers show
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative) is currently reported for 132 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Uzbekistan; the lowest is 11.5% in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 72.7%, and the mean is 70.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 113 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Haiti (up 261.1%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 14.3%).
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 2 | Czechia | 99.9% | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 99.8% | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 4 | Iceland | 99.6% | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 5 | Slovakia | 99.5% | 2023 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 6 | Norway | 99.4% | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 7 | Slovenia | 99.4% | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 8 | Hungary | 99.3% | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 9 | Armenia | 99.1% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 10 | Latvia | 99.1% | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 11 | Georgia | 98.9% | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 12 | Moldova | 98.7% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 13 | Estonia | 98.6% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 14 | Switzerland | 98.5% | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 15 | Azerbaijan | 98.4% | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 16 | Lithuania | 98.4% | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 17 | Montenegro | 97.9% | 2020 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 18 | Croatia | 97.6% | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 97.5% | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 20 | Austria | 96.8% | 2021 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 21 | Canada | 96.6% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 22 | United States | 96.5% | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 23 | Kazakhstan | 96.3% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 24 | Bahamas | 96.0% | 2022 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 25 | Serbia | 95.6% | 2022 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 26 | Romania | 95.3% | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 27 | Sweden | 95.1% | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 28 | Malta | 94.9% | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 29 | Germany | 94.8% | 2023 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 30 | Albania | 94.6% | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 31 | South Korea | 94.4% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 32 | Cayman Islands | 94.2% | 2015 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 33 | Tonga | 94.1% | 2021 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 34 | Denmark | 93.8% | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 35 | Australia | 93.7% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 36 | France | 92.8% | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 37 | Israel | 92.6% | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 38 | Ireland | 91.8% | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 39 | Finland | 91.5% | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 40 | Mongolia | 91.3% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 41 | Netherlands | 90.9% | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 90.7% | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 43 | Belgium | 89.8% | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 44 | Poland | 89.8% | 2021 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 45 | Brunei | 89.7% | 2023 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 46 | Chile | 89.1% | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 47 | Singapore | 87.8% | 2022 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 48 | Puerto Rico | 87.7% | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 49 | Saudi Arabia | 87.7% | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 50 | Italy | 87.5% | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 51 | United Arab Emirates | 87.3% | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 52 | Cyprus | 87.1% | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 53 | Samoa | 87.0% | 2019 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 54 | Fiji | 86.7% | 2017 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 55 | Spain | 86.4% | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 56 | South Africa | 86.1% | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 57 | Jordan | 85.8% | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 58 | Hong Kong | 84.1% | 2022 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 59 | Sri Lanka | 83.8% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 60 | Malaysia | 82.1% | 2022 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 61 | Greece | 81.6% | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 62 | Bahrain | 79.6% | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 63 | Namibia | 75.9% | 2023 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 64 | North Macedonia | 75.6% | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 65 | Macao | 75.5% | 2016 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 66 | Jamaica | 74.3% | 2022 | up 31.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Mauritius | 71.2% | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 68 | Kenya | 70.8% | 2024 | up 118.9% | rising |
| 69 | Zimbabwe | 70.8% | 2017 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 70 | Trinidad and Tobago | 70.7% | 2022 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 71 | Iran | 70.3% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 72 | Qatar | 70.2% | 2022 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 73 | Bolivia | 70.2% | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 74 | Vietnam | 70.2% | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 75 | Mexico | 70.0% | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 76 | Peru | 69.5% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 77 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 69.5% | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 78 | Venezuela | 68.6% | 2017 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 79 | Palestine | 68.3% | 2022 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 80 | Ghana | 68.2% | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 81 | Brazil | 65.9% | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 82 | Portugal | 64.9% | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 83 | Nigeria | 64.0% | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 84 | Panama | 63.6% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 85 | Turkey | 62.6% | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 86 | Colombia | 62.5% | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 87 | India | 62.0% | 2023 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 88 | Uruguay | 60.7% | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 89 | Egypt | 60.6% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 90 | Philippines | 60.0% | 2022 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 91 | Indonesia | 59.9% | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 92 | Dominican Republic | 58.6% | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 93 | Paraguay | 57.9% | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 94 | Argentina | 56.6% | 2003 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 95 | Thailand | 56.4% | 2022 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 96 | Ecuador | 55.1% | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 97 | Kuwait | 53.9% | 2018 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 98 | El Salvador | 52.8% | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 99 | Grenada | 52.5% | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 100 | Bangladesh | 52.1% | 2021 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 101 | Zambia | 52.0% | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 102 | Costa Rica | 51.2% | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 103 | Belize | 49.8% | 2020 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Angola | 49.6% | 2023 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 105 | Liberia | 49.3% | 2019 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 106 | Pakistan | 48.0% | 2021 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 107 | Myanmar | 47.8% | 2019 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 108 | Tunisia | 45.5% | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 109 | Saint Lucia | 43.8% | 2019 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Nepal | 43.2% | 2021 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 111 | Syria | 38.9% | 2009 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 112 | Cameroon | 38.3% | 2018 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 113 | Guatemala | 37.7% | 2024 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 114 | Lesotho | 36.7% | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 115 | Haiti | 36.0% | 2017 | up 261.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Sierra Leone | 33.4% | 2019 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 117 | Togo | 32.3% | 2022 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 118 | Honduras | 32.3% | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 119 | Uganda | 29.0% | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 120 | Cambodia | 29.0% | 2021 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 121 | Malawi | 26.2% | 2020 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 122 | Afghanistan | 24.1% | 2022 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 123 | Mozambique | 23.7% | 2022 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 124 | Ethiopia | 22.0% | 2022 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 125 | Rwanda | 20.5% | 2022 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 126 | Senegal | 19.8% | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 127 | Guinea | 19.3% | 2018 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 128 | Benin | 18.4% | 2022 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 129 | Tanzania | 18.3% | 2022 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 130 | Mali | 13.9% | 2022 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 131 | Burkina Faso | 13.3% | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 132 | Niger | 11.5% | 2022 | down 9.7% | rising |
About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.