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Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative) by country

The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.

Countries reporting
129
Highest
65.2%
Uzbekistan
Lowest
2.0%
Niger
Median
21.8%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
2,126

What the numbers show

Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative) is currently reported for 129 countries. The highest value is 65.2% in Uzbekistan; the lowest is 2.0% in Niger.

The median across all reporting countries is 21.8%, and the mean is 23.4%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 33.

Over the past decade 106 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in East Timor (up 440.2%), and the largest decrease in Fiji (down 59.9%).

Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Uzbekistan 65.2% 2022 up 14.1% rising
2 Russia 61.4% 2021 up 6.0% rising
3 Singapore 55.5% 2024 up 21.2% rising
4 South Korea 54.7% 2024 up 11.4% rising
5 United Arab Emirates 53.3% 2024 up 0.4% rising
6 United States 47.6% 2024 up 16.5% rising
7 United Kingdom 46.8% 2021 up 36.4% rising
8 Luxembourg 46.8% 2023 up 11.5% rising
9 Switzerland 46.1% 2024 up 6.4% rising
10 Canada 45.4% 2021 up 2.1% rising
11 Ireland 45.1% 2022 up 35.6% rising
12 Saudi Arabia 44.6% 2024 up 75.2% rising
13 Australia 43.8% 2024 up 19.1% rising
14 Ukraine 42.9% 2021 — rising
15 Cyprus 42.4% 2023 up 25.1% rising
16 Armenia 41.7% 2022 down 7.8% falling
17 Seychelles 40.4% 2020 up 9.6% rising
18 Netherlands 39.2% 2023 up 20.4% rising
19 Norway 37.9% 2023 up 12.4% rising
20 Sweden 37.6% 2022 up 45.4% rising
21 Andorra 37.4% 2022 up 16.3% rising
22 Bermuda 35.9% 2016 up 8.7% rising
23 Belgium 35.6% 2023 up 18.6% rising
24 France 35.4% 2023 up 32.5% rising
25 Lithuania 35.3% 2023 up 37.0% rising
26 Spain 34.6% 2024 up 18.8% rising
27 New Zealand 34.5% 2020 up 5.2% rising
28 Germany 34.5% 2022 up 13.8% rising
29 Bahrain 34.3% 2024 up 89.2% rising
30 Israel 34.3% 2023 down 18.8% rising
31 Finland 34.1% 2023 up 13.6% rising
32 Cayman Islands 33.9% 2015 up 45.3% rising
33 Denmark 33.7% 2023 up 15.9% rising
34 Georgia 32.4% 2024 up 5.1% rising
35 Puerto Rico 32.3% 2020 up 24.3% rising
36 Iceland 32.3% 2023 up 17.4% rising
37 Tajikistan 31.5% 2017 up 73.4% rising
38 Moldova 31.3% 2024 up 7.4% rising
39 Estonia 30.7% 2023 up 6.1% rising
40 Bolivia 30.1% 2023 up 18.8% rising
41 Slovenia 30.0% 2022 up 44.3% rising
42 Latvia 29.5% 2023 up 29.0% rising
43 Greece 29.5% 2024 up 21.0% rising
44 Poland 29.3% 2024 up 37.7% rising
45 Azerbaijan 28.3% 2023 up 3.4% flat
46 Hong Kong 27.9% 2024 up 19.5% rising
47 Malta 27.4% 2023 up 66.4% rising
48 Colombia 25.5% 2024 up 38.4% rising
49 Venezuela 25.3% 2017 up 111.4% rising
50 Hungary 24.7% 2023 up 27.1% rising
51 Mongolia 24.6% 2023 up 6.9% rising
52 Jordan 24.4% 2023 up 26.7% rising
53 Iran 24.3% 2023 up 10.8% rising
54 Macao 24.2% 2016 up 77.6% rising
55 Serbia 23.7% 2024 up 25.8% rising
56 Turkey 23.7% 2023 up 34.7% rising
57 Croatia 23.5% 2023 up 30.6% rising
58 East Timor 23.3% 2022 up 440.2% volatile
59 Slovakia 23.2% 2023 up 35.3% rising
60 Malaysia 23.1% 2022 up 32.7% rising
61 Chile 22.9% 2024 up 39.5% rising
62 Montenegro 22.7% 2020 up 5.6% rising
63 Bulgaria 22.1% 2023 up 2.5% rising
64 Philippines 21.9% 2022 down 11.6% rising
65 Portugal 21.8% 2024 up 48.5% rising
66 Czechia 21.1% 2023 up 9.9% rising
67 North Macedonia 20.8% 2024 up 27.4% rising
68 Austria 20.8% 2023 down 4.9% rising
69 Tonga 20.8% 2023 up 190.4% volatile
70 Brazil 20.7% 2024 up 81.2% rising
71 Mexico 20.6% 2025 up 19.6% rising
72 Brunei 20.1% 2023 up 1.4% rising
73 Palestine 19.5% 2024 down 17.4% rising
74 Egypt 19.3% 2023 up 16.5% rising
75 Costa Rica 19.2% 2024 down 17.8% rising
76 Albania 19.0% 2023 up 43.6% rising
77 Zimbabwe 16.9% 2023 up 274.4% rising
78 Trinidad and Tobago 16.1% 2023 up 41.0% rising
79 South Africa 16.1% 2024 up 112.4% rising
80 Italy 16.0% 2023 up 26.6% rising
81 Argentina 15.5% 2022 — rising
82 Peru 15.2% 2024 down 33.2% rising
83 Belize 15.2% 2022 up 1.8% rising
84 Grenada 15.2% 2023 up 41.9% rising
85 Vietnam 15.1% 2023 up 47.8% rising
86 Kuwait 15.0% 2018 up 38.4% rising
87 India 14.9% 2021 up 18.1% rising
88 Romania 14.6% 2023 up 7.9% rising
89 Ecuador 14.4% 2024 down 7.2% rising
90 Thailand 14.0% 2024 up 10.5% rising
91 Paraguay 13.8% 2020 up 38.3% rising
92 Tunisia 13.8% 2023 down 3.9% rising
93 Mauritius 13.0% 2022 up 3.0% rising
94 Ghana 12.7% 2022 up 24.2% rising
95 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.4% 2023 up 50.8% rising
96 Samoa 12.2% 2017 up 73.8% volatile
97 Nigeria 12.1% 2023 down 34.3% falling
98 Uganda 11.9% 2021 up 37.2% rising
99 Zambia 11.7% 2023 up 64.3% volatile
100 Panama 11.6% 2024 down 9.4% flat
101 Indonesia 11.0% 2023 up 20.6% rising
102 Bangladesh 10.8% 2023 up 32.5% rising
103 Jamaica 10.7% 2023 down 6.5% rising
104 Namibia 10.7% 2023 up 33.3% rising
105 Democratic Republic of Congo 10.5% 2020 down 12.3% rising
106 Uruguay 10.5% 2024 up 9.8% rising
107 Togo 10.4% 2022 up 262.5% rising
108 Pakistan 10.2% 2021 up 36.5% rising
109 Dominican Republic 10.1% 2015 up 11.7% rising
110 Ethiopia 8.3% 2021 up 328.6% volatile
111 El Salvador 8.2% 2023 down 22.9% falling
112 Cambodia 8.1% 2023 down 3.9% volatile
113 Rwanda 8.0% 2024 up 74.4% rising
114 Syria 7.9% 2009 down 1.9% rising
115 Benin 7.8% 2022 up 129.4% volatile
116 Myanmar 7.8% 2019 down 11.0% volatile
117 Senegal 7.7% 2022 up 62.5% rising
118 Honduras 7.4% 2024 down 24.9% rising
119 Kenya 7.1% 2022 up 141.8% volatile
120 Mali 5.9% 2022 up 72.4% rising
121 Fiji 5.4% 2017 down 59.9% volatile
122 Sri Lanka 5.2% 2024 up 52.5% rising
123 Guatemala 4.5% 2023 up 48.5% rising
124 Burundi 4.5% 2020 up 19.9% volatile
125 Burkina Faso 4.2% 2024 — rising
126 Mozambique 3.5% 2022 up 29.2% rising
127 Malawi 3.1% 2020 up 111.9% volatile
128 Tanzania 2.0% 2014 up 63.8% volatile
129 Niger 2.0% 2022 down 27.6% rising

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Indicator
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative)
Unit
cumulative
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
129 places, 2,126 data points, 1970–2025
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.