Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative) by country
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.
Countries reporting
142
Highest
97.9%
Belarus, Republic of
Lowest
1.7%
Niger
Median
55.9%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
2,311
What the numbers show
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative) is currently reported for 142 countries. The highest value is 97.9% in Belarus, Republic of; the lowest is 1.7% in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 55.9%, and the mean is 54.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 57.
Over the past decade 120 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Namibia (up 350.7%), and the largest decrease in Tunisia (down 52.5%).
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarus, Republic of | 97.9% | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 2 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 96.8% | 2022 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 3 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 94.3% | 2019 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 4 | Georgia | 93.5% | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 92.9% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 6 | Armenia, Republic of | 92.8% | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 7 | Lithuania, Republic of | 92.5% | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 8 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 91.8% | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 9 | United States | 91.6% | 2024 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 10 | Czech Republic | 91.4% | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 11 | Bahamas, The | 90.9% | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 12 | Slovak Republic | 90.1% | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 13 | Canada | 89.9% | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 14 | Latvia, Republic of | 89.2% | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 15 | Poland, Republic of | 87.4% | 2021 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 16 | Estonia, Republic of | 86.6% | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 17 | Israel | 85.2% | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 18 | Japan | 85.2% | 2020 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 19 | Sweden | 84.7% | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 20 | Switzerland | 84.4% | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 21 | Seychelles | 84.3% | 2020 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 22 | Mongolia | 84.0% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 23 | Hungary | 83.9% | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 24 | Ireland | 83.0% | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 25 | Austria | 82.6% | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 26 | Slovenia, Republic of | 82.3% | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 27 | Finland | 82.1% | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 28 | Montenegro | 81.9% | 2020 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 29 | Norway | 81.9% | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 30 | Germany | 81.9% | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 31 | Puerto Rico | 81.8% | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 32 | Korea, Republic of | 81.5% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 33 | Croatia, Republic of | 81.4% | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 34 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 80.7% | 2017 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 35 | United Kingdom | 80.5% | 2021 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 80.2% | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 37 | Iceland | 80.2% | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 38 | Australia | 79.9% | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 39 | Singapore | 79.0% | 2022 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 40 | Cyprus | 78.3% | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 41 | Denmark | 78.1% | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 42 | France | 78.0% | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 77.2% | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 44 | Serbia, Republic of | 77.1% | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 45 | United Arab Emirates | 76.9% | 2024 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 76.0% | 2024 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 47 | Moldova, Republic of | 75.3% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 48 | New Zealand | 75.1% | 2020 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 49 | Belgium | 74.4% | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 50 | Netherlands, The | 74.1% | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 51 | Romania | 72.8% | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 52 | Ukraine | 72.5% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 53 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 72.0% | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 54 | Greece | 70.1% | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 55 | Chile | 69.8% | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 56 | Malaysia | 69.8% | 2022 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 57 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 68.7% | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 58 | Brunei Darussalam | 67.9% | 2023 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 59 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 66.4% | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 60 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 66.3% | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 61 | Sri Lanka | 65.3% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 62 | Oman | 63.5% | 2022 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 63 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 63.5% | 2022 | up 195.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Trinidad and Tobago | 63.4% | 2022 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 65 | Brazil | 61.7% | 2024 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 66 | Andorra, Principality of | 61.2% | 2022 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 67 | Colombia | 58.8% | 2024 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 68 | Peru | 58.3% | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 69 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 58.1% | 2017 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 70 | Jamaica | 56.4% | 2022 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 71 | Malta | 56.2% | 2021 | up 105.2% | rising |
| 72 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 55.7% | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 73 | Spain | 55.7% | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 74 | Italy | 55.3% | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 75 | Albania | 54.0% | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 76 | Grenada | 53.6% | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 77 | Bolivia | 53.1% | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 78 | Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 52.0% | 2016 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 79 | Qatar | 51.4% | 2022 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 80 | St. Lucia | 51.3% | 2020 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 81 | Mauritius | 51.1% | 2022 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 82 | Dominican Republic | 49.4% | 2024 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 83 | Panama | 49.4% | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 84 | Portugal | 48.6% | 2024 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 85 | Nigeria | 48.1% | 2024 | up 23.8% | flat |
| 86 | South Africa | 48.0% | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 87 | Paraguay | 46.2% | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 88 | Ecuador | 46.2% | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 89 | Palestine | 45.9% | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 90 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 45.7% | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 91 | Fiji, Republic of | 44.6% | 2017 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Samoa | 43.9% | 2022 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Costa Rica | 43.3% | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 94 | Botswana | 43.0% | 2023 | up 160.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Belize | 42.9% | 2022 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 96 | Jordan | 42.6% | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 97 | Mexico | 42.5% | 2025 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 98 | India | 41.3% | 2023 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 99 | Türkiye, Republic of | 41.1% | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 100 | Vietnam | 39.5% | 2023 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 101 | Kenya | 39.2% | 2024 | up 78.1% | rising |
| 102 | Thailand | 39.1% | 2024 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 103 | Indonesia | 39.1% | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 104 | Namibia | 37.5% | 2023 | up 350.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Uruguay | 35.0% | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 106 | Philippines | 34.5% | 2022 | down 41.0% | rising |
| 107 | El Salvador | 33.8% | 2023 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 108 | Bangladesh | 33.7% | 2021 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 109 | Kuwait | 31.2% | 2018 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 110 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 30.4% | 2023 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 111 | Angola | 26.9% | 2023 | up 69.6% | rising |
| 112 | Nicaragua | 26.7% | 2014 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 113 | Liberia | 26.2% | 2019 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 114 | Pakistan | 26.1% | 2018 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 115 | Gambia, The | 24.8% | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 116 | Algeria | 24.1% | 2019 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Myanmar | 22.8% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Ghana | 22.6% | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 119 | Honduras | 22.2% | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 120 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 20.6% | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 121 | Tunisia | 19.4% | 2023 | down 52.5% | rising |
| 122 | Guatemala | 17.9% | 2024 | down 32.6% | rising |
| 123 | Côte d'Ivoire | 16.8% | 2021 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 124 | Rwanda | 16.3% | 2024 | up 92.5% | rising |
| 125 | Cameroon | 14.3% | 2018 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 126 | Zimbabwe | 13.3% | 2019 | up 118.2% | rising |
| 127 | Uganda | 13.2% | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 128 | Nepal | 12.8% | 2021 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 129 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 12.6% | 2022 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 130 | Malawi | 12.1% | 2020 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Mozambique, Republic of | 11.6% | 2022 | up 146.3% | rising |
| 132 | Togo | 11.0% | 2022 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 133 | Cambodia | 10.4% | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 134 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 9.9% | 2022 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 135 | Burundi | 9.3% | 2020 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 136 | Madagascar, Republic of | 8.9% | 2021 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 137 | Senegal | 8.4% | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 138 | Mali | 7.2% | 2022 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 139 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 6.5% | 2022 | up 92.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Benin | 6.4% | 2022 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 141 | Burkina Faso | 5.2% | 2024 | up 83.9% | rising |
| 142 | Niger | 1.7% | 2022 | down 47.5% | rising |
About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.