Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
136
Highest
100.0%
Albania
Lowest
13.1%
Niger
Median
96.5%
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
1,774
What the numbers show
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, female (%) is currently reported for 136 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Albania; the lowest is 13.1% in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 96.5%, and the mean is 87.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 82 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 152.4%), and the largest decrease in Niger (down 32.4%).
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 100.0% | 2023 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 1 | Australia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belgium | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Bermuda | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Canada | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Czechia | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 100.0% | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Greece | 100.0% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 1 | Croatia | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Hungary | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ireland | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iceland | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 100.0% | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 1 | Italy | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Lithuania | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Latvia | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Netherlands | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Romania | 100.0% | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 1 | Slovakia | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 99.3% | 2020 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Azerbaijan | 100.0% | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 35 | Poland | 99.7% | 2020 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 36 | Armenia | 99.7% | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 37 | Cayman Islands | 99.7% | 2015 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 38 | United States | 99.7% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 39 | Georgia | 99.6% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 40 | Republic of Moldova | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 41 | Qatar | 99.4% | 2022 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 42 | Kazakhstan | 99.4% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 43 | Uruguay | 99.4% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 44 | Saint Lucia | 99.3% | 2020 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 45 | Namibia | 99.2% | 2023 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 46 | Serbia | 99.0% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 47 | Kiribati | 99.0% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 48 | Tonga | 98.8% | 2023 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 49 | Bahamas | 98.7% | 2022 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 50 | Trinidad and Tobago | 98.6% | 2022 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 51 | Tajikistan | 98.6% | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 52 | Chile | 98.6% | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 53 | Samoa | 98.5% | 2022 | — | flat |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | 98.2% | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 55 | Montenegro | 97.9% | 2020 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 56 | Philippines | 97.9% | 2022 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 57 | Indonesia | 97.5% | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 58 | United Arab Emirates | 97.5% | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 59 | Grenada | 97.3% | 2023 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 60 | Guyana | 97.2% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 97.2% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 62 | Paraguay | 97.2% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 63 | North Macedonia | 96.9% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 64 | Fiji | 96.7% | 2021 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 65 | Mongolia | 96.7% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 66 | Lesotho | 96.6% | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 67 | Argentina | 96.6% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 68 | Republic of Korea | 96.4% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 69 | Sri Lanka | 96.4% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 70 | Brunei Darussalam | 96.4% | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 71 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 96.3% | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 72 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 96.3% | 2017 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 73 | Cyprus | 96.3% | 2023 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 74 | South Africa | 96.0% | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 75 | Dominican Republic | 96.0% | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 76 | Panama | 95.7% | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 77 | Palestine, State of | 95.7% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 78 | Viet Nam | 95.6% | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 79 | Brazil | 95.4% | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 80 | Macao | 95.3% | 2016 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 81 | Bahrain | 94.8% | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 82 | Colombia | 94.7% | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 83 | Thailand | 94.7% | 2022 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 84 | Mexico | 94.3% | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 85 | Zimbabwe | 94.1% | 2023 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 86 | Mauritius | 94.0% | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 87 | Kuwait | 93.9% | 2018 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 88 | Belize | 93.7% | 2022 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 89 | Ecuador | 93.6% | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 90 | Hong Kong | 93.4% | 2015 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 91 | Saudi Arabia | 92.5% | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 92 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 91.9% | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 93 | Peru | 91.3% | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 94 | Jordan | 91.2% | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 95 | Eswatini | 91.0% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 96 | Botswana | 90.7% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 97 | Honduras | 88.6% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 98 | Zambia | 87.7% | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 99 | Myanmar | 86.9% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 100 | Türkiye | 85.4% | 2023 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 101 | El Salvador | 84.9% | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 102 | Kenya | 82.7% | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 103 | Iran | 82.5% | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 104 | Cambodia | 81.6% | 2023 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 105 | Rwanda | 81.6% | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 106 | Ghana | 78.6% | 2024 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 107 | Malawi | 77.1% | 2020 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 108 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 76.7% | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 109 | Tunisia | 75.5% | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 110 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 73.9% | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 111 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 73.8% | 2022 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 112 | Guatemala | 71.6% | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 113 | Bangladesh | 69.3% | 2023 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 114 | Syria | 69.2% | 2009 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 115 | Cameroon | 68.4% | 2018 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 116 | Egypt | 68.4% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 117 | Algeria | 68.2% | 2019 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 118 | Uganda | 68.2% | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 119 | Angola | 67.1% | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 120 | Nigeria | 66.6% | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 121 | India | 65.7% | 2023 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 122 | Mozambique | 60.6% | 2022 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 123 | Togo | 52.2% | 2022 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 124 | Liberia | 47.5% | 2019 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 125 | Nepal | 46.4% | 2021 | up 89.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Pakistan | 40.3% | 2021 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 127 | Ethiopia | 36.0% | 2022 | up 152.4% | rising |
| 128 | Senegal | 33.8% | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 129 | Sierra Leone | 32.1% | 2019 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 130 | Benin | 27.6% | 2022 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 131 | Burkina Faso | 26.9% | 2024 | up 110.6% | rising |
| 132 | Mali | 20.2% | 2022 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 133 | Guinea | 18.6% | 2018 | up 147.7% | rising |
| 134 | Afghanistan | 15.3% | 2022 | up 129.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Niger | 13.1% | 2022 | down 32.4% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release