Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
134
Highest
100.0%
Albania
Lowest
23.2%
Niger
Median
98.0%
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
1,781
What the numbers show
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, male (%) is currently reported for 134 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Albania; the lowest is 23.2% in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 98.0%, and the mean is 91.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 77 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 69.8%), and the largest decrease in Niger (down 26.0%).
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1) … male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 100.0% | 2023 | up 2.8% | 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 | flat |
| 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 | Estonia | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 100.0% | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Greece | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 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 1.8% | rising |
| 1 | Italy | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Lithuania | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Latvia | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Netherlands | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Romania | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Azerbaijan | 99.9% | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 36 | Cayman Islands | 99.9% | 2015 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 37 | United States | 99.7% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 38 | Poland | 99.7% | 2020 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 39 | Serbia | 99.7% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 40 | Cook Islands | 99.7% | 2020 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 41 | Uruguay | 99.6% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 42 | Armenia | 99.6% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 43 | Tajikistan | 99.5% | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 44 | Moldova | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 45 | Georgia | 99.5% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 46 | Kiribati | 99.5% | 2024 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 47 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 99.4% | 2023 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 48 | South Korea | 99.4% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 49 | Kazakhstan | 99.3% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 50 | Montenegro | 99.3% | 2020 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 51 | Qatar | 99.2% | 2022 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 52 | Namibia | 99.0% | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 53 | Chile | 99.0% | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 54 | Trinidad and Tobago | 98.9% | 2022 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 55 | Brunei | 98.9% | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 56 | North Macedonia | 98.8% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 57 | Palestine | 98.8% | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 58 | United Arab Emirates | 98.7% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 59 | Indonesia | 98.6% | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 60 | Bahamas | 98.5% | 2022 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 61 | Tonga | 98.3% | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 62 | Macao | 98.2% | 2016 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 63 | Fiji | 98.2% | 2021 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 64 | Paraguay | 98.1% | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 65 | Philippines | 98.1% | 2022 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 66 | Cyprus | 98.0% | 2023 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 67 | Bolivia | 98.0% | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 68 | Mauritius | 97.9% | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 69 | Puerto Rico | 97.9% | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 70 | Sri Lanka | 97.9% | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 71 | Hong Kong | 97.8% | 2015 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 72 | Zimbabwe | 97.7% | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 73 | Peru | 97.7% | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 74 | Saint Lucia | 97.6% | 2020 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 75 | Vietnam | 97.6% | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 76 | South Africa | 97.4% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 77 | Turkey | 97.2% | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 78 | Costa Rica | 97.1% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 79 | Jordan | 97.0% | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 80 | Grenada | 97.0% | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 81 | Panama | 96.9% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 82 | Thailand | 96.6% | 2022 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 83 | Venezuela | 96.5% | 2017 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 84 | Argentina | 96.4% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 85 | Kuwait | 96.3% | 2018 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 86 | Dominican Republic | 95.9% | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 87 | Saudi Arabia | 95.9% | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 88 | Mexico | 95.8% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 89 | Brazil | 95.4% | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 90 | Ecuador | 95.3% | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 91 | Bahrain | 95.0% | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 92 | Mongolia | 94.8% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 93 | Zambia | 94.3% | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 94 | Colombia | 93.9% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 95 | Belize | 93.6% | 2022 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 96 | Eswatini | 93.1% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 97 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 93.0% | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 98 | Myanmar | 91.5% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 99 | Iran | 91.4% | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 100 | Cambodia | 91.0% | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 101 | Tunisia | 90.6% | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 102 | Kenya | 90.3% | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 103 | Malawi | 89.2% | 2020 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 104 | El Salvador | 89.2% | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 105 | Botswana | 88.9% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 106 | Ghana | 88.7% | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 107 | Rwanda | 88.5% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 108 | Syria | 88.4% | 2009 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 109 | Laos | 88.3% | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 110 | Honduras | 86.9% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 111 | Lesotho | 86.6% | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 112 | Tanzania | 85.5% | 2022 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 113 | Angola | 84.6% | 2023 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 114 | Nigeria | 84.4% | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 115 | Egypt | 82.8% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 116 | India | 82.5% | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 117 | Algeria | 82.4% | 2019 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 118 | Cameroon | 82.3% | 2018 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 119 | Guatemala | 80.4% | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 120 | Mozambique | 79.0% | 2022 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 121 | Uganda | 78.5% | 2024 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 122 | Togo | 76.9% | 2022 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 123 | Nepal | 75.4% | 2021 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 124 | Bangladesh | 74.9% | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 125 | Pakistan | 63.4% | 2021 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 126 | Ethiopia | 60.3% | 2022 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 127 | Benin | 59.7% | 2021 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 128 | Sierra Leone | 52.5% | 2019 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 129 | Senegal | 45.5% | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 130 | Burkina Faso | 42.3% | 2024 | up 69.8% | rising |
| 131 | Afghanistan | 41.6% | 2022 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 132 | Guinea | 39.9% | 2018 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 133 | Mali | 35.5% | 2022 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 134 | Niger | 23.2% | 2022 | down 26.0% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release