Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
84
Highest
0.9339 LPIA
Palestine, State of
Lowest
0.0489 LPIA
Zimbabwe
Median
0.3923 LPIA
Years covered
44
1981–2024
Data points
848

What the numbers show

Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) is currently reported for 84 countries. The highest value is 0.9339 LPIA in Palestine, State of; the lowest is 0.0489 LPIA in Zimbabwe.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.3923 LPIA, and the mean is 0.4111 LPIA.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 19.

Over the past decade 66 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Guatemala (up 2,093.3%), and the largest decrease in Zimbabwe (down 78.9%).

Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Palestine, State of 0.9339 LPIA 2022 up 20.2% rising
2 Belgium 0.8994 LPIA 2023 up 12.4% flat
3 United Kingdom 0.8505 LPIA 2021 down 14.4% falling
4 Switzerland 0.8435 LPIA 2024 up 2.6% flat
5 Germany 0.819 LPIA 2023 up 3.5% flat
6 Luxembourg 0.8027 LPIA 2023 up 5.6% rising
7 Malta 0.7313 LPIA 2020 down 12.9% flat
8 Netherlands 0.7205 LPIA 2023 up 7.8% flat
9 Jordan 0.6995 LPIA 2023 down 1.1% flat
10 Estonia 0.6834 LPIA 2023 up 7.8% rising
11 Ireland 0.6655 LPIA 2023 up 22.4% rising
12 Uzbekistan, Republic of 0.6441 LPIA 2022 up 26.9% rising
13 Brunei Darussalam 0.6196 LPIA 2022 up 16.2% rising
14 Korea 0.5951 LPIA 2024 up 8.1% rising
15 Sweden 0.5839 LPIA 2023 up 20.2% rising
16 United States 0.5714 LPIA 2023 up 7.6% flat
17 Slovenia 0.5713 LPIA 2022 up 16.1% rising
18 Azerbaijan, Republic of 0.5618 LPIA 2023 up 78.7% rising
19 Latvia 0.5519 LPIA 2023 up 2.4% falling
20 Italy 0.5458 LPIA 2023 down 1.6% flat
21 Philippines 0.5383 LPIA 2022 up 10.3% rising
22 Kazakhstan, Republic of 0.536 LPIA 2024 up 35.6% rising
23 Cyprus 0.5181 LPIA 2023 down 8.4% flat
24 Denmark 0.5126 LPIA 2023 up 9.0% rising
25 Lithuania 0.5089 LPIA 2023 up 50.9% rising
26 Australia 0.5081 LPIA 2024 up 9.2% flat
27 Spain 0.4951 LPIA 2023 up 8.2% rising
28 France 0.4936 LPIA 2023 up 6.5% flat
29 Czechia 0.4808 LPIA 2023 down 5.3% falling
30 Finland 0.4637 LPIA 2022 up 11.8% rising
31 Nigeria 0.4552 LPIA 2024 up 63.4% rising
32 Poland 0.4466 LPIA 2020 up 14.6% rising
33 Belize 0.4465 LPIA 2022 up 7.2% rising
34 Norway 0.4311 LPIA 2023 down 15.0% falling
35 Iceland 0.4204 LPIA 2023 down 8.3% flat
36 Armenia, Republic of 0.4194 LPIA 2023 up 4.1% rising
37 Thailand 0.4158 LPIA 2022 up 36.0% rising
38 Portugal 0.407 LPIA 2023 down 9.6% rising
39 South Africa 0.3981 LPIA 2024 up 131.2% rising
40 Austria 0.3979 LPIA 2021 up 5.3% rising
41 Bangladesh 0.3952 LPIA 2023 up 52.8% rising
42 Costa Rica 0.3946 LPIA 2024 up 7.1% rising
43 Chile 0.39 LPIA 2024 down 1.0% rising
44 Sri Lanka 0.3743 LPIA 2023 up 25.7% falling
45 India 0.367 LPIA 2023 up 29.9% rising
46 Mongolia 0.3593 LPIA 2024 up 28.8% rising
47 Indonesia 0.3587 LPIA 2023 up 33.0% rising
48 Panama 0.3529 LPIA 2024 up 64.5% volatile
49 Greece 0.3515 LPIA 2024 up 20.4% rising
50 Paraguay 0.3465 LPIA 2024 up 38.6% rising
51 Pakistan 0.3382 LPIA 2021 up 11.3% rising
52 Uruguay 0.3353 LPIA 2024 up 56.3% rising
53 Hungary 0.3296 LPIA 2023 down 11.7% falling
54 Croatia 0.3292 LPIA 2022 down 17.3% falling
55 Kenya 0.325 LPIA 2024 up 8.0% rising
56 Georgia 0.3234 LPIA 2024 down 1.9% rising
57 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3154 LPIA 2023 up 39.3% rising
58 Serbia, Republic of 0.3138 LPIA 2022 up 59.5% rising
59 Ghana 0.3132 LPIA 2024 up 80.3% rising
60 Albania 0.3035 LPIA 2017 up 147.7% rising
61 Senegal 0.281 LPIA 2023 up 115.9% rising
62 Bolivia 0.279 LPIA 2024 up 311.4% rising
63 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 0.2743 LPIA 2022 up 74.8% rising
64 Malaysia 0.2717 LPIA 2022 up 40.3% falling
65 Vietnam 0.2568 LPIA 2023 β€” flat
66 Ecuador 0.2409 LPIA 2024 down 12.4% rising
67 Cambodia 0.2386 LPIA 2023 up 267.3% rising
68 Bulgaria 0.2275 LPIA 2023 up 14.5% rising
69 Mexico 0.2221 LPIA 2020 up 29.9% rising
70 Uganda 0.2166 LPIA 2021 up 92.5% rising
71 Moldova, Republic of 0.2128 LPIA 2024 down 8.7% rising
72 Romania 0.2004 LPIA 2023 up 0.3% flat
73 Guatemala 0.1814 LPIA 2024 up 2,093.3% rising
74 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.1721 LPIA 2022 up 90.9% falling
75 El Salvador 0.1575 LPIA 2023 up 106.5% rising
76 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.1506 LPIA 2023 up 82.5% rising
77 Honduras 0.1436 LPIA 2024 up 116.8% rising
78 Colombia 0.1429 LPIA 2024 up 11.8% rising
79 Rwanda 0.1419 LPIA 2022 up 122.7% rising
80 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.1118 LPIA 2023 up 316.9% volatile
81 Guinea 0.1043 LPIA 2018 up 82.3% rising
82 Burkina Faso 0.0923 LPIA 2023 up 534.0% volatile
83 Mali 0.0578 LPIA 2022 down 60.0% falling
84 Zimbabwe 0.0489 LPIA 2023 down 78.9% falling

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Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
84 places, 848 data points, 1981–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release