Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
41
Highest
47.1%
Switzerland
Lowest
5.4%
Uganda
Median
23.6%
Years covered
31
1994β2024
Data points
391
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, male (%) is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 47.1% in Switzerland; the lowest is 5.4% in Uganda.
The median across all reporting countries is 23.6%, and the mean is 23.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 1,305.4%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 8.6%).
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 47.1% | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 2 | United States | 37.6% | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands | 37.3% | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 4 | Germany | 36.4% | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 5 | Belgium | 35.9% | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 6 | Lithuania | 35.2% | 2023 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 7 | Cyprus | 33.4% | 2023 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 8 | Ireland | 31.7% | 2020 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 9 | Luxembourg | 31.0% | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 10 | Greece | 29.7% | 2024 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 11 | Mongolia | 29.1% | 2024 | up 1,305.4% | rising |
| 12 | Sweden | 28.2% | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 13 | Poland | 27.9% | 2023 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 14 | Iceland | 27.9% | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 15 | Denmark | 27.7% | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 16 | Finland | 27.0% | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 17 | Armenia, Republic of | 25.4% | 2023 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 18 | Estonia | 25.4% | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 19 | Latvia | 25.4% | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 20 | Norway | 24.8% | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 21 | Hungary | 23.6% | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 22 | Slovak Republic | 23.3% | 2023 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 23 | France | 23.2% | 2023 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 24 | Spain | 23.2% | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 22.1% | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 26 | Czechia | 20.6% | 2023 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 27 | Croatia | 19.9% | 2023 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 28 | Slovenia | 19.4% | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 29 | Serbia, Republic of | 18.0% | 2024 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 30 | Albania | 16.9% | 2023 | up 867.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Italy | 16.6% | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 32 | Brunei Darussalam | 16.3% | 2023 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 16.2% | 2024 | β | rising |
| 34 | Austria | 14.9% | 2021 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 35 | Romania | 14.0% | 2023 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 36 | Panama | 10.9% | 2024 | β | falling |
| 37 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.5% | 2023 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 38 | Ghana | 7.3% | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 39 | Rwanda | 6.9% | 2024 | up 35.2% | flat |
| 40 | Honduras | 6.0% | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 41 | Uganda | 5.4% | 2024 | up 40.9% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release