Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
40
Highest
41.4%
Lithuania
Lowest
4.1%
Uganda
Median
26.0%
Years covered
31
1994β2024
Data points
375
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 41.4% in Lithuania; the lowest is 4.1% in Uganda.
The median across all reporting countries is 26.0%, and the mean is 24.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 1,353.2%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 5.5%).
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuania | 41.4% | 2023 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 2 | Switzerland | 40.5% | 2024 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 39.4% | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 4 | Belgium | 38.5% | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands | 36.4% | 2023 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 6 | Mongolia | 35.5% | 2024 | up 1,353.2% | rising |
| 7 | Iceland | 35.1% | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 8 | Sweden | 34.1% | 2023 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 9 | Cyprus | 34.0% | 2023 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 10 | Ireland | 33.2% | 2020 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 11 | Denmark | 33.1% | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 12 | Norway | 32.4% | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 13 | Poland | 32.0% | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 14 | Germany | 31.2% | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 15 | Luxembourg | 30.4% | 2023 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 16 | Greece | 29.7% | 2024 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 17 | Finland | 29.7% | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 18 | Slovak Republic | 26.5% | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 26.3% | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 20 | Spain | 26.0% | 2023 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 21 | Hungary | 26.0% | 2023 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 22 | Armenia, Republic of | 25.8% | 2023 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 23 | Slovenia | 23.7% | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 24 | France | 23.6% | 2023 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 25 | Croatia | 22.3% | 2023 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 26 | Czechia | 21.5% | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 27 | Serbia, Republic of | 19.7% | 2024 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 28 | Brunei Darussalam | 19.3% | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 29 | Albania | 19.0% | 2023 | up 1,037.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Italy | 18.1% | 2023 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 31 | Montenegro | 18.0% | 2018 | β | rising |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 17.5% | 2024 | β | rising |
| 33 | Austria | 14.8% | 2021 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 34 | Romania | 14.6% | 2023 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 35 | Panama | 14.2% | 2024 | β | falling |
| 36 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.0% | 2023 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 37 | Honduras | 6.5% | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 38 | Rwanda | 5.5% | 2024 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 39 | Ghana | 5.0% | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 40 | Uganda | 4.1% | 2024 | up 70.9% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release