Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted native parity index (NPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
33
Highest
1.58 NPIA
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lowest
0.4841 NPIA
Slovenia
Median
1.07 NPIA
Years covered
31
1994β2024
Data points
311
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted native parity index (NPIA) is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 1.58 NPIA in Bosnia and Herzegovina; the lowest is 0.4841 NPIA in Slovenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.07 NPIA, and the mean is 1.08 NPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Netherlands (up 24.1%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 24.0%).
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.58 NPIA | 2023 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 2 | Honduras | 1.55 NPIA | 2023 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 1.45 NPIA | 2023 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 1.39 NPIA | 2023 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 5 | Austria | 1.35 NPIA | 2021 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 6 | Ireland | 1.33 NPIA | 2020 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 7 | Hungary | 1.31 NPIA | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 8 | Poland | 1.3 NPIA | 2022 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 9 | Czechia | 1.29 NPIA | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 10 | Montenegro | 1.28 NPIA | 2018 | β | flat |
| 11 | Ghana | 1.22 NPIA | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 12 | France | 1.18 NPIA | 2023 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 13 | Slovakia | 1.14 NPIA | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 14 | Serbia | 1.12 NPIA | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 15 | Sweden | 1.11 NPIA | 2023 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 16 | Switzerland | 1.07 NPIA | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 17 | Finland | 1.07 NPIA | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 18 | Cyprus | 1.07 NPIA | 2023 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 19 | Armenia | 1.07 NPIA | 2023 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 20 | Netherlands | 1.03 NPIA | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 21 | Norway | 0.9999 NPIA | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 22 | United States of America | 0.9609 NPIA | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 23 | Lithuania | 0.9498 NPIA | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 24 | Iceland | 0.9066 NPIA | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 25 | Germany | 0.8962 NPIA | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 26 | Belgium | 0.8769 NPIA | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 27 | Croatia | 0.8652 NPIA | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 28 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.846 NPIA | 2023 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 29 | Spain | 0.8052 NPIA | 2023 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 30 | Italy | 0.7392 NPIA | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 0.6636 NPIA | 2024 | β | falling |
| 32 | Greece | 0.6343 NPIA | 2024 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 33 | Slovenia | 0.4841 NPIA | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release