Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
32
Highest
51.4%
Luxembourg
Lowest
9.1%
Ghana
Median
28.2%
Years covered
31
1994β2024
Data points
300
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, male (%) is currently reported for 32 countries. The highest value is 51.4% in Luxembourg; the lowest is 9.1% in Ghana.
The median across all reporting countries is 28.2%, and the mean is 28.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Poland (up 59.2%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 52.4%).
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 51.4% | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 2 | Poland | 48.0% | 2023 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 3 | Ireland | 47.5% | 2020 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 4 | Switzerland | 44.2% | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 5 | Lithuania | 38.0% | 2023 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 6 | United States | 37.4% | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 7 | Hungary | 37.3% | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 8 | Cyprus | 37.0% | 2023 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 9 | Netherlands | 36.5% | 2023 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 10 | Sweden | 36.2% | 2023 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 11 | Romania | 33.9% | 2023 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 12 | Slovak Republic | 33.2% | 2023 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 13 | Belgium | 33.2% | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 14 | Armenia, Republic of | 29.5% | 2023 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 15 | Czechia | 29.4% | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 16 | Germany | 28.2% | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 17 | France | 28.2% | 2023 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 18 | Finland | 28.1% | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 19 | Iceland | 25.2% | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 20 | Serbia, Republic of | 23.4% | 2024 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 21 | Norway | 23.1% | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 22 | Austria | 22.3% | 2021 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 23 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21.9% | 2022 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 24 | Honduras | 20.8% | 2016 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 25 | Croatia | 19.5% | 2023 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 26 | Spain | 18.0% | 2023 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 27 | Greece | 16.0% | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 28 | Brunei Darussalam | 13.9% | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 12.7% | 2024 | β | falling |
| 30 | Slovenia | 10.2% | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 31 | Italy | 9.9% | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 32 | Ghana | 9.1% | 2024 | down 52.4% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release