Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
40
Highest
1.35 LPIA
Latvia
Lowest
0 LPIA
Paraguay
Median
0.3821 LPIA
Years covered
25
2000β2024
Data points
343
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 1.35 LPIA in Latvia; the lowest is 0 LPIA in Paraguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.3821 LPIA, and the mean is 0.3913 LPIA.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia, Republic of (up 2,194.0%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 100.0%).
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvia | 1.35 LPIA | 2018 | up 781.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Jordan | 0.9489 LPIA | 2023 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 0.864 LPIA | 2021 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 4 | Belgium | 0.8473 LPIA | 2023 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 5 | Serbia, Republic of | 0.783 LPIA | 2024 | up 2,194.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Australia | 0.5795 LPIA | 2024 | up 80.7% | falling |
| 7 | United States | 0.5335 LPIA | 2024 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 0.5198 LPIA | 2023 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 9 | Philippines | 0.4871 LPIA | 2022 | up 127.5% | rising |
| 10 | Italy | 0.4789 LPIA | 2023 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 11 | Pakistan | 0.4686 LPIA | 2018 | up 1,028.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Chile | 0.4562 LPIA | 2024 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 13 | Switzerland | 0.4549 LPIA | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 14 | Cyprus | 0.4456 LPIA | 2020 | up 155.5% | rising |
| 15 | Netherlands | 0.4161 LPIA | 2023 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Spain | 0.4106 LPIA | 2023 | up 105.0% | rising |
| 17 | Ireland | 0.4016 LPIA | 2022 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 18 | Czechia | 0.3993 LPIA | 2023 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 19 | Slovenia | 0.3984 LPIA | 2023 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 20 | Germany | 0.3922 LPIA | 2022 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 21 | France | 0.372 LPIA | 2023 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 22 | Korea | 0.3652 LPIA | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 23 | Palestine, State of | 0.3309 LPIA | 2022 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Finland | 0.3083 LPIA | 2023 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 25 | Sweden | 0.308 LPIA | 2022 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 26 | Lithuania | 0.2935 LPIA | 2022 | up 75.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Norway | 0.2784 LPIA | 2019 | down 54.0% | falling |
| 28 | Poland | 0.2743 LPIA | 2020 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 29 | Austria | 0.2533 LPIA | 2021 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 30 | Denmark | 0.2343 LPIA | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 31 | Portugal | 0.2023 LPIA | 2020 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Bangladesh | 0.1643 LPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 33 | Mexico | 0.1603 LPIA | 2020 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1342 LPIA | 2022 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Hungary | 0.1222 LPIA | 2023 | down 59.3% | falling |
| 36 | Greece | 0.1019 LPIA | 2024 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 37 | Georgia | 0.065 LPIA | 2022 | β | volatile |
| 38 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.0541 LPIA | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 39 | Malta | 0 LPIA | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Paraguay | 0 LPIA | 2020 | β | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release