Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
39
Highest
1.29 LPIA
Latvia
Lowest
0 LPIA
Paraguay
Median
0.3931 LPIA
Years covered
20
2005β2024
Data points
319
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 1.29 LPIA in Latvia; the lowest is 0 LPIA in Paraguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.3931 LPIA, and the mean is 0.3914 LPIA.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia, Republic of (up 1,977.8%), 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 | 1.29 LPIA | 2018 | up 1,355.5% | volatile |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 0.953 LPIA | 2021 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 3 | Jordan | 0.9003 LPIA | 2023 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 4 | Lithuania | 0.825 LPIA | 2020 | up 580.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Serbia, Republic of | 0.7139 LPIA | 2024 | up 1,977.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 0.6558 LPIA | 2023 | up 35.3% | flat |
| 7 | Australia | 0.6283 LPIA | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Belgium | 0.5874 LPIA | 2022 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 9 | Pakistan | 0.5321 LPIA | 2018 | up 1,741.8% | volatile |
| 10 | United States | 0.5144 LPIA | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 11 | Czechia | 0.4884 LPIA | 2023 | up 84.0% | rising |
| 12 | Switzerland | 0.4772 LPIA | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 13 | Chile | 0.4502 LPIA | 2024 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 14 | Korea | 0.4152 LPIA | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 15 | Germany | 0.4101 LPIA | 2022 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 16 | France | 0.4091 LPIA | 2023 | up 10.8% | falling |
| 17 | Sweden | 0.4037 LPIA | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 18 | Italy | 0.4013 LPIA | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 19 | Ireland | 0.3942 LPIA | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 20 | Philippines | 0.3931 LPIA | 2022 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 21 | Slovenia | 0.3741 LPIA | 2023 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 22 | Palestine, State of | 0.3218 LPIA | 2022 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 23 | Denmark | 0.2827 LPIA | 2023 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 24 | Cyprus | 0.2656 LPIA | 2020 | up 94.2% | rising |
| 25 | Poland | 0.2621 LPIA | 2020 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 26 | Norway | 0.2417 LPIA | 2019 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 27 | Netherlands | 0.2403 LPIA | 2020 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Portugal | 0.235 LPIA | 2020 | up 88.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Austria | 0.2255 LPIA | 2021 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 30 | Finland | 0.207 LPIA | 2019 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 31 | Bangladesh | 0.206 LPIA | 2021 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 32 | Mexico | 0.154 LPIA | 2020 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Hungary | 0.1176 LPIA | 2023 | down 68.8% | falling |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0984 LPIA | 2022 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Greece | 0.0892 LPIA | 2024 | up 130.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.071 LPIA | 2024 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Georgia | 0.0308 LPIA | 2022 | β | volatile |
| 38 | Malta | 0 LPIA | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Paraguay | 0 LPIA | 2020 | β | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release