Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
35
Highest
1.38 LPIA
Latvia
Lowest
0 LPIA
Malta
Median
0.2985 LPIA
Years covered
20
2005–2024
Data points
286
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 1.38 LPIA in Latvia; the lowest is 0 LPIA in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2985 LPIA, and the mean is 0.3834 LPIA.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 2,745.1%), and the largest decrease in Pakistan (down 100.0%).
Educational attainment rate … female Doctoral location LPIA: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvia | 1.38 LPIA | 2018 | up 575.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Lithuania | 1.08 LPIA | 2020 | up 410.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Serbia | 0.8669 LPIA | 2024 | up 2,745.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Belgium | 0.796 LPIA | 2019 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 0.7676 LPIA | 2021 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 6 | Cyprus | 0.7475 LPIA | 2020 | up 210.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Philippines | 0.5666 LPIA | 2022 | up 445.5% | rising |
| 8 | United States | 0.5566 LPIA | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 9 | Australia | 0.5138 LPIA | 2024 | up 266.8% | flat |
| 10 | Italy | 0.4891 LPIA | 2022 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 11 | Ireland | 0.455 LPIA | 2022 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 12 | Switzerland | 0.4278 LPIA | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 13 | Slovenia | 0.4248 LPIA | 2023 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 14 | Palestine | 0.4112 LPIA | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Germany | 0.4011 LPIA | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 16 | South Korea | 0.3534 LPIA | 2024 | up 67.7% | rising |
| 17 | Norway | 0.3281 LPIA | 2019 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 18 | France | 0.2985 LPIA | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 19 | Austria | 0.2971 LPIA | 2021 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 20 | Czechia | 0.2944 LPIA | 2021 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 21 | Poland | 0.2844 LPIA | 2020 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 22 | Sweden | 0.2666 LPIA | 2022 | down 18.5% | flat |
| 23 | Finland | 0.2626 LPIA | 2019 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 24 | Denmark | 0.2295 LPIA | 2022 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 25 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1881 LPIA | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Mexico | 0.1669 LPIA | 2020 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Portugal | 0.1634 LPIA | 2020 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Bangladesh | 0.1427 LPIA | 2021 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 29 | Hungary | 0.126 LPIA | 2023 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 30 | Georgia | 0.0918 LPIA | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Moldova | 0.039 LPIA | 2024 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Paraguay | 0 LPIA | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Pakistan | 0 LPIA | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Netherlands | 0 LPIA | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Malta | 0 LPIA | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release