Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, urban, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
52
Highest
4.5%
Switzerland
Lowest
0.1%
Bolivia
Median
1.0%
Years covered
25
2000β2024
Data points
520
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, urban, male (%) is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 4.5% in Switzerland; the lowest is 0.1% in Bolivia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.0%, and the mean is 1.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 52.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 188.3%), and the largest decrease in Pakistan (down 93.3%).
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 4.5% | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 4.1% | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 3 | Slovenia | 3.5% | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 4 | United States | 2.9% | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 5 | Sweden | 2.9% | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 2.6% | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 7 | Australia | 2.5% | 2024 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 8 | Ireland | 2.2% | 2023 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 9 | Norway | 2.1% | 2023 | up 67.9% | rising |
| 10 | Finland | 2.0% | 2023 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 11 | Denmark | 2.0% | 2023 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 12 | Iceland | 1.9% | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 13 | Austria | 1.8% | 2021 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 14 | France | 1.6% | 2023 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 15 | Korea | 1.5% | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 16 | Armenia, Republic of | 1.5% | 2023 | up 142.6% | rising |
| 17 | Jordan | 1.5% | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 1.4% | 2021 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 19 | Netherlands | 1.4% | 2023 | up 71.2% | rising |
| 20 | Cyprus | 1.4% | 2023 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 21 | Belgium | 1.3% | 2023 | up 79.5% | rising |
| 22 | Greece | 1.2% | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 23 | Croatia | 1.1% | 2023 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 24 | Latvia | 1.1% | 2018 | up 102.0% | rising |
| 25 | Czechia | 1.1% | 2023 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 26 | Poland | 1.0% | 2020 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 27 | Estonia | 1.0% | 2023 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 28 | Hungary | 1.0% | 2023 | up 42.9% | flat |
| 29 | Malta | 0.9% | 2022 | up 180.2% | rising |
| 30 | Portugal | 0.9% | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 31 | Spain | 0.9% | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 32 | Lithuania | 0.9% | 2023 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 33 | Senegal | 0.9% | 2022 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 34 | Georgia | 0.8% | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 35 | Serbia | 0.8% | 2024 | down 20.5% | flat |
| 36 | Palestine, State of | 0.7% | 2022 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 0.6% | 2023 | up 61.2% | falling |
| 38 | Moldova | 0.5% | 2024 | up 166.6% | rising |
| 39 | Italy | 0.5% | 2023 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 0.5% | 2020 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 41 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.5% | 2023 | up 49.8% | rising |
| 42 | Mexico | 0.5% | 2020 | up 92.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Chile | 0.4% | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 44 | Rwanda | 0.3% | 2022 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Paraguay | 0.3% | 2020 | up 188.3% | rising |
| 46 | Romania | 0.2% | 2023 | up 86.0% | rising |
| 47 | Vietnam | 0.2% | 2023 | β | falling |
| 48 | Philippines | 0.2% | 2022 | up 135.4% | rising |
| 49 | Bangladesh | 0.2% | 2023 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 50 | Pakistan | 0.1% | 2021 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Indonesia | 0.1% | 2023 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 52 | Bolivia | 0.1% | 2023 | down 83.9% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release