Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
95
Highest
1.04 LPIA
Belgium
Lowest
0.1601 LPIA
Mali
Median
0.791 LPIA
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
1,179

What the numbers show

Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) is currently reported for 95 countries. The highest value is 1.04 LPIA in Belgium; the lowest is 0.1601 LPIA in Mali.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.791 LPIA, and the mean is 0.7384 LPIA.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.

Over the past decade 83 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 76.3%), and the largest decrease in Mali (down 63.0%).

Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Belgium 1.04 LPIA 2023 up 4.9% flat
2 Germany 1.02 LPIA 2020 up 1.1% flat
3 Israel 1.02 LPIA 2015 down 0.2% flat
4 Jordan 1.02 LPIA 2023 up 13.4% rising
5 Netherlands 1.01 LPIA 2023 up 1.4% flat
6 United States 1.01 LPIA 2024 up 1.3% rising
7 Austria 1.01 LPIA 2021 up 0.3% flat
8 Uzbekistan 1.01 LPIA 2022 up 0.7% flat
9 Norway 1.01 LPIA 2023 up 0.3% flat
10 Switzerland 1.01 LPIA 2024 down 0.0% flat
11 Malta 1.01 LPIA 2022 up 4.9% flat
12 Brunei Darussalam 1 LPIA 2023 up 4.1% flat
13 Luxembourg 1 LPIA 2023 down 0.1% flat
14 United Kingdom 1 LPIA 2021 up 0.0% flat
15 Iceland 0.9992 LPIA 2023 up 1.4% flat
16 Slovenia 0.9991 LPIA 2023 up 1.4% flat
17 Czechia 0.999 LPIA 2023 up 0.1% flat
18 State of Palestine 0.9979 LPIA 2022 up 1.4% rising
19 Azerbaijan 0.9948 LPIA 2023 up 2.0% flat
20 Armenia 0.9943 LPIA 2023 up 0.5% flat
21 Latvia 0.9912 LPIA 2023 up 0.1% flat
22 Hungary 0.9894 LPIA 2023 up 0.2% rising
23 France 0.9866 LPIA 2023 up 1.5% flat
24 Republic of Moldova 0.9864 LPIA 2024 up 1.5% rising
25 Estonia 0.9853 LPIA 2023 down 0.3% flat
26 Georgia 0.9852 LPIA 2024 up 1.4% rising
27 Lithuania 0.9848 LPIA 2023 up 4.2% rising
28 Croatia 0.9803 LPIA 2023 up 3.7% rising
29 Italy 0.9726 LPIA 2023 up 3.5% rising
30 Sweden 0.9726 LPIA 2023 up 0.8% flat
31 Kazakhstan 0.9683 LPIA 2024 up 1.1% flat
32 Tonga 0.9672 LPIA 2021 up 2.1% rising
33 Bulgaria 0.9647 LPIA 2022 up 3.7% rising
34 Australia 0.9603 LPIA 2024 up 1.2% flat
35 Denmark 0.9557 LPIA 2023 down 4.7% falling
36 Romania 0.9483 LPIA 2023 up 5.4% rising
37 Ireland 0.9473 LPIA 2023 up 5.5% flat
38 Finland 0.939 LPIA 2023 up 4.9% rising
39 Serbia 0.9372 LPIA 2022 up 10.7% rising
40 Korea 0.9282 LPIA 2024 up 6.2% rising
41 Spain 0.927 LPIA 2023 up 7.2% rising
42 Sri Lanka 0.9109 LPIA 2024 up 1.5% rising
43 Poland 0.8993 LPIA 2020 up 8.4% rising
44 Cyprus 0.8947 LPIA 2023 up 5.0% rising
45 South Africa 0.8407 LPIA 2024 up 16.8% rising
46 Chile 0.8078 LPIA 2024 up 25.7% rising
47 Mongolia 0.8053 LPIA 2024 down 2.1% flat
48 Viet Nam 0.791 LPIA 2023 down 1.2% flat
49 Malaysia 0.7879 LPIA 2022 up 7.1% rising
50 Greece 0.7648 LPIA 2024 up 19.7% rising
51 Nigeria 0.7628 LPIA 2024 up 28.9% rising
52 India 0.7318 LPIA 2023 up 23.4% rising
53 Portugal 0.7251 LPIA 2023 up 1.0% rising
54 Thailand 0.7141 LPIA 2022 up 23.4% rising
55 Türkiye 0.705 LPIA 2015 up 23.6% rising
56 Kenya 0.6997 LPIA 2024 up 57.1% rising
57 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.6873 LPIA 2016 up 10.3% rising
58 Bangladesh 0.6761 LPIA 2023 up 21.1% rising
59 Philippines 0.6716 LPIA 2022 up 2.2% rising
60 Indonesia 0.6715 LPIA 2023 up 23.0% rising
61 Ghana 0.6657 LPIA 2024 up 7.8% rising
62 Nepal 0.6619 LPIA 2021 up 43.5% rising
63 Zimbabwe 0.6583 LPIA 2017 up 32.0% rising
64 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.655 LPIA 2023 up 12.5% rising
65 Pakistan 0.5966 LPIA 2019 up 3.8% rising
66 Uruguay 0.5925 LPIA 2024 up 32.6% rising
67 Dominican Republic 0.5857 LPIA 2024 up 2.8% rising
68 Costa Rica 0.5846 LPIA 2024 up 15.7% rising
69 Mexico 0.5654 LPIA 2020 up 32.5% rising
70 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.5482 LPIA 2024 up 39.9% rising
71 Paraguay 0.548 LPIA 2024 up 37.0% rising
72 Tunisia 0.5374 LPIA 2023 up 5.5% rising
73 Panama 0.5367 LPIA 2024 up 31.1% rising
74 El Salvador 0.5229 LPIA 2023 up 37.6% rising
75 Ecuador 0.4978 LPIA 2024 up 13.2% rising
76 Colombia 0.4602 LPIA 2024 up 51.7% rising
77 Afghanistan 0.454 LPIA 2022 up 21.9% falling
78 Guatemala 0.4448 LPIA 2024 up 21.2% rising
79 Cambodia 0.4445 LPIA 2021 up 40.2% rising
80 Peru 0.4386 LPIA 2018 up 17.4% rising
81 Brazil 0.402 LPIA 2018 up 26.1% rising
82 Benin 0.3879 LPIA 2022 up 16.5% rising
83 Uganda 0.3829 LPIA 2016 up 11.3% rising
84 Senegal 0.3554 LPIA 2023 up 47.3% rising
85 Malawi 0.3481 LPIA 2020 down 4.1% rising
86 Honduras 0.3442 LPIA 2024 up 32.2% rising
87 United Republic of Tanzania 0.2925 LPIA 2022 up 39.5% rising
88 Rwanda 0.2785 LPIA 2022 up 34.7% rising
89 Angola 0.2308 LPIA 2023 down 22.2% rising
90 Ethiopia 0.2308 LPIA 2022 up 76.3% rising
91 Mozambique 0.2235 LPIA 2022 up 11.9% rising
92 Niger 0.1855 LPIA 2022 down 7.7% rising
93 Guinea 0.1757 LPIA 2018 down 1.2% rising
94 Burkina Faso 0.1712 LPIA 2024 up 45.0% rising
95 Mali 0.1601 LPIA 2022 down 63.0% volatile

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About this data

Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
95 places, 1,179 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release