Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
39
Highest
100.0%
Norway
Lowest
30.1%
Honduras
Median
96.2%
Years covered
31
1994β2024
Data points
508
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, male (%) is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Norway; the lowest is 30.1% in Honduras.
The median across all reporting countries is 96.2%, and the mean is 91.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Albania (up 83.1%), and the largest decrease in Denmark (down 6.3%).
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 2 | Czechia | 99.8% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 3 | Austria | 99.7% | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 4 | Switzerland | 99.6% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 5 | Iceland | 99.5% | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 6 | Slovak Republic | 99.5% | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 7 | Slovenia | 99.4% | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 8 | Hungary | 99.3% | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 9 | Armenia | 99.2% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 10 | Latvia | 99.1% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 11 | Poland | 99.1% | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 12 | United States | 98.8% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 13 | Estonia | 98.5% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 14 | Lithuania | 98.4% | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 15 | Germany | 98.2% | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 16 | Croatia | 97.8% | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 17 | Montenegro | 97.6% | 2018 | β | flat |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 97.5% | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 19 | Sweden | 96.4% | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 96.2% | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 21 | Romania | 95.3% | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 22 | Albania | 94.3% | 2023 | up 83.1% | rising |
| 23 | Netherlands | 93.7% | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 24 | Denmark | 93.7% | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 25 | France | 93.5% | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 26 | Belgium | 92.2% | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 27 | Brunei Darussalam | 91.9% | 2023 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 28 | Mongolia | 91.3% | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 29 | Finland | 90.9% | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 30 | Italy | 87.4% | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 31 | Spain | 86.8% | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 32 | Cyprus | 86.0% | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 33 | Ireland | 85.7% | 2020 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 34 | Malta | 85.0% | 2017 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 35 | Greece | 81.7% | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 36 | Ghana | 81.3% | 2024 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 37 | Portugal | 62.0% | 2024 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 38 | Costa Rica | 52.3% | 2024 | β | rising |
| 39 | Honduras | 30.1% | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release