Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
37
Highest
99.9%
Norway
Lowest
31.3%
Honduras
Median
94.8%
Years covered
31
1994β2024
Data points
473
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 99.9% in Norway; the lowest is 31.3% in Honduras.
The median across all reporting countries is 94.8%, and the mean is 90.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Albania (up 92.3%), and the largest decrease in Denmark (down 6.8%).
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 99.9% | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 2 | Czechia | 99.9% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 3 | Switzerland | 99.7% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 4 | Austria | 99.6% | 2021 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 5 | Iceland | 99.6% | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 6 | Slovakia | 99.4% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 7 | Slovenia | 99.3% | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 8 | Poland | 99.2% | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 9 | Armenia | 99.2% | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 10 | Hungary | 98.9% | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 11 | United States | 98.9% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 12 | Latvia | 98.8% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 13 | Germany | 98.3% | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 14 | Lithuania | 97.9% | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 97.0% | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 16 | Sweden | 96.9% | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 17 | Croatia | 96.0% | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 18 | Montenegro | 94.9% | 2018 | β | flat |
| 19 | Luxembourg | 94.8% | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 20 | Romania | 93.4% | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 21 | Denmark | 93.2% | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 22 | Netherlands | 92.9% | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 23 | Mongolia | 92.8% | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 24 | Albania | 92.8% | 2023 | up 92.3% | rising |
| 25 | France | 92.1% | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 26 | Belgium | 91.7% | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 27 | Finland | 91.1% | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 28 | Brunei Darussalam | 91.0% | 2023 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 29 | Ireland | 86.7% | 2020 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 30 | Spain | 84.2% | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 31 | Italy | 83.6% | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 32 | Cyprus | 83.6% | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 33 | Greece | 78.1% | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 34 | Ghana | 68.2% | 2024 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 35 | Portugal | 61.4% | 2024 | up 60.2% | rising |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 53.3% | 2024 | β | rising |
| 37 | Honduras | 31.3% | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release