Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
36
Highest
99.9%
Czechia
Lowest
32.2%
Honduras
Median
92.9%
Years covered
31
1994β2024
Data points
462
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, female (%) is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 99.9% in Czechia; the lowest is 32.2% in Honduras.
The median across all reporting countries is 92.9%, and the mean is 88.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Albania (up 103.9%), and the largest decrease in Denmark (down 7.4%).
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechia | 99.9% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 2 | Norway | 99.8% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 3 | Switzerland | 99.7% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 4 | Iceland | 99.6% | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 5 | Austria | 99.6% | 2020 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 6 | Slovak Republic | 99.3% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 7 | Slovenia | 99.3% | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 99.3% | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 9 | Armenia | 99.2% | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 10 | United States | 99.0% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 11 | Hungary | 98.7% | 2023 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 12 | Germany | 98.4% | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 13 | Sweden | 97.5% | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 14 | Lithuania | 97.4% | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 96.5% | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 16 | Croatia | 94.4% | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 17 | Mongolia | 94.1% | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 93.2% | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 19 | Denmark | 92.6% | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 20 | Montenegro | 92.3% | 2018 | β | flat |
| 21 | Netherlands | 92.1% | 2023 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 22 | Romania | 91.6% | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 23 | Finland | 91.3% | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 24 | Albania | 91.3% | 2023 | up 103.9% | rising |
| 25 | Belgium | 91.2% | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 26 | France | 90.8% | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 27 | Brunei Darussalam | 90.0% | 2023 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 28 | Ireland | 87.7% | 2020 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 29 | Spain | 81.8% | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 30 | Cyprus | 81.2% | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 31 | Italy | 80.0% | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 32 | Greece | 74.6% | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 33 | Portugal | 60.8% | 2024 | up 59.7% | rising |
| 34 | Ghana | 59.2% | 2024 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 54.2% | 2024 | β | rising |
| 36 | Honduras | 32.2% | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release