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
1994–2024
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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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About this data

Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
36 places, 462 data points, 1994–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release