Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
36
Highest
99.8%
Iceland
Lowest
36.1%
Honduras
Median
93.8%
Years covered
31
1994β2024
Data points
409
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 99.8% in Iceland; the lowest is 36.1% in Honduras.
The median across all reporting countries is 93.8%, and the mean is 88.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 53.8%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (down 11.1%).
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 99.8% | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 2 | Czechia | 99.7% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 3 | Romania | 99.5% | 2023 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 4 | Poland | 99.2% | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 5 | Slovak Republic | 99.2% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 6 | Lithuania | 99.1% | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 7 | Hungary | 98.9% | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 8 | Armenia | 98.9% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 9 | Slovenia | 98.8% | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 98.1% | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 11 | Finland | 98.0% | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 12 | Ireland | 96.2% | 2020 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 13 | Austria | 95.8% | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 14 | Albania | 95.5% | 2023 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 15 | Switzerland | 95.5% | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 16 | Montenegro | 95.4% | 2018 | β | flat |
| 17 | Norway | 95.3% | 2023 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 18 | Denmark | 94.1% | 2023 | β | rising |
| 19 | Croatia | 93.6% | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 20 | Cyprus | 91.9% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 21 | Sweden | 90.5% | 2023 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 22 | Italy | 89.9% | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 23 | France | 88.8% | 2023 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 24 | Portugal | 87.9% | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 25 | Luxembourg | 87.8% | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 26 | United States | 87.7% | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 27 | Spain | 84.5% | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 28 | Brunei Darussalam | 82.7% | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 29 | Greece | 82.3% | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 30 | Panama | 82.3% | 2024 | β | rising |
| 31 | Germany | 82.3% | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 32 | Belgium | 78.9% | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 33 | Netherlands | 76.8% | 2023 | down 11.1% | flat |
| 34 | Ghana | 60.6% | 2024 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 45.0% | 2024 | β | rising |
| 36 | Honduras | 36.1% | 2023 | up 8.0% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release