Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
34
Highest
100.0%
Slovak Republic
Lowest
42.6%
Costa Rica
Median
95.8%
Years covered
31
1994β2024
Data points
401
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, male (%) is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Slovak Republic; the lowest is 42.6% in Costa Rica.
The median across all reporting countries is 95.8%, and the mean is 90.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 48.0%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (down 12.9%).
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovak Republic | 100.0% | 2023 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 2 | Hungary | 99.9% | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 3 | Czechia | 99.9% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 4 | Iceland | 99.8% | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 5 | Slovenia | 99.6% | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 6 | Lithuania | 99.4% | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 7 | Romania | 99.4% | 2023 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 8 | Estonia | 99.2% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 9 | Poland | 99.0% | 2023 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 10 | Malta | 99.0% | 2017 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 11 | Armenia, Republic of | 98.5% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 12 | Norway | 97.8% | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 13 | Finland | 97.7% | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 14 | Austria | 96.8% | 2021 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 15 | Ireland | 96.6% | 2020 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 16 | Switzerland | 96.3% | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 17 | Montenegro | 96.3% | 2018 | β | flat |
| 18 | Croatia | 95.4% | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 19 | Denmark | 94.1% | 2023 | β | rising |
| 20 | Sweden | 91.0% | 2023 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 21 | Cyprus | 90.2% | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 22 | France | 89.0% | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 23 | Italy | 88.7% | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 24 | Portugal | 88.6% | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 25 | United States | 87.4% | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 86.8% | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 27 | Brunei Darussalam | 84.6% | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 28 | Spain | 84.3% | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 29 | Germany | 82.9% | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 30 | Belgium | 81.0% | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 31 | Greece | 80.0% | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 32 | Netherlands | 75.7% | 2023 | down 12.9% | flat |
| 33 | Ghana | 70.6% | 2024 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 42.6% | 2024 | β | flat |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release