Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted native parity index (NPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
34
Highest
1.3 NPIA
Portugal
Lowest
0.8263 NPIA
Netherlands
Median
0.9981 NPIA
Years covered
31
1994β2024
Data points
398
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted native parity index (NPIA) is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 1.3 NPIA in Portugal; the lowest is 0.8263 NPIA in Netherlands.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9981 NPIA, and the mean is 0.9892 NPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 15.1%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (down 12.8%).
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 1.3 NPIA | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 2 | Honduras | 1.13 NPIA | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 3 | Ireland | 1.1 NPIA | 2020 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 4 | Cyprus | 1.09 NPIA | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 5 | Finland | 1.07 NPIA | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 6 | Italy | 1.07 NPIA | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 7 | Romania | 1.06 NPIA | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 8 | Greece | 1.05 NPIA | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 9 | Lithuania | 1.01 NPIA | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 1.01 NPIA | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 11 | Denmark | 1.01 NPIA | 2023 | β | rising |
| 12 | Montenegro | 1.01 NPIA | 2018 | β | flat |
| 13 | Spain | 1 NPIA | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 14 | Iceland | 1 NPIA | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 15 | Poland | 1 NPIA | 2023 | up 7.6% | flat |
| 16 | Hungary | 0.9997 NPIA | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 17 | Czechia | 0.9985 NPIA | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 18 | Slovak Republic | 0.9977 NPIA | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 19 | Armenia | 0.9974 NPIA | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 20 | Slovenia | 0.9948 NPIA | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 21 | Croatia | 0.9743 NPIA | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 22 | France | 0.9638 NPIA | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 23 | Austria | 0.9618 NPIA | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 24 | Switzerland | 0.9576 NPIA | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 25 | Norway | 0.9543 NPIA | 2023 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 26 | Sweden | 0.9337 NPIA | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 27 | Luxembourg | 0.926 NPIA | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 28 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.9093 NPIA | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 29 | Ghana | 0.8878 NPIA | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 30 | United States | 0.8865 NPIA | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 31 | Belgium | 0.8604 NPIA | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 0.8436 NPIA | 2024 | β | falling |
| 33 | Germany | 0.8375 NPIA | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 34 | Netherlands | 0.8263 NPIA | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release