Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
31
Highest
99.8%
Iceland
Lowest
46.9%
Costa Rica
Median
93.0%
Years covered
31
1994β2024
Data points
372
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, female (%) is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 99.8% in Iceland; the lowest is 46.9% in Costa Rica.
The median across all reporting countries is 93.0%, and the mean is 88.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 78.4%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (down 9.4%).
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 99.8% | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 2 | Czechia | 99.5% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 3 | Poland | 99.4% | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 4 | Armenia | 99.1% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 5 | Lithuania | 98.8% | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 6 | Slovak Republic | 98.3% | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 7 | Finland | 98.3% | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 8 | Hungary | 98.0% | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 9 | Slovenia | 97.9% | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 10 | Ireland | 95.9% | 2020 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 11 | Austria | 95.7% | 2020 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 12 | Switzerland | 94.6% | 2024 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 13 | Denmark | 94.0% | 2023 | β | rising |
| 14 | Montenegro | 93.8% | 2018 | β | flat |
| 15 | Cyprus | 93.1% | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 16 | Norway | 93.0% | 2023 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 17 | Croatia | 92.0% | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 18 | Italy | 90.8% | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 19 | Sweden | 90.0% | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 88.6% | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 21 | United States | 88.0% | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 22 | Portugal | 87.4% | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 23 | Spain | 84.5% | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 24 | Greece | 84.1% | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 25 | Germany | 81.7% | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 26 | Brunei Darussalam | 80.1% | 2023 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 27 | Netherlands | 77.7% | 2023 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 28 | Belgium | 76.9% | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 29 | France | 75.3% | 2020 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 30 | Ghana | 53.9% | 2024 | up 78.4% | rising |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 46.9% | 2024 | β | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release