Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
132
Highest
100.0%
Uzbekistan
Lowest
6.1%
Niger
Median
73.0%
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
1,881
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%) is currently reported for 132 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Uzbekistan; the lowest is 6.1% in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 73.0%, and the mean is 66.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 16.
Over the past decade 117 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Haiti (up 308.6%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 19.5%).
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 2 | Czechia | 99.9% | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 99.8% | 2021 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 4 | Iceland | 99.7% | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 5 | Slovakia | 99.3% | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 6 | Slovenia | 99.2% | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 7 | Armenia | 99.2% | 2023 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 8 | Estonia | 98.8% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 9 | Hungary | 98.6% | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 10 | Norway | 98.4% | 2023 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 11 | Georgia | 98.4% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 12 | Latvia | 98.4% | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 13 | Moldova | 98.0% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 14 | Azerbaijan | 98.0% | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 15 | Switzerland | 97.9% | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 16 | Lithuania | 97.5% | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 17 | United States | 96.7% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 96.5% | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 19 | Cayman Islands | 96.3% | 2015 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 20 | Bahamas | 96.3% | 2022 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 21 | Canada | 96.3% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 22 | Sweden | 95.7% | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 23 | Kazakhstan | 95.1% | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 24 | Germany | 94.7% | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 25 | Montenegro | 94.5% | 2020 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 26 | Samoa | 94.4% | 2022 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 27 | Tonga | 94.3% | 2021 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 28 | Croatia | 94.1% | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 29 | Mongolia | 94.1% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 30 | Ireland | 93.1% | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 31 | Denmark | 92.8% | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 32 | Austria | 92.7% | 2021 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 33 | Australia | 92.7% | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 34 | Malta | 92.3% | 2023 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 35 | Cook Islands | 92.3% | 2020 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 36 | Qatar | 92.3% | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 37 | Finland | 91.9% | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 38 | Albania | 91.9% | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 39 | Romania | 91.6% | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 40 | Serbia | 90.7% | 2022 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 41 | Israel | 90.7% | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 90.7% | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 43 | France | 90.5% | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 44 | Puerto Rico | 89.8% | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 45 | Netherlands | 89.7% | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 46 | Bahrain | 88.3% | 2024 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 47 | Belgium | 88.0% | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 48 | Fiji | 87.9% | 2017 | up 44.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Brunei | 87.5% | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 50 | United Arab Emirates | 87.3% | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 51 | Poland | 86.8% | 2021 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 52 | Chile | 86.4% | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 53 | South Korea | 85.6% | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 54 | South Africa | 84.9% | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 55 | Cyprus | 84.8% | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 56 | Singapore | 82.9% | 2022 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 57 | Spain | 82.3% | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 58 | Saudi Arabia | 82.0% | 2024 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 59 | Sri Lanka | 81.8% | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 60 | Italy | 81.4% | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 61 | Jamaica | 79.8% | 2022 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Malaysia | 79.0% | 2022 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 63 | Hong Kong | 77.9% | 2022 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 64 | Greece | 75.4% | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 65 | Jordan | 73.7% | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 66 | Venezuela | 73.0% | 2017 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 67 | Trinidad and Tobago | 73.0% | 2022 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 68 | Macao | 71.4% | 2016 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 69 | Palestine | 70.6% | 2022 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 70 | Brazil | 68.3% | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 71 | Mexico | 68.3% | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 72 | Panama | 65.7% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 73 | Uruguay | 65.5% | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 74 | Dominican Republic | 64.4% | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 75 | Portugal | 64.1% | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 76 | Grenada | 63.9% | 2023 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Philippines | 63.6% | 2022 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 78 | Colombia | 63.0% | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 79 | North Macedonia | 62.7% | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 80 | Mauritius | 62.6% | 2023 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 81 | Vietnam | 62.0% | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 82 | Kenya | 61.8% | 2024 | up 142.3% | rising |
| 83 | Bolivia | 61.3% | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 84 | Kuwait | 60.0% | 2018 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 85 | Iran | 60.0% | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 86 | Zimbabwe | 59.8% | 2017 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 87 | Peru | 58.6% | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 88 | Paraguay | 56.5% | 2024 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 89 | Argentina | 56.2% | 2003 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 90 | Belize | 54.5% | 2020 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Ecuador | 53.8% | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 92 | Indonesia | 53.5% | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 93 | Costa Rica | 53.4% | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 94 | Ghana | 51.4% | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 95 | Thailand | 51.2% | 2022 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 96 | Egypt | 50.8% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 97 | Saint Lucia | 49.9% | 2019 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 98 | El Salvador | 46.4% | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 99 | Turkey | 46.3% | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 100 | Bangladesh | 45.4% | 2021 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 101 | Nigeria | 44.1% | 2024 | up 24.4% | flat |
| 102 | India | 43.2% | 2023 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 103 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 40.9% | 2023 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 104 | Tunisia | 38.9% | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 105 | Myanmar | 38.5% | 2019 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Zambia | 37.8% | 2024 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Lesotho | 37.6% | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 108 | Honduras | 35.8% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 109 | Guatemala | 31.0% | 2024 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 110 | Syria | 29.0% | 2009 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 111 | Pakistan | 28.9% | 2021 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 112 | Angola | 28.9% | 2023 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 113 | Haiti | 27.0% | 2017 | up 308.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Nepal | 26.6% | 2021 | up 54.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Liberia | 23.4% | 2019 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 116 | Cameroon | 23.3% | 2018 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 117 | Uganda | 18.4% | 2024 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 118 | Cambodia | 16.4% | 2021 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 119 | Rwanda | 15.7% | 2022 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 120 | Sierra Leone | 14.4% | 2019 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 121 | Mozambique | 13.2% | 2022 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 122 | Malawi | 12.7% | 2020 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Tanzania | 12.6% | 2022 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 124 | Togo | 12.6% | 2022 | up 53.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Ethiopia | 11.4% | 2022 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 126 | Senegal | 10.8% | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 127 | Burkina Faso | 7.6% | 2024 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 128 | Benin | 7.2% | 2022 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 129 | Mali | 7.1% | 2022 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 130 | Afghanistan | 7.0% | 2022 | up 104.6% | rising |
| 131 | Guinea | 6.8% | 2018 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 132 | Niger | 6.1% | 2022 | up 18.8% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release