Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
59
Highest
0.9681 LPIA
Jordan
Lowest
0.0453 LPIA
Mali
Median
0.3964 LPIA
Years covered
28
1997β2024
Data points
602
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) is currently reported for 59 countries. The highest value is 0.9681 LPIA in Jordan; the lowest is 0.0453 LPIA in Mali.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.3964 LPIA, and the mean is 0.3946 LPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 21.
Over the past decade 38 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Ecuador (up 288.4%), and the largest decrease in Moldova, Republic of (down 60.7%).
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan | 0.9681 LPIA | 2023 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 2 | Palestine, State of | 0.8125 LPIA | 2022 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 0.8005 LPIA | 2021 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 4 | Belgium | 0.7836 LPIA | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 0.6998 LPIA | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 6 | Malta | 0.6997 LPIA | 2020 | down 14.9% | flat |
| 7 | Philippines | 0.657 LPIA | 2022 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 8 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.6361 LPIA | 2022 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 9 | Switzerland | 0.6248 LPIA | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 10 | Slovenia, Republic of | 0.5649 LPIA | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 11 | Italy | 0.5639 LPIA | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 12 | United States | 0.5633 LPIA | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 13 | Ireland | 0.56 LPIA | 2022 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 14 | Sweden | 0.5514 LPIA | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 15 | Latvia, Republic of | 0.5441 LPIA | 2023 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 16 | Netherlands, The | 0.5376 LPIA | 2023 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 17 | Germany | 0.5149 LPIA | 2023 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 18 | Spain | 0.4855 LPIA | 2023 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 19 | Czech Republic | 0.4805 LPIA | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 20 | Poland, Republic of | 0.4776 LPIA | 2020 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 21 | Cyprus | 0.4625 LPIA | 2023 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 22 | Iceland | 0.4548 LPIA | 2023 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 23 | Finland | 0.4527 LPIA | 2023 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 24 | Australia | 0.4395 LPIA | 2024 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 25 | France | 0.4295 LPIA | 2023 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 26 | Ecuador | 0.4275 LPIA | 2022 | up 288.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Korea, Republic of | 0.4266 LPIA | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 28 | Portugal | 0.4028 LPIA | 2023 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 29 | Austria | 0.3969 LPIA | 2021 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 30 | Chile | 0.3964 LPIA | 2024 | down 26.2% | rising |
| 31 | Denmark | 0.3689 LPIA | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 32 | Lithuania, Republic of | 0.3683 LPIA | 2023 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 33 | Georgia | 0.355 LPIA | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 34 | Norway | 0.3541 LPIA | 2023 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 35 | Pakistan | 0.354 LPIA | 2019 | up 68.9% | rising |
| 36 | Croatia, Republic of | 0.3208 LPIA | 2022 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 37 | Costa Rica | 0.3116 LPIA | 2020 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 38 | Thailand | 0.2874 LPIA | 2022 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 39 | Panama | 0.2852 LPIA | 2024 | up 95.5% | rising |
| 40 | Bangladesh | 0.281 LPIA | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 41 | Hungary | 0.2764 LPIA | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 42 | Sri Lanka | 0.2496 LPIA | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 43 | South Africa | 0.2407 LPIA | 2024 | up 78.2% | rising |
| 44 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.2359 LPIA | 2023 | up 33.4% | falling |
| 45 | Greece | 0.2294 LPIA | 2024 | up 269.0% | rising |
| 46 | Serbia, Republic of | 0.2157 LPIA | 2022 | down 25.1% | flat |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 0.2032 LPIA | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 48 | Paraguay | 0.1828 LPIA | 2020 | up 113.2% | rising |
| 49 | Romania | 0.1805 LPIA | 2023 | up 66.4% | rising |
| 50 | Mexico | 0.1734 LPIA | 2020 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 51 | Bolivia | 0.1507 LPIA | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 52 | Indonesia | 0.1357 LPIA | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 53 | Mongolia | 0.1331 LPIA | 2023 | down 26.6% | rising |
| 54 | Uruguay | 0.13 LPIA | 2019 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 55 | Colombia | 0.1277 LPIA | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 56 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.1095 LPIA | 2024 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 57 | Vietnam | 0.0881 LPIA | 2023 | β | falling |
| 58 | Senegal | 0.0693 LPIA | 2022 | up 94.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Mali | 0.0453 LPIA | 2022 | β | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release