Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
59
Highest
0.9123 LPIA
Jordan
Lowest
0.0581 LPIA
Uruguay
Median
0.3707 LPIA
Years covered
28
1997β2024
Data points
580
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) is currently reported for 59 countries. The highest value is 0.9123 LPIA in Jordan; the lowest is 0.0581 LPIA in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.3707 LPIA, and the mean is 0.3808 LPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 16.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 576.6%), and the largest decrease in Uruguay (down 81.2%).
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan | 0.9123 LPIA | 2023 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 2 | Belgium | 0.7655 LPIA | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 0.7586 LPIA | 2021 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 4 | Palestine, State of | 0.7478 LPIA | 2022 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 0.701 LPIA | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 6 | Malta | 0.6948 LPIA | 2020 | down 15.6% | flat |
| 7 | Switzerland | 0.6908 LPIA | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 8 | Estonia | 0.6351 LPIA | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 9 | Netherlands | 0.5617 LPIA | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 10 | Philippines | 0.5425 LPIA | 2022 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 11 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.5317 LPIA | 2022 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 12 | Sweden | 0.5262 LPIA | 2023 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 13 | Italy | 0.5166 LPIA | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 14 | Germany | 0.5068 LPIA | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 15 | United States | 0.5066 LPIA | 2023 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 16 | Slovenia | 0.4809 LPIA | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 17 | Czechia | 0.4719 LPIA | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 18 | Ireland | 0.4702 LPIA | 2023 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 19 | Latvia | 0.4641 LPIA | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 20 | Spain | 0.4358 LPIA | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 21 | Korea | 0.4317 LPIA | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 22 | Ecuador | 0.4306 LPIA | 2022 | up 225.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Australia | 0.42 LPIA | 2024 | up 38.8% | flat |
| 24 | Finland | 0.4139 LPIA | 2023 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 25 | Austria | 0.4096 LPIA | 2021 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 26 | France | 0.4017 LPIA | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 27 | Poland | 0.3994 LPIA | 2020 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 28 | Denmark | 0.3895 LPIA | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 29 | Chile | 0.3889 LPIA | 2024 | down 28.9% | rising |
| 30 | Pakistan | 0.3707 LPIA | 2021 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 31 | Georgia | 0.3663 LPIA | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 32 | Cyprus | 0.3661 LPIA | 2023 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 33 | Portugal | 0.3572 LPIA | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 34 | Lithuania | 0.3384 LPIA | 2023 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 35 | Bangladesh | 0.3308 LPIA | 2023 | up 73.0% | rising |
| 36 | Iceland | 0.3281 LPIA | 2023 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 37 | Armenia, Republic of | 0.324 LPIA | 2023 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 38 | Croatia | 0.3072 LPIA | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 39 | Norway | 0.2882 LPIA | 2023 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 40 | Panama | 0.278 LPIA | 2024 | up 111.4% | rising |
| 41 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.254 LPIA | 2023 | up 39.6% | flat |
| 42 | Hungary | 0.249 LPIA | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 43 | Thailand | 0.2395 LPIA | 2022 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 44 | Paraguay | 0.2234 LPIA | 2020 | up 200.4% | rising |
| 45 | Serbia, Republic of | 0.2162 LPIA | 2022 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 46 | Sri Lanka | 0.2145 LPIA | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 47 | Greece | 0.212 LPIA | 2024 | up 576.6% | rising |
| 48 | South Africa | 0.2098 LPIA | 2024 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 49 | Bulgaria | 0.1824 LPIA | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 50 | Costa Rica | 0.1809 LPIA | 2020 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 51 | Romania | 0.1725 LPIA | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 52 | Mexico | 0.1644 LPIA | 2020 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 53 | Indonesia | 0.1425 LPIA | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 54 | Bolivia | 0.1311 LPIA | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 55 | Colombia | 0.1268 LPIA | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 56 | Vietnam | 0.0873 LPIA | 2023 | β | falling |
| 57 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.0717 LPIA | 2024 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Senegal | 0.0708 LPIA | 2019 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Uruguay | 0.0581 LPIA | 2019 | down 81.2% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release