Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
57
Highest
21.1%
Luxembourg
Lowest
0.1%
Indonesia
Median
5.9%
Years covered
28
1997–2024
Data points
566

What the numbers show

Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%) is currently reported for 57 countries. The highest value is 21.1% in Luxembourg; the lowest is 0.1% in Indonesia.

The median across all reporting countries is 5.9%, and the mean is 6.0%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 199.

Over the past decade 52 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 2,603.3%), and the largest decrease in Portugal (down 22.0%).

Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Luxembourg 21.1% 2023 up 75.4% rising
2 Latvia 17.0% 2023 up 89.6% rising
3 Poland 16.8% 2020 up 36.8% rising
4 Georgia 13.0% 2024 down 1.0% flat
5 United Kingdom 12.7% 2021 up 39.6% rising
6 Slovenia 12.3% 2023 up 25.4% rising
7 Belgium 12.2% 2023 up 79.5% rising
8 Iceland 12.1% 2023 up 112.0% rising
9 Sweden 11.6% 2023 up 22.4% rising
10 Ireland 11.5% 2022 up 47.7% rising
11 United States 10.1% 2024 up 26.1% rising
12 Cyprus 9.9% 2023 up 79.0% rising
13 Czechia 9.8% 2023 up 18.6% rising
14 Switzerland 9.6% 2024 up 5.3% flat
15 Lithuania 9.4% 2023 up 70.3% rising
16 Finland 9.3% 2023 up 75.2% rising
17 Portugal 9.2% 2023 down 22.0% falling
18 Armenia, Republic of 9.1% 2023 up 20.4% rising
19 Italy 9.0% 2023 up 14.4% rising
20 Spain 8.9% 2023 up 35.6% rising
21 Croatia 8.2% 2022 up 50.1% rising
22 Netherlands 7.8% 2023 up 96.6% rising
23 Norway 7.1% 2023 up 39.2% rising
24 Germany 7.0% 2023 up 26.3% rising
25 Malta 6.8% 2020 up 115.4% rising
26 France 6.4% 2023 up 98.1% rising
27 Denmark 6.3% 2023 up 58.5% rising
28 Austria 6.1% 2021 up 39.6% rising
29 Bulgaria 5.9% 2023 up 22.3% rising
30 Australia 5.7% 2024 up 65.2% rising
31 Hungary 4.9% 2023 up 67.8% rising
32 Brunei Darussalam 4.5% 2022 up 308.8% rising
33 Serbia 3.7% 2023 up 2,603.3% volatile
34 Romania 2.7% 2023 down 0.6% falling
35 Greece 2.2% 2024 up 736.7% volatile
36 Korea 1.9% 2024 up 86.5% rising
37 Jordan 1.8% 2023 up 46.9% rising
38 Panama 1.7% 2024 up 205.3% volatile
39 Ecuador 1.6% 2022 up 1,975.2% volatile
40 Costa Rica 1.5% 2020 up 209.6% rising
41 Palestine, State of 1.3% 2022 up 114.9% rising
42 Chile 1.3% 2024 up 79.7% volatile
43 Paraguay 1.2% 2020 up 76.4% rising
44 Pakistan 1.2% 2019 up 314.7% volatile
45 Bangladesh 1.1% 2023 up 193.6% rising
46 Thailand 1.1% 2022 up 94.1% rising
47 Moldova, Republic of 1.1% 2024 up 213.5% volatile
48 Mongolia 1.0% 2023 up 100.2% rising
49 South Africa 0.9% 2024 up 707.3% volatile
50 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.8% 2023 up 321.9% rising
51 Philippines 0.7% 2022 up 55.2% rising
52 Colombia 0.7% 2024 up 78.2% rising
53 Sri Lanka 0.5% 2024 down 11.8% volatile
54 Mexico 0.5% 2020 up 159.9% rising
55 Uruguay 0.5% 2019 up 122.3% rising
56 Vietnam 0.1% 2023 β€” falling
57 Indonesia 0.1% 2023 up 101.3% rising

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About this data

Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
57 places, 566 data points, 1997–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release