Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
40
Highest
20.7%
Slovakia
Lowest
0.5%
Honduras
Median
13.1%
Years covered
31
1994β2024
Data points
364
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, male (%) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 20.7% in Slovakia; the lowest is 0.5% in Honduras.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.1%, and the mean is 11.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 45.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 641.1%), and the largest decrease in Slovenia (down 4.3%).
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovakia | 20.7% | 2023 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 20.2% | 2023 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 3 | Poland | 20.2% | 2023 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 4 | Switzerland | 19.7% | 2024 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 5 | Czechia | 16.9% | 2023 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 6 | Belgium | 16.7% | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 16.6% | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 8 | Estonia | 15.8% | 2023 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 9 | Netherlands | 15.7% | 2023 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 10 | Croatia | 15.5% | 2023 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 11 | Spain | 14.8% | 2023 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 12 | Sweden | 14.4% | 2023 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 13 | Latvia | 14.2% | 2023 | up 74.0% | rising |
| 14 | France | 14.1% | 2023 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 15 | Iceland | 13.9% | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 16 | Albania | 13.9% | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 17 | Cyprus | 13.5% | 2023 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 18 | Germany | 13.5% | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 19 | United States of America | 13.4% | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 20 | Finland | 13.2% | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 21 | Hungary | 13.0% | 2023 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 22 | Denmark | 12.9% | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 23 | Lithuania | 12.8% | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 24 | Italy | 12.7% | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 25 | Austria | 12.7% | 2021 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 26 | Norway | 12.1% | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 27 | Slovenia | 12.0% | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 28 | Greece | 9.8% | 2024 | up 292.3% | rising |
| 29 | Ireland | 9.7% | 2020 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 30 | Romania | 9.7% | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 31 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.9% | 2023 | up 10.7% | flat |
| 32 | Serbia | 3.1% | 2023 | up 273.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Mongolia | 2.2% | 2022 | up 641.1% | rising |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.9% | 2023 | up 137.2% | rising |
| 35 | Ghana | 1.6% | 2022 | up 90.5% | rising |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 1.5% | 2007 | β | flat |
| 37 | Montenegro | 1.3% | 2018 | β | rising |
| 38 | Rwanda | 0.7% | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 39 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.5% | 2020 | up 194.6% | rising |
| 40 | Honduras | 0.5% | 2023 | up 39.2% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release