Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
37
Highest
29.9%
Poland
Lowest
0.2%
Rwanda
Median
13.2%
Years covered
31
1994β2024
Data points
344
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, female (%) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 29.9% in Poland; the lowest is 0.2% in Rwanda.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.2%, and the mean is 12.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 129.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 1,858.8%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 4.3%).
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 29.9% | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 2 | Slovakia | 25.7% | 2023 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 20.7% | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 4 | Iceland | 19.3% | 2023 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 5 | Croatia | 19.0% | 2023 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 6 | Lithuania | 18.3% | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 7 | Slovenia | 17.2% | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 8 | Albania | 17.2% | 2023 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 9 | Spain | 16.5% | 2023 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 10 | Sweden | 16.2% | 2023 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 11 | Finland | 16.0% | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 12 | United States of America | 15.9% | 2024 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 13 | Czechia | 15.8% | 2023 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Cyprus | 15.3% | 2023 | up 66.4% | rising |
| 15 | Luxembourg | 14.6% | 2023 | up 68.6% | rising |
| 16 | Italy | 14.4% | 2023 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 17 | Netherlands | 14.0% | 2023 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 18 | Belgium | 13.6% | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 19 | Denmark | 13.2% | 2023 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 20 | Switzerland | 12.4% | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 21 | Hungary | 12.2% | 2023 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 22 | Norway | 12.1% | 2023 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 23 | Germany | 11.9% | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 24 | France | 11.6% | 2023 | up 79.4% | rising |
| 25 | Austria | 11.0% | 2021 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 26 | Ireland | 10.6% | 2020 | up 59.5% | rising |
| 27 | Romania | 9.9% | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 28 | Greece | 7.9% | 2024 | up 304.8% | rising |
| 29 | Brunei Darussalam | 7.4% | 2023 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 30 | Mongolia | 3.6% | 2022 | up 1,858.8% | rising |
| 31 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.1% | 2023 | up 169.1% | rising |
| 32 | Montenegro | 1.7% | 2018 | β | rising |
| 33 | Serbia | 1.5% | 2014 | β | rising |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 0.9% | 2007 | β | rising |
| 35 | Ghana | 0.5% | 2022 | up 288.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Honduras | 0.4% | 2023 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 37 | Rwanda | 0.2% | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release