Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
67
Highest
33.8%
Georgia
Lowest
0.6%
Honduras
Median
10.1%
Years covered
28
1997β2024
Data points
706
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 67 countries. The highest value is 33.8% in Georgia; the lowest is 0.6% in Honduras.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.1%, and the mean is 11.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 56.
Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia, Republic of (up 5,282.6%), and the largest decrease in Cambodia (down 35.6%).
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 33.8% | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 33.0% | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 3 | Armenia, Republic of | 28.7% | 2023 | up 5,282.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Poland | 27.5% | 2020 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 24.7% | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 6 | Latvia | 24.7% | 2023 | up 98.1% | rising |
| 7 | Croatia | 22.4% | 2023 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 8 | Lithuania | 21.2% | 2023 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 9 | Czechia | 20.7% | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 10 | Switzerland | 20.3% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 11 | Ireland | 19.7% | 2023 | up 72.4% | rising |
| 12 | Sweden | 19.4% | 2023 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 13 | Portugal | 19.1% | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 14 | Iceland | 18.9% | 2023 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 15 | Denmark | 17.9% | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 16 | Cyprus | 17.8% | 2023 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 17 | Finland | 17.6% | 2023 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 18 | Slovenia | 17.2% | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 19 | Norway | 16.9% | 2023 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 20 | Serbia, Republic of | 16.9% | 2022 | up 1,368.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Hungary | 16.8% | 2023 | up 71.3% | rising |
| 22 | Austria | 16.7% | 2021 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 23 | Belgium | 16.5% | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 24 | United States | 16.2% | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 25 | Spain | 16.0% | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 26 | Netherlands | 15.9% | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 27 | France | 15.4% | 2023 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 28 | United Kingdom | 14.9% | 2021 | up 75.9% | rising |
| 29 | Romania | 14.7% | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 30 | Germany | 14.0% | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 31 | Italy | 14.0% | 2023 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 32 | Australia | 12.6% | 2024 | up 85.8% | rising |
| 33 | Malta | 11.6% | 2023 | up 169.7% | rising |
| 34 | Greece | 10.1% | 2024 | up 234.0% | rising |
| 35 | Paraguay | 9.4% | 2020 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 36 | Mali | 7.9% | 2022 | up 1,722.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Bangladesh | 7.3% | 2023 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 38 | Moldova, Republic of | 7.1% | 2024 | up 520.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Pakistan | 5.7% | 2021 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 40 | Korea | 5.6% | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 41 | Colombia | 5.6% | 2024 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 42 | Brunei Darussalam | 4.9% | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 43 | Panama | 4.8% | 2024 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Mongolia | 4.7% | 2023 | up 120.5% | rising |
| 45 | Ecuador | 3.7% | 2022 | up 245.4% | rising |
| 46 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.6% | 2023 | up 241.5% | rising |
| 47 | Chile | 3.6% | 2024 | up 85.6% | rising |
| 48 | Costa Rica | 3.5% | 2020 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 49 | South Africa | 3.4% | 2024 | up 229.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Thailand | 3.2% | 2022 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 51 | Mexico | 2.9% | 2020 | up 81.9% | rising |
| 52 | Bhutan | 2.9% | 2022 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 53 | Senegal | 2.8% | 2022 | up 22.9% | flat |
| 54 | Jordan | 2.4% | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 55 | Sri Lanka | 2.3% | 2024 | up 24.6% | falling |
| 56 | Rwanda | 2.3% | 2023 | up 75.1% | rising |
| 57 | Burkina Faso | 2.3% | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 58 | Palestine, State of | 2.3% | 2022 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 59 | Uruguay | 2.2% | 2019 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 60 | Bolivia | 2.2% | 2023 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 61 | Vietnam | 1.6% | 2023 | β | falling |
| 62 | Ghana | 1.4% | 2022 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 63 | Cambodia | 1.2% | 2023 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 64 | Indonesia | 1.1% | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 65 | Philippines | 0.8% | 2022 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 66 | Guatemala | 0.6% | 2023 | up 82.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Honduras | 0.6% | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release