Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
65
Highest
34.4%
Georgia
Lowest
0.6%
Guatemala
Median
11.8%
Years covered
28
1997β2024
Data points
670
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, female (%) is currently reported for 65 countries. The highest value is 34.4% in Georgia; the lowest is 0.6% in Guatemala.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.8%, and the mean is 11.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 55.
Over the past decade 61 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 5,562.9%), and the largest decrease in Georgia (down 18.3%).
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 34.4% | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 2 | Poland | 30.9% | 2020 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 30.1% | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 4 | Armenia, Republic of | 29.6% | 2023 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 5 | Latvia | 28.2% | 2023 | up 97.4% | rising |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 26.8% | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 7 | Lithuania | 24.0% | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 8 | Croatia | 23.6% | 2023 | up 49.8% | rising |
| 9 | Iceland | 21.6% | 2023 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 10 | Portugal | 21.0% | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 11 | Sweden | 20.2% | 2023 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 12 | Czechia | 20.0% | 2023 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 13 | Slovenia | 19.4% | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 14 | Finland | 19.0% | 2023 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 15 | Denmark | 18.2% | 2023 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 16 | Cyprus | 17.9% | 2023 | up 67.1% | rising |
| 17 | Ireland | 17.7% | 2022 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 18 | Switzerland | 17.7% | 2024 | up 9.8% | flat |
| 19 | Serbia, Republic of | 17.5% | 2022 | up 1,574.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Norway | 17.0% | 2023 | up 84.0% | rising |
| 21 | United States | 16.9% | 2024 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 22 | Spain | 16.6% | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 23 | Hungary | 16.1% | 2023 | up 76.2% | rising |
| 24 | Austria | 16.0% | 2021 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 25 | Netherlands | 15.2% | 2023 | up 71.8% | rising |
| 26 | Belgium | 15.2% | 2023 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 27 | United Kingdom | 15.1% | 2021 | up 82.1% | rising |
| 28 | Italy | 14.8% | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 29 | Romania | 14.5% | 2023 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 30 | France | 13.9% | 2023 | up 78.4% | rising |
| 31 | Germany | 13.5% | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 32 | Australia | 12.4% | 2024 | up 94.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Malta | 11.8% | 2023 | up 210.5% | rising |
| 34 | Paraguay | 8.9% | 2020 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 35 | Greece | 8.9% | 2024 | up 250.3% | rising |
| 36 | Moldova, Republic of | 7.7% | 2024 | up 506.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Brunei Darussalam | 6.4% | 2023 | up 216.0% | rising |
| 38 | Panama | 5.8% | 2024 | up 68.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Colombia | 5.5% | 2024 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 40 | Bangladesh | 5.5% | 2023 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 41 | Pakistan | 5.0% | 2021 | up 97.4% | rising |
| 42 | Korea | 4.7% | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 43 | Mongolia | 4.5% | 2022 | up 101.2% | rising |
| 44 | Mali | 4.0% | 2022 | up 5,562.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.8% | 2023 | up 261.6% | rising |
| 46 | Ecuador | 3.7% | 2022 | up 292.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Thailand | 3.3% | 2022 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 48 | South Africa | 3.3% | 2024 | up 301.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Chile | 3.2% | 2024 | up 109.0% | rising |
| 50 | Costa Rica | 3.2% | 2020 | up 127.9% | rising |
| 51 | Mexico | 2.7% | 2020 | up 101.8% | rising |
| 52 | Uruguay | 2.4% | 2019 | up 61.9% | rising |
| 53 | Bolivia | 1.8% | 2023 | up 67.9% | rising |
| 54 | Sri Lanka | 1.8% | 2024 | up 19.7% | falling |
| 55 | Jordan | 1.7% | 2023 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 56 | Senegal | 1.5% | 2022 | up 44.6% | falling |
| 57 | Bhutan | 1.5% | 2022 | up 21.0% | falling |
| 58 | Palestine, State of | 1.4% | 2022 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 59 | Rwanda | 1.3% | 2023 | up 82.0% | rising |
| 60 | Vietnam | 1.3% | 2023 | β | falling |
| 61 | Burkina Faso | 1.2% | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 62 | Philippines | 1.0% | 2022 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 63 | Indonesia | 0.9% | 2023 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 64 | Honduras | 0.7% | 2019 | up 86.0% | rising |
| 65 | Guatemala | 0.6% | 2023 | up 103.3% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release