Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
60
Highest
23.1%
Luxembourg
Lowest
0.1%
Vietnam
Median
4.8%
Years covered
28
1997β2024
Data points
624
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 60 countries. The highest value is 23.1% in Luxembourg; the lowest is 0.1% in Vietnam.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.8%, and the mean is 5.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 167.
Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 2,011.0%), and the largest decrease in Portugal (down 19.4%).
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 23.1% | 2023 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 2 | Latvia | 13.5% | 2023 | up 92.7% | rising |
| 3 | Poland | 13.1% | 2020 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 4 | Belgium | 12.9% | 2023 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 5 | Georgia | 12.9% | 2024 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 6 | Switzerland | 12.7% | 2024 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 11.9% | 2021 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 8 | Sweden | 10.7% | 2023 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 9 | Ireland | 10.0% | 2022 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 10 | Czechia | 10.0% | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 11 | Slovenia | 9.7% | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 12 | United States | 9.1% | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 13 | Armenia, Republic of | 9.0% | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 14 | Iceland | 8.6% | 2023 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 15 | Netherlands | 8.6% | 2023 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 16 | Cyprus | 8.2% | 2023 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 17 | Finland | 8.0% | 2023 | up 80.4% | rising |
| 18 | Italy | 7.9% | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 19 | Lithuania | 7.8% | 2023 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 20 | Spain | 7.8% | 2023 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 21 | Portugal | 7.7% | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 22 | Germany | 7.2% | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 23 | Malta | 6.8% | 2020 | up 91.6% | rising |
| 24 | Croatia | 6.6% | 2022 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 25 | France | 6.6% | 2023 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 26 | Austria | 6.6% | 2021 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 27 | Denmark | 6.6% | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 28 | Norway | 6.0% | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 29 | Australia | 5.5% | 2024 | up 97.9% | rising |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 5.0% | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 31 | Hungary | 4.6% | 2023 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 32 | Serbia | 3.5% | 2023 | up 2,011.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.2% | 2022 | up 215.5% | rising |
| 34 | Romania | 2.6% | 2023 | up 58.0% | flat |
| 35 | Korea | 2.4% | 2024 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 36 | Jordan | 2.4% | 2023 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 37 | Greece | 2.3% | 2024 | up 1,132.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Bangladesh | 2.0% | 2023 | up 130.3% | rising |
| 39 | Palestine, State of | 1.8% | 2022 | up 72.1% | rising |
| 40 | Pakistan | 1.7% | 2019 | up 127.0% | rising |
| 41 | Paraguay | 1.7% | 2020 | up 182.2% | rising |
| 42 | Ecuador | 1.6% | 2022 | up 1,241.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Chile | 1.4% | 2024 | up 37.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Panama | 1.4% | 2024 | up 189.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Costa Rica | 1.1% | 2020 | up 153.3% | rising |
| 46 | Thailand | 0.9% | 2022 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 47 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.8% | 2023 | up 355.5% | rising |
| 48 | South Africa | 0.8% | 2024 | up 487.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Moldova | 0.8% | 2024 | up 143.5% | rising |
| 50 | Colombia | 0.7% | 2024 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 51 | Mongolia | 0.6% | 2023 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 52 | Sri Lanka | 0.6% | 2024 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Philippines | 0.6% | 2022 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 54 | Mexico | 0.5% | 2020 | up 129.5% | rising |
| 55 | Mali | 0.4% | 2022 | β | volatile |
| 56 | Bolivia | 0.3% | 2023 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 57 | Uruguay | 0.3% | 2019 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 58 | Senegal | 0.2% | 2022 | up 139.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Indonesia | 0.2% | 2023 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 60 | Vietnam | 0.1% | 2023 | β | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release