Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
30
Highest
57.1%
Ireland
Lowest
17.6%
Romania
Median
36.2%
Years covered
19
2006β2024
Data points
403
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, male (%) is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 57.1% in Ireland; the lowest is 17.6% in Romania.
The median across all reporting countries is 36.2%, and the mean is 34.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Portugal (up 123.9%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 0.1%).
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland | 57.1% | 2023 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 2 | Lithuania | 56.4% | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 3 | Sweden | 46.8% | 2023 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 4 | Germany | 46.4% | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 5 | Iceland | 43.1% | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 6 | Cyprus | 42.2% | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 41.4% | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 8 | Latvia | 41.3% | 2023 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 9 | Brunei Darussalam | 41.2% | 2023 | up 107.3% | rising |
| 10 | Netherlands | 39.9% | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 11 | Norway | 38.6% | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 12 | Belgium | 38.6% | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 13 | Greece | 37.7% | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 14 | Spain | 36.6% | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 15 | Estonia | 36.4% | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 16 | Finland | 36.0% | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 17 | France | 35.6% | 2023 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 18 | Austria | 34.2% | 2021 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 19 | Denmark | 33.2% | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 20 | Hungary | 30.3% | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 21 | Malta | 29.7% | 2017 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 22 | Poland | 29.5% | 2023 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 23 | Serbia, Republic of | 25.5% | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 24 | Slovak Republic | 25.1% | 2023 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 22.5% | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 26 | Montenegro | 21.8% | 2018 | β | flat |
| 27 | Portugal | 21.5% | 2024 | up 123.9% | rising |
| 28 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17.9% | 2023 | up 85.9% | rising |
| 29 | Italy | 17.8% | 2023 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 30 | Romania | 17.6% | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release