Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
79
Highest
58.0%
Ireland
Lowest
0.9%
Guatemala
Median
16.6%
Years covered
55
1970β2024
Data points
889
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 79 countries. The highest value is 58.0% in Ireland; the lowest is 0.9% in Guatemala.
The median across all reporting countries is 16.6%, and the mean is 20.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 66.
Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Bolivia (up 634.5%), and the largest decrease in Sri Lanka (down 84.8%).
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland | 58.0% | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 2 | Lithuania | 55.7% | 2023 | up 60.2% | rising |
| 3 | Canada | 55.1% | 2021 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 4 | New Zealand | 45.5% | 2020 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 44.8% | 2023 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 6 | Sweden | 42.1% | 2023 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 7 | Australia | 41.6% | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 8 | Estonia | 41.5% | 2023 | β | rising |
| 9 | Latvia | 40.4% | 2023 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 10 | Belgium | 39.1% | 2023 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 11 | United States | 39.1% | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 12 | Georgia | 37.8% | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 13 | Germany | 36.0% | 2023 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 14 | Brunei Darussalam | 35.6% | 2023 | up 96.2% | rising |
| 15 | South Africa | 35.6% | 2024 | up 480.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Malta | 35.1% | 2023 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 17 | Armenia, Republic of | 34.7% | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 18 | Switzerland | 34.6% | 2024 | up 19.0% | flat |
| 19 | Korea | 33.8% | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 20 | Cyprus | 32.3% | 2023 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 21 | Iceland | 31.1% | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 22 | Norway | 31.1% | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 23 | Finland | 31.0% | 2023 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 24 | Jordan | 30.9% | 2023 | up 64.5% | rising |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 30.4% | 2023 | β | rising |
| 26 | Netherlands | 29.5% | 2023 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 27 | France | 28.6% | 2023 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 28 | Mongolia | 28.3% | 2023 | up 60.6% | rising |
| 29 | Denmark | 28.0% | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 30 | Palestine, State of | 27.0% | 2021 | β | rising |
| 31 | Austria | 26.4% | 2021 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 32 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 25.6% | 2023 | up 63.6% | flat |
| 33 | Spain | 25.1% | 2023 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 34 | Slovenia | 23.9% | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 35 | Oman | 23.7% | 2022 | up 132.9% | rising |
| 36 | Tonga | 21.8% | 2023 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 37 | Poland | 20.2% | 2020 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 38 | Philippines | 19.6% | 2022 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 39 | Hungary | 19.0% | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 40 | Greece | 16.6% | 2024 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 41 | Belize | 15.5% | 2020 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 42 | Chile | 15.4% | 2024 | up 62.6% | rising |
| 43 | Croatia | 14.7% | 2023 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 44 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 14.6% | 2023 | down 37.3% | rising |
| 45 | Portugal | 13.5% | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 46 | Czechia | 13.0% | 2016 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 47 | Italy | 12.8% | 2023 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 48 | Malaysia | 12.2% | 2022 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 49 | Serbia, Republic of | 12.0% | 2022 | up 73.5% | rising |
| 50 | Vietnam | 11.8% | 2023 | up 76.3% | rising |
| 51 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.2% | 2023 | up 111.9% | rising |
| 52 | Bolivia | 10.8% | 2023 | up 634.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Moldova, Republic of | 10.0% | 2024 | down 76.1% | volatile |
| 54 | India | 9.8% | 2023 | up 108.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 8.8% | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 56 | Uganda | 8.3% | 2021 | up 88.4% | rising |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 7.3% | 2006 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 58 | Panama | 7.1% | 2024 | down 11.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Colombia | 6.9% | 2024 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 60 | Namibia | 6.9% | 2023 | up 90.3% | rising |
| 61 | Romania | 6.8% | 2023 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 62 | Tunisia | 6.6% | 2019 | up 72.4% | rising |
| 63 | Indonesia | 5.9% | 2023 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 64 | Ecuador | 5.5% | 2021 | up 116.4% | rising |
| 65 | Bangladesh | 5.2% | 2023 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 66 | Pakistan | 4.7% | 2021 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 67 | Uruguay | 4.3% | 2013 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 68 | Sri Lanka | 4.2% | 2022 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Ghana | 4.2% | 2022 | up 65.7% | rising |
| 70 | Cambodia | 2.9% | 2023 | up 101.7% | volatile |
| 71 | CΓ΄te d'Ivoire | 2.4% | 2021 | up 410.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Rwanda | 2.4% | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 73 | Honduras | 1.6% | 2024 | up 69.4% | rising |
| 74 | Togo | 1.4% | 2022 | up 59.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Burkina Faso | 1.3% | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 76 | Malawi | 1.1% | 2020 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 77 | Senegal | 1.0% | 2022 | up 221.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Mali | 1.0% | 2022 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Guatemala | 0.9% | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release