Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
75
Highest
66.7%
Ireland
Lowest
7.1%
Guatemala
Median
33.1%
Years covered
55
1970β2024
Data points
871
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, male (%) is currently reported for 75 countries. The highest value is 66.7% in Ireland; the lowest is 7.1% in Guatemala.
The median across all reporting countries is 33.1%, and the mean is 33.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in South Africa (up 205.6%), and the largest decrease in Sri Lanka (down 77.5%).
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland | 66.7% | 2023 | up 60.4% | rising |
| 2 | Canada | 63.3% | 2021 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 3 | Lithuania | 62.9% | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 4 | Georgia | 58.5% | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 5 | Armenia, Republic of | 58.3% | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 6 | Korea | 58.1% | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 7 | South Africa | 56.5% | 2024 | up 205.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Australia | 55.1% | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 9 | New Zealand | 55.0% | 2020 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 10 | Luxembourg | 53.2% | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 11 | Sweden | 52.5% | 2023 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 12 | Latvia | 50.8% | 2023 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 13 | United States | 50.0% | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 14 | Switzerland | 47.2% | 2024 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 15 | Cyprus | 47.0% | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 16 | Iceland | 46.5% | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 17 | Germany | 45.6% | 2023 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 18 | Norway | 45.2% | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 19 | Estonia | 44.2% | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 20 | Mongolia | 42.9% | 2020 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 21 | Greece | 42.5% | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 22 | Philippines | 41.0% | 2020 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 23 | Netherlands | 40.5% | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 24 | Malta | 40.1% | 2023 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 25 | Denmark | 39.8% | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 26 | Finland | 39.7% | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 27 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 39.4% | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 28 | France | 38.8% | 2023 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 29 | Austria | 38.6% | 2021 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 30 | Bolivia | 38.4% | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 31 | Belgium | 38.0% | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 32 | Brunei Darussalam | 37.7% | 2023 | up 68.0% | rising |
| 33 | Hungary | 37.1% | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 34 | Spain | 36.7% | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 35 | India | 34.8% | 2023 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 36 | Poland | 33.8% | 2020 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 37 | Chile | 33.8% | 2024 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 38 | Tonga | 33.1% | 2023 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 39 | Bangladesh | 32.9% | 2021 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 40 | Jordan | 32.6% | 2023 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 41 | Vietnam | 32.2% | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 42 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 31.4% | 2023 | down 32.8% | flat |
| 43 | Colombia | 31.1% | 2024 | up 71.3% | rising |
| 44 | Malaysia | 30.1% | 2022 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 45 | Croatia | 30.0% | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 46 | Bulgaria | 29.5% | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 47 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28.8% | 2023 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 48 | Palestine, State of | 28.5% | 2021 | β | rising |
| 49 | Bhutan | 27.9% | 2022 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 50 | Romania | 26.0% | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 51 | Serbia, Republic of | 25.9% | 2024 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 52 | Portugal | 25.3% | 2023 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 53 | Czechia | 24.4% | 2016 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 54 | Costa Rica | 22.0% | 2006 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 55 | Oman | 20.8% | 2022 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 56 | Togo | 20.4% | 2022 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 57 | Ghana | 19.2% | 2022 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 58 | Mali | 19.1% | 2022 | up 74.2% | rising |
| 59 | Namibia | 18.6% | 2023 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 60 | Italy | 18.4% | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 61 | Rwanda | 17.8% | 2024 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 62 | Ecuador | 17.3% | 2021 | up 19.3% | flat |
| 63 | Pakistan | 17.0% | 2021 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 64 | Malawi | 15.2% | 2020 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 65 | Indonesia | 15.2% | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 66 | Cambodia | 15.1% | 2023 | down 51.3% | rising |
| 67 | Zimbabwe | 15.0% | 2023 | β | falling |
| 68 | Panama | 14.7% | 2024 | down 44.6% | rising |
| 69 | Senegal | 13.8% | 2022 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 70 | Burkina Faso | 10.7% | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 71 | Honduras | 10.6% | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 72 | Sri Lanka | 10.2% | 2022 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Niger | 10.1% | 2022 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 74 | Uruguay | 9.8% | 2013 | up 21.3% | falling |
| 75 | Guatemala | 7.1% | 2023 | up 14.6% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release