Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
75
Highest
53.5%
Canada
Lowest
0.9%
Guatemala
Median
16.6%
Years covered
55
1970β2024
Data points
865
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, male (%) is currently reported for 75 countries. The highest value is 53.5% in Canada; the lowest is 0.9% in Guatemala.
The median across all reporting countries is 16.6%, and the mean is 19.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 58.
Over the past decade 66 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Bolivia (up 601.8%), and the largest decrease in Sri Lanka (down 86.7%).
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 53.5% | 2021 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 2 | Ireland | 52.9% | 2023 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 3 | New Zealand | 48.1% | 2020 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 4 | Lithuania | 47.7% | 2023 | up 63.4% | rising |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 45.1% | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 6 | Switzerland | 39.8% | 2024 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 7 | Korea | 39.2% | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 37.4% | 2023 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 9 | Australia | 36.1% | 2024 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 10 | United States | 35.7% | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 11 | Belgium | 35.5% | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 12 | South Africa | 35.4% | 2024 | up 532.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Georgia | 34.8% | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 14 | Sweden | 33.9% | 2022 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 15 | Armenia, Republic of | 32.9% | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 16 | Latvia | 32.1% | 2023 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 17 | Brunei Darussalam | 31.8% | 2023 | up 86.9% | rising |
| 18 | Estonia | 31.0% | 2023 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 19 | Netherlands | 30.6% | 2023 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 20 | Jordan | 30.3% | 2023 | up 62.0% | rising |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 29.6% | 2023 | β | rising |
| 22 | Cyprus | 27.9% | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 23 | Austria | 27.2% | 2021 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 24 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 27.1% | 2023 | up 28.8% | falling |
| 25 | Iceland | 26.9% | 2023 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 26 | Malta | 26.8% | 2021 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 27 | Norway | 26.5% | 2022 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 28 | Finland | 26.0% | 2023 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 29 | Palestine, State of | 25.5% | 2021 | β | rising |
| 30 | Mongolia | 25.2% | 2023 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 31 | France | 24.9% | 2023 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 32 | Denmark | 23.0% | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 33 | Tonga | 22.5% | 2023 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 34 | Spain | 22.1% | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 35 | Oman | 18.8% | 2022 | up 83.5% | rising |
| 36 | Hungary | 16.7% | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 37 | Philippines | 16.6% | 2022 | down 27.5% | rising |
| 38 | Greece | 16.6% | 2024 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 39 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 16.6% | 2023 | down 30.2% | rising |
| 40 | Poland | 15.1% | 2020 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 41 | Chile | 13.5% | 2024 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 42 | India | 13.1% | 2023 | up 91.2% | rising |
| 43 | Croatia | 13.1% | 2023 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 44 | Belize | 13.0% | 2020 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 45 | Vietnam | 12.5% | 2023 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 46 | Serbia | 12.2% | 2022 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 47 | Czechia | 12.2% | 2016 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 48 | Bolivia | 11.7% | 2023 | up 601.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Portugal | 11.4% | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 50 | Uganda | 11.0% | 2021 | up 75.5% | rising |
| 51 | Malaysia | 11.0% | 2022 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 52 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.8% | 2023 | up 69.9% | rising |
| 53 | Italy | 10.4% | 2023 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 54 | Bangladesh | 7.4% | 2023 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 55 | Costa Rica | 7.1% | 2006 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 56 | Namibia | 7.0% | 2023 | up 81.1% | rising |
| 57 | Bulgaria | 6.8% | 2023 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 58 | Ghana | 6.3% | 2022 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 59 | Romania | 6.0% | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 60 | Colombia | 5.9% | 2024 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 61 | Pakistan | 5.8% | 2021 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 62 | Indonesia | 5.3% | 2023 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 63 | Ecuador | 5.2% | 2021 | up 88.3% | rising |
| 64 | Panama | 5.1% | 2024 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Cambodia | 3.9% | 2023 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Sri Lanka | 3.6% | 2022 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Rwanda | 3.5% | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 68 | Uruguay | 3.0% | 2013 | up 39.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Togo | 2.3% | 2022 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Burkina Faso | 2.1% | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 71 | Senegal | 1.9% | 2022 | up 205.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Malawi | 1.8% | 2020 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 73 | Mali | 1.6% | 2022 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Honduras | 1.4% | 2024 | up 94.8% | rising |
| 75 | Guatemala | 0.9% | 2023 | up 338.5% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release