Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
103
Highest
100.0%
Austria
Lowest
2.7%
Guinea
Median
89.3%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
1,666

What the numbers show

Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%) is currently reported for 103 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Austria; the lowest is 2.7% in Guinea.

The median across all reporting countries is 89.3%, and the mean is 74.4%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 36.

Over the past decade 77 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of (up 291.6%), and the largest decrease in Mali (down 79.0%).

Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Austria 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Germany 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Denmark 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Finland 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 France 100.0% 2023 up 1.2% flat
1 United Kingdom 100.0% 2021 unchanged flat
1 Iceland 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Malta 100.0% 2023 up 2.4% rising
1 Russian Federation 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Sweden 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Ukraine 100.0% 2021 rising
1 Uzbekistan, Republic of 100.0% 2022 flat
13 Azerbaijan, Republic of 99.9% 2023 up 2.7% flat
14 Ireland 99.8% 2023 up 0.3% flat
15 Czechia 99.8% 2023 down 0.0% flat
16 Estonia 99.8% 2023 flat
17 Switzerland 99.8% 2024 up 0.1% flat
18 Belarus, Republic of 99.8% 2023 down 0.1% flat
19 United States 99.8% 2024 up 0.4% flat
20 Slovenia 99.7% 2023 up 0.0% flat
21 Australia 99.7% 2023 down 0.3% flat
22 Norway 99.7% 2023 down 0.3% flat
23 Armenia, Republic of 99.6% 2023 down 0.0% flat
24 Poland 99.6% 2024 up 2.5% rising
25 Hungary 99.5% 2023 up 0.3% rising
26 Moldova, Republic of 99.5% 2024 up 0.6% rising
27 Latvia 99.3% 2023 down 0.3% flat
28 Luxembourg 99.2% 2023 down 0.8% flat
29 Georgia 99.1% 2024 up 1.5% rising
30 Lithuania 99.1% 2023 up 2.6% flat
31 Croatia 99.0% 2023 up 2.3% rising
32 Netherlands 98.8% 2023 down 0.5% flat
33 Serbia, Republic of 98.8% 2024 up 16.3% rising
34 Jamaica 98.8% 2023 up 1.1% flat
35 Kazakhstan, Republic of 98.6% 2024 up 0.4% flat
36 Bulgaria 98.5% 2023 up 0.7% rising
37 Belgium 98.4% 2023 up 2.8% flat
38 Romania 98.2% 2023 up 1.3% rising
39 Italy 96.7% 2023 up 6.2% falling
40 Tonga 96.7% 2023 up 0.9% flat
41 Tajikistan, Republic of 96.6% 2023 up 2.4% flat
42 Oman 93.7% 2022 up 104.1% rising
43 Cyprus 93.6% 2023 up 4.9% rising
44 Israel 93.2% 2015 up 1.0% flat
45 Greece 92.5% 2024 up 6.2% rising
46 Spain 92.4% 2023 up 9.2% rising
47 Mongolia 91.9% 2024 down 2.1% falling
48 Palestine, State of 91.7% 2022 up 9.1% rising
49 Fiji, Republic of 91.4% 2021 down 4.0% rising
50 Korea 91.2% 2024 up 6.4% rising
51 Bosnia and Herzegovina 90.1% 2022 up 63.3% rising
52 Uruguay 89.3% 2024 up 9.6% rising
53 Portugal 88.4% 2023 up 7.6% rising
54 Brunei Darussalam 88.1% 2023 up 3.9% flat
55 Malaysia 87.8% 2022 up 8.7% rising
56 Sri Lanka 85.5% 2023 up 5.7% rising
57 Jordan 83.5% 2023 up 22.4% rising
58 Philippines 81.7% 2022 up 1.1% rising
59 Chile 81.4% 2024 up 9.2% rising
60 Vietnam 80.9% 2023 up 16.0% rising
61 South Africa 79.3% 2024 up 22.4% rising
62 Costa Rica 77.2% 2024 up 8.4% rising
63 Panama 76.4% 2024 up 17.7% rising
64 Belize 75.5% 2020 down 0.6% rising
65 Indonesia 74.2% 2023 up 16.8% rising
66 Mexico 70.4% 2025 up 21.8% rising
67 Türkiye 68.4% 2015 up 18.0% rising
68 Kenya 67.8% 2024 up 60.1% rising
69 Ecuador 67.5% 2024 up 2.7% rising
70 Paraguay 66.4% 2024 up 21.9% rising
71 Thailand 66.1% 2024 up 23.4% rising
72 Dominican Republic 65.3% 2024 up 26.8% rising
73 Colombia 64.3% 2024 up 24.7% rising
74 Brazil 60.7% 2024 up 7.0% rising
75 Zimbabwe 60.7% 2019 down 13.3% rising
76 Peru 55.1% 2024 up 33.1% rising
77 Tanzania, United Republic of 55.0% 2022 up 9.6% rising
78 Egypt, Arab Republic of 55.0% 2023 up 56.3% rising
79 India 51.6% 2023 up 65.6% rising
80 Honduras 51.6% 2024 up 22.7% rising
81 Nigeria 51.6% 2024 up 27.7% rising
82 Bangladesh 47.9% 2022 up 33.1% rising
83 Ghana 45.7% 2024 up 32.4% rising
84 El Salvador 43.5% 2023 up 44.8% rising
85 Bolivia 40.3% 2024 up 75.8% rising
86 Guatemala 36.4% 2024 up 74.1% rising
87 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 35.9% 2023 up 36.0% rising
88 Nicaragua 35.4% 2014 up 58.0% rising
89 Tunisia 34.5% 2023 down 23.2% rising
90 Cambodia 33.7% 2023 up 204.1% falling
91 Rwanda 32.9% 2022 up 50.1% rising
92 Uganda 32.6% 2019 up 15.5% rising
93 Nepal 26.2% 2021 up 17.0% rising
94 Pakistan 25.6% 2021 up 53.7% rising
95 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 13.9% 2022 up 146.4% volatile
96 Angola 12.3% 2023 up 31.9% rising
97 Mozambique, Republic of 11.4% 2022 up 171.8% rising
98 Senegal 9.9% 2023 up 44.6% volatile
99 Burkina Faso 8.7% 2024 up 85.8% rising
100 Niger 7.6% 2022 up 81.8% rising
101 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 6.1% 2022 up 291.6% rising
102 Mali 4.2% 2022 down 79.0% volatile
103 Guinea 2.7% 2018 rising

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About this data

Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
103 places, 1,666 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release