Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
100
Highest
1.03 LPIA
Belgium
Lowest
0.1932 LPIA
Mali
Median
0.9543 LPIA
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
1,640
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) is currently reported for 100 countries. The highest value is 1.03 LPIA in Belgium; the lowest is 0.1932 LPIA in Mali.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9543 LPIA, and the mean is 0.8458 LPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 74 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 110.1%), and the largest decrease in Mali (down 83.6%).
Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 1.03 LPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 2 | Jordan | 1.01 LPIA | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 1.01 LPIA | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 4 | Netherlands | 1.01 LPIA | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 5 | Serbia | 1 LPIA | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 6 | Switzerland | 1 LPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 7 | Australia | 1 LPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 8 | Malta | 1 LPIA | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 9 | Norway | 1 LPIA | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 10 | Ireland | 1 LPIA | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 11 | United States | 1 LPIA | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 12 | Slovenia | 1 LPIA | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 13 | Finland | 1 LPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Denmark | 1 LPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Germany | 1 LPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Iceland | 1 LPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Sweden | 1 LPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Ukraine | 1 LPIA | 2021 | — | flat |
| 13 | Austria | 1 LPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 1 LPIA | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 13 | Russia | 1 LPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | France | 1 LPIA | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 23 | Azerbaijan | 0.9995 LPIA | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 24 | Estonia | 0.999 LPIA | 2023 | — | flat |
| 25 | Uzbekistan | 0.999 LPIA | 2022 | — | flat |
| 26 | Czechia | 0.9989 LPIA | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 27 | Moldova | 0.9983 LPIA | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 28 | Armenia | 0.9983 LPIA | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 29 | Belarus | 0.9981 LPIA | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 30 | Latvia | 0.998 LPIA | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 31 | Poland | 0.9979 LPIA | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 32 | Tajikistan | 0.9976 LPIA | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 33 | Hungary | 0.9969 LPIA | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 34 | Croatia | 0.9954 LPIA | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 35 | Italy | 0.9952 LPIA | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 36 | Georgia | 0.9949 LPIA | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 37 | Lithuania | 0.9944 LPIA | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 38 | Jamaica | 0.9934 LPIA | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 39 | Israel | 0.991 LPIA | 2015 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 40 | Romania | 0.9908 LPIA | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 41 | Bulgaria | 0.9903 LPIA | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 42 | Kazakhstan | 0.9889 LPIA | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 43 | Palestine | 0.9837 LPIA | 2022 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 44 | Tonga | 0.9827 LPIA | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 45 | Spain | 0.9823 LPIA | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 46 | Oman | 0.982 LPIA | 2022 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 47 | Brunei | 0.9757 LPIA | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 48 | Cyprus | 0.9708 LPIA | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 49 | South Korea | 0.9648 LPIA | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 50 | Greece | 0.9638 LPIA | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 51 | Portugal | 0.9447 LPIA | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 52 | Malaysia | 0.9434 LPIA | 2022 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 53 | Uruguay | 0.9301 LPIA | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 54 | Sri Lanka | 0.9262 LPIA | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 55 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.9197 LPIA | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 56 | Mongolia | 0.9159 LPIA | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 57 | Vietnam | 0.9106 LPIA | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 58 | Turkey | 0.8804 LPIA | 2015 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 59 | Indonesia | 0.8782 LPIA | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 60 | Chile | 0.8775 LPIA | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 61 | Philippines | 0.8716 LPIA | 2022 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 62 | Belize | 0.8678 LPIA | 2020 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 63 | Thailand | 0.8661 LPIA | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 64 | South Africa | 0.863 LPIA | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 65 | Costa Rica | 0.8612 LPIA | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 66 | Egypt | 0.8105 LPIA | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 67 | Kenya | 0.801 LPIA | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 68 | Panama | 0.7917 LPIA | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 69 | Ecuador | 0.7872 LPIA | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 70 | Paraguay | 0.7823 LPIA | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 71 | Mexico | 0.7805 LPIA | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 72 | Dominican Republic | 0.7745 LPIA | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 73 | Bangladesh | 0.761 LPIA | 2022 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 74 | India | 0.7586 LPIA | 2023 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 75 | Nigeria | 0.7532 LPIA | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 76 | Peru | 0.7269 LPIA | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 77 | Tanzania | 0.7247 LPIA | 2022 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 78 | Zimbabwe | 0.7127 LPIA | 2019 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 79 | Nepal | 0.7005 LPIA | 2021 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 80 | Colombia | 0.698 LPIA | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 81 | Brazil | 0.6919 LPIA | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 82 | Ghana | 0.6906 LPIA | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 83 | Honduras | 0.6607 LPIA | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 84 | Cambodia | 0.6562 LPIA | 2023 | up 110.1% | falling |
| 85 | Tunisia | 0.6466 LPIA | 2023 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 86 | El Salvador | 0.6308 LPIA | 2023 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 87 | Guatemala | 0.6184 LPIA | 2024 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 88 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.617 LPIA | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 89 | Pakistan | 0.5888 LPIA | 2021 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 90 | Uganda | 0.5753 LPIA | 2019 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 91 | Bolivia | 0.5714 LPIA | 2024 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 92 | Rwanda | 0.5534 LPIA | 2022 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 93 | Afghanistan | 0.441 LPIA | 2022 | up 30.5% | flat |
| 94 | Senegal | 0.3376 LPIA | 2023 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 95 | Ethiopia | 0.3316 LPIA | 2022 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 96 | Angola | 0.3207 LPIA | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 97 | Mozambique | 0.3106 LPIA | 2022 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 98 | Burkina Faso | 0.2837 LPIA | 2024 | up 75.2% | rising |
| 99 | Niger | 0.2443 LPIA | 2022 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 100 | Mali | 0.1932 LPIA | 2022 | down 83.6% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release