Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
100
Highest
1.03 LPIA
Belgium
Lowest
0.1351 LPIA
Mali
Median
0.9474 LPIA
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
1,572
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) is currently reported for 100 countries. The highest value is 1.03 LPIA in Belgium; the lowest is 0.1351 LPIA in Mali.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9474 LPIA, and the mean is 0.8359 LPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 74 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of (up 142.2%), and the largest decrease in Mali (down 91.0%).
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 1.03 LPIA | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 2 | Netherlands | 1.02 LPIA | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 1.01 LPIA | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 4 | Jordan | 1.01 LPIA | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 5 | Serbia | 1.01 LPIA | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 6 | Australia | 1 LPIA | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 7 | Ireland | 1 LPIA | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 8 | Switzerland | 1 LPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 9 | Norway | 1 LPIA | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 10 | Malta | 1 LPIA | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 11 | United States | 1 LPIA | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 12 | Finland | 1 LPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Austria | 1 LPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Russia | 1 LPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Denmark | 1 LPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Germany | 1 LPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Iceland | 1 LPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Sweden | 1 LPIA | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | France | 1 LPIA | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 1 LPIA | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 12 | Ukraine | 1 LPIA | 2021 | — | rising |
| 22 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 0.9998 LPIA | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 23 | Slovenia | 0.9992 LPIA | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 24 | Estonia | 0.9989 LPIA | 2023 | — | flat |
| 25 | Czechia | 0.9988 LPIA | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 26 | Moldova | 0.9987 LPIA | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 27 | Fiji, Republic of | 0.9987 LPIA | 2021 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 28 | Belarus, Republic of | 0.9984 LPIA | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 29 | Armenia, Republic of | 0.9983 LPIA | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 30 | Poland | 0.9979 LPIA | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 31 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 0.9971 LPIA | 2022 | — | flat |
| 32 | Hungary | 0.9971 LPIA | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 33 | Latvia | 0.9959 LPIA | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 34 | Lithuania | 0.9954 LPIA | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 35 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 0.9947 LPIA | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 36 | Croatia | 0.9943 LPIA | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 37 | Jamaica | 0.9926 LPIA | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 38 | Georgia | 0.9925 LPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 39 | Italy | 0.9922 LPIA | 2023 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 0.9902 LPIA | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 41 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 0.9898 LPIA | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 42 | Romania | 0.9891 LPIA | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 43 | Tonga | 0.9884 LPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 44 | Israel | 0.9867 LPIA | 2015 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 45 | Spain | 0.9834 LPIA | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 46 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.9719 LPIA | 2023 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 47 | Palestine, State of | 0.9709 LPIA | 2022 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 48 | Cyprus | 0.9661 LPIA | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 49 | Oman | 0.9609 LPIA | 2022 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 50 | Uruguay | 0.9477 LPIA | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 51 | Greece | 0.9471 LPIA | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 52 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.9412 LPIA | 2022 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 53 | Korea | 0.9351 LPIA | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 54 | Mongolia | 0.9335 LPIA | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 55 | Portugal | 0.9283 LPIA | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 0.9262 LPIA | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 57 | Malaysia | 0.9252 LPIA | 2022 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 58 | Philippines | 0.8916 LPIA | 2022 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 59 | Vietnam | 0.881 LPIA | 2022 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 60 | Chile | 0.8754 LPIA | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 0.8717 LPIA | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 62 | Belize | 0.8646 LPIA | 2020 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 63 | Indonesia | 0.8611 LPIA | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 64 | South Africa | 0.8509 LPIA | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 65 | Thailand | 0.8476 LPIA | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 66 | Panama | 0.8201 LPIA | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 67 | Türkiye | 0.8137 LPIA | 2015 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 0.8015 LPIA | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 69 | Mexico | 0.7868 LPIA | 2025 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 70 | Paraguay | 0.7729 LPIA | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 71 | Kenya | 0.7695 LPIA | 2024 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 72 | Bangladesh | 0.7645 LPIA | 2022 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 73 | Ecuador | 0.7593 LPIA | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 74 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0.7424 LPIA | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 75 | Brazil | 0.736 LPIA | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 76 | Colombia | 0.7308 LPIA | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 77 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.6952 LPIA | 2022 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 78 | India | 0.6824 LPIA | 2023 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 79 | Zimbabwe | 0.6728 LPIA | 2019 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 80 | Honduras | 0.6726 LPIA | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 81 | Nigeria | 0.6633 LPIA | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 82 | Ghana | 0.6379 LPIA | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 83 | Peru | 0.6324 LPIA | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 84 | Nepal | 0.632 LPIA | 2021 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 85 | Cambodia | 0.6254 LPIA | 2023 | up 120.7% | flat |
| 86 | El Salvador | 0.616 LPIA | 2023 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 87 | Guatemala | 0.6034 LPIA | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 88 | Tunisia | 0.5931 LPIA | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 89 | Rwanda | 0.5388 LPIA | 2022 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 90 | Bolivia | 0.5155 LPIA | 2024 | up 62.7% | rising |
| 91 | Uganda | 0.4918 LPIA | 2019 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 92 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.4467 LPIA | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 93 | Pakistan | 0.4379 LPIA | 2021 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 94 | Senegal | 0.2986 LPIA | 2023 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 95 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 0.2871 LPIA | 2022 | up 137.7% | rising |
| 96 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 0.2721 LPIA | 2022 | up 142.2% | rising |
| 97 | Burkina Faso | 0.2427 LPIA | 2024 | up 117.9% | rising |
| 98 | Mozambique, Republic of | 0.2347 LPIA | 2022 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 99 | Angola | 0.2023 LPIA | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 100 | Mali | 0.1351 LPIA | 2022 | down 91.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release