Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
37
Highest
100.0%
Austria
Lowest
57.5%
Honduras
Median
98.5%
Years covered
31
1994β2024
Data points
410
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Austria; the lowest is 57.5% in Honduras.
The median across all reporting countries is 98.5%, and the mean is 95.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 47.7%), and the largest decrease in Honduras (down 11.0%).
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 100.0% | 2021 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | France | 100.0% | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 100.0% | 2017 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 7 | Czechia | 100.0% | 2021 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 8 | Ireland | 99.8% | 2020 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 9 | Lithuania | 99.8% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 10 | Iceland | 99.8% | 2018 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 11 | Hungary | 99.8% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 12 | Poland | 99.7% | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 13 | Norway | 99.6% | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 14 | Slovenia | 99.5% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 15 | Armenia, Republic of | 99.4% | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 16 | Switzerland | 99.0% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 17 | Serbia, Republic of | 99.0% | 2024 | β | flat |
| 18 | Croatia | 98.6% | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 19 | Portugal | 98.5% | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 20 | Greece | 98.3% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 21 | Cyprus | 98.1% | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 98.0% | 2019 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 23 | Italy | 98.0% | 2023 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 24 | Montenegro | 97.6% | 2018 | β | flat |
| 25 | Luxembourg | 97.3% | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 26 | Romania | 97.2% | 2014 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 27 | Albania | 96.7% | 2022 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 28 | United States | 96.3% | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 29 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 95.5% | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 30 | Panama | 94.0% | 2024 | β | rising |
| 31 | Spain | 93.5% | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 32 | Brunei Darussalam | 89.0% | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 33 | Belgium | 88.7% | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 34 | Netherlands | 84.5% | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 74.3% | 2024 | β | rising |
| 36 | Ghana | 68.5% | 2024 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 37 | Honduras | 57.5% | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release