Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted native parity index (NPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
33
Highest
1.04 NPIA
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lowest
0.8465 NPIA
Netherlands
Median
0.9981 NPIA
Years covered
31
1994β2024
Data points
368
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted native parity index (NPIA) is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 1.04 NPIA in Bosnia and Herzegovina; the lowest is 0.8465 NPIA in Netherlands.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9981 NPIA, and the mean is 0.9799 NPIA.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Albania (up 13.2%), and the largest decrease in Honduras (down 15.9%).
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.04 NPIA | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 2 | Portugal | 1.03 NPIA | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 3 | Cyprus | 1.01 NPIA | 2023 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 4 | Greece | 1.01 NPIA | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 5 | Lithuania | 1 NPIA | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 6 | Malta | 1 NPIA | 2017 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 7 | Czechia | 1 NPIA | 2021 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 8 | Poland | 1 NPIA | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 9 | Hungary | 1 NPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 10 | Ireland | 1 NPIA | 2020 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 11 | France | 1 NPIA | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 11 | Finland | 1 NPIA | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 11 | Germany | 1 NPIA | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 11 | Sweden | 1 NPIA | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 11 | Austria | 1 NPIA | 2021 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 16 | Italy | 1 NPIA | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 17 | Iceland | 0.9981 NPIA | 2018 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 18 | Armenia, Republic of | 0.9978 NPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 19 | Slovenia | 0.9971 NPIA | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 20 | Montenegro | 0.9942 NPIA | 2018 | β | flat |
| 21 | Switzerland | 0.9908 NPIA | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 22 | Croatia | 0.9898 NPIA | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 23 | Albania | 0.9885 NPIA | 2022 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 24 | Romania | 0.9855 NPIA | 2014 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 25 | Spain | 0.9855 NPIA | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 0.9765 NPIA | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 27 | United States | 0.9651 NPIA | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 28 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.9636 NPIA | 2023 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 29 | Honduras | 0.9201 NPIA | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 30 | Belgium | 0.9073 NPIA | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 31 | Ghana | 0.8715 NPIA | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 0.849 NPIA | 2024 | β | flat |
| 33 | Netherlands | 0.8465 NPIA | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release