Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
31
Highest
100.0%
Austria
Lowest
74.8%
Costa Rica
Median
98.4%
Years covered
31
1994β2024
Data points
351
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, female (%) is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Austria; the lowest is 74.8% in Costa Rica.
The median across all reporting countries is 98.4%, and the mean is 96.3%.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Belgium (up 11.1%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (down 7.2%).
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lithuania | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 1 | Iceland | 100.0% | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 7 | Czechia | 99.9% | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 8 | Ireland | 99.8% | 2020 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 9 | Hungary | 99.7% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 10 | Norway | 99.6% | 2021 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 11 | Malta | 99.5% | 2017 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 12 | Armenia, Republic of | 99.4% | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 13 | Slovenia | 99.2% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 14 | Switzerland | 98.8% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 15 | Croatia | 98.6% | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 16 | Serbia, Republic of | 98.4% | 2024 | β | flat |
| 17 | Greece | 98.4% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 18 | Cyprus | 98.3% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 19 | Italy | 98.1% | 2023 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 20 | Portugal | 98.0% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 21 | Luxembourg | 97.5% | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 22 | Montenegro | 96.7% | 2018 | β | flat |
| 23 | United States | 96.2% | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 24 | Poland | 95.3% | 2020 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 25 | Spain | 94.0% | 2023 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 26 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 93.6% | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 27 | France | 91.5% | 2020 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 28 | Belgium | 87.4% | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 29 | Brunei Darussalam | 86.0% | 2023 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 30 | Netherlands | 85.5% | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 74.8% | 2024 | β | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release