Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
137
Highest
100.0%
Austria
Lowest
14.5%
Mali
Median
93.8%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
2,264
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 137 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Austria; the lowest is 14.5% in Mali.
The median across all reporting countries is 93.8%, and the mean is 83.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 102 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 114.3%), and the largest decrease in Tunisia (down 25.1%).
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 100.0% | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 100.0% | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 100.0% | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 1 | Iceland | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Russia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ukraine | 100.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 2022 | — | flat |
| 13 | Azerbaijan | 99.9% | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 14 | Czechia | 99.9% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 15 | Belarus | 99.9% | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 16 | Estonia | 99.9% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 17 | Slovakia | 99.8% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 18 | Slovenia | 99.8% | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 19 | Malta | 99.8% | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 20 | Hungary | 99.7% | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 21 | Ireland | 99.7% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 22 | Poland | 99.7% | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 23 | Norway | 99.7% | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 24 | Armenia | 99.7% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 25 | Switzerland | 99.6% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 26 | Latvia | 99.6% | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 27 | Georgia | 99.6% | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 28 | Moldova | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 29 | Croatia | 99.5% | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 30 | Australia | 99.5% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 31 | Cook Islands | 99.4% | 2020 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 32 | Lithuania | 99.4% | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 33 | Trinidad and Tobago | 99.3% | 2023 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 34 | Albania | 99.3% | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 99.3% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 99.2% | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 37 | Andorra | 99.2% | 2022 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 38 | United States | 99.1% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 39 | Bahamas | 99.1% | 2023 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 40 | Jamaica | 99.1% | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 41 | Cayman Islands | 99.0% | 2015 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 42 | Serbia | 99.0% | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 43 | Romania | 99.0% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 44 | Namibia | 98.9% | 2023 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 45 | Montenegro | 98.6% | 2020 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 46 | Oman | 98.4% | 2022 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 47 | Luxembourg | 98.3% | 2023 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 48 | Italy | 98.0% | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 49 | South Korea | 97.9% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 50 | Greece | 97.5% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 51 | Seychelles | 97.5% | 2020 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 52 | Tajikistan | 97.5% | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 53 | Netherlands | 97.3% | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 54 | Grenada | 97.2% | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 55 | Cyprus | 97.1% | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 56 | Tonga | 96.5% | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 57 | Canada | 96.4% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 58 | Israel | 96.4% | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 59 | Venezuela | 96.4% | 2017 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 60 | Mongolia | 95.8% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 61 | Belgium | 95.8% | 2023 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 62 | Mauritius | 95.8% | 2023 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 63 | United Arab Emirates | 95.7% | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 64 | Portugal | 95.6% | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 65 | Malaysia | 94.8% | 2022 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 66 | Samoa | 94.5% | 2022 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 67 | Spain | 94.4% | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 68 | Puerto Rico | 94.2% | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 69 | Uruguay | 93.8% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 70 | North Macedonia | 93.8% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 71 | Belize | 93.6% | 2022 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 72 | Kiribati | 93.6% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 73 | Saudi Arabia | 93.3% | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 74 | Chile | 92.5% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 75 | Palestine | 92.0% | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 76 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 91.4% | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 77 | Brunei | 91.4% | 2023 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 78 | Fiji | 91.2% | 2021 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 79 | Qatar | 90.5% | 2022 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 80 | Macao | 89.8% | 2016 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 81 | Singapore | 89.7% | 2022 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 82 | Bahrain | 89.7% | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 83 | South Africa | 89.3% | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 84 | Panama | 88.6% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 85 | Argentina | 88.4% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 86 | Jordan | 87.9% | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 87 | Vietnam | 87.5% | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 88 | Sri Lanka | 87.3% | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 89 | Iran | 86.9% | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 90 | Mexico | 86.3% | 2025 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 91 | Turkey | 86.2% | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 92 | Costa Rica | 86.1% | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 93 | Philippines | 85.7% | 2022 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 94 | Indonesia | 83.8% | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 95 | Ecuador | 83.8% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 96 | Colombia | 83.1% | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 97 | Botswana | 81.2% | 2023 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 98 | Paraguay | 80.2% | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 99 | Brazil | 79.6% | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 100 | Kenya | 78.8% | 2024 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 101 | Dominican Republic | 78.4% | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 102 | Peru | 76.3% | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 103 | Thailand | 75.4% | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 104 | Zimbabwe | 75.0% | 2019 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 105 | Bolivia | 71.0% | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 106 | Nigeria | 71.0% | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 107 | Egypt | 69.2% | 2023 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 108 | India | 68.1% | 2023 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 109 | Ghana | 67.3% | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 110 | Tanzania | 67.2% | 2022 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 111 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 66.1% | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 112 | Honduras | 65.4% | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 113 | El Salvador | 64.5% | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 114 | Algeria | 64.0% | 2019 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 115 | Kuwait | 61.8% | 2018 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 116 | Tunisia | 56.6% | 2023 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 117 | Bangladesh | 54.7% | 2022 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 118 | Guatemala | 54.6% | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 119 | Angola | 53.0% | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 120 | Pakistan | 49.2% | 2021 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 121 | Cambodia | 49.0% | 2023 | up 114.3% | flat |
| 122 | Liberia | 47.5% | 2019 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 123 | Malawi | 46.8% | 2020 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Gambia | 46.4% | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 125 | Nepal | 46.3% | 2021 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 126 | Uganda | 45.1% | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 127 | Rwanda | 43.9% | 2022 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 128 | Togo | 43.7% | 2022 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 129 | Sierra Leone | 33.5% | 2019 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 130 | Mozambique | 32.1% | 2022 | up 60.2% | rising |
| 131 | Ethiopia | 31.3% | 2022 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 132 | Senegal | 25.8% | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 133 | Benin | 22.6% | 2022 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 134 | Burkina Faso | 21.3% | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 135 | Afghanistan | 21.0% | 2022 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 136 | Niger | 17.5% | 2022 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 137 | Mali | 14.5% | 2022 | down 11.3% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release