Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, male (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
108
Highest
100.0%
Austria
Lowest
45.7%
Senegal
Median
95.5%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
1,787

What the numbers show

Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, male (%) is currently reported for 108 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Austria; the lowest is 45.7% in Senegal.

The median across all reporting countries is 95.5%, and the mean is 90.3%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 75 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 41.7%), and the largest decrease in Tunisia (down 23.2%).

Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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 2.2% flat
1 United Kingdom 100.0% 2021 up 0.1% flat
1 Iceland 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Latvia 100.0% 2023 up 0.3% flat
1 Russia 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Sweden 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Ukraine 100.0% 2021 flat
1 Uzbekistan, Republic of 100.0% 2022 flat
13 Azerbaijan, Republic of 100.0% 2023 up 0.5% flat
14 Czechia 99.9% 2023 up 0.0% flat
15 Belarus, Republic of 99.9% 2023 up 0.1% flat
16 Georgia 99.9% 2024 up 0.3% flat
17 Hungary 99.9% 2023 up 0.1% rising
18 Estonia 99.9% 2023 up 0.0% flat
19 Malta 99.8% 2023 up 0.9% rising
20 Ireland 99.8% 2023 up 0.5% flat
21 Croatia 99.8% 2023 up 0.1% flat
22 Poland 99.7% 2024 up 0.1% rising
23 Norway 99.7% 2023 down 0.3% flat
24 Slovenia 99.7% 2023 down 0.3% flat
25 Kazakhstan, Republic of 99.7% 2024 up 0.0% flat
26 United States 99.7% 2024 up 1.0% flat
27 Lithuania 99.6% 2023 up 0.1% flat
28 Armenia, Republic of 99.6% 2023 down 0.4% flat
29 Switzerland 99.6% 2024 down 0.2% flat
30 Moldova, Republic of 99.6% 2024 down 0.0% flat
31 Bulgaria 99.6% 2023 down 0.1% flat
32 Australia 99.5% 2024 down 0.5% flat
33 Korea 99.5% 2024 up 0.3% rising
34 Romania 99.4% 2023 down 0.2% flat
35 Zimbabwe 99.4% 2023 up 4.7% rising
36 Oman 99.4% 2022 up 41.7% rising
37 Serbia, Republic of 99.3% 2024 up 1.0% rising
38 Jamaica 99.2% 2023 up 0.3% flat
39 Namibia 99.0% 2023 up 27.7% rising
40 Greece 99.0% 2024 up 1.6% rising
41 Italy 98.7% 2023 up 1.7% flat
42 Cyprus 98.5% 2023 up 1.1% flat
43 Tajikistan, Republic of 98.4% 2023 up 1.5% flat
44 Bosnia and Herzegovina 98.4% 2023 up 5.3% rising
45 Luxembourg 98.0% 2023 down 2.0% flat
46 Netherlands 97.9% 2022 down 0.5% flat
47 Mongolia 97.9% 2024 down 0.3% flat
48 Portugal 97.8% 2023 up 1.6% flat
49 Palestine, State of 97.8% 2022 up 1.9% rising
50 Tonga 97.7% 2023 up 0.3% flat
51 Israel 97.1% 2015 up 0.8% flat
52 Malaysia 96.8% 2022 up 0.6% rising
53 Spain 95.8% 2023 down 3.0% falling
54 Belgium 95.7% 2023 up 1.7% falling
55 Türkiye 95.4% 2015 up 2.5% flat
56 Chile 94.9% 2024 up 3.6% rising
57 Panama 94.5% 2024 up 1.5% rising
58 Vietnam 94.4% 2023 up 3.2% flat
59 Uruguay 94.2% 2024 up 5.3% rising
60 Jordan 93.9% 2023 up 2.5% flat
61 Sri Lanka 93.8% 2023 up 0.9% rising
62 Brunei Darussalam 93.4% 2023 up 0.2% flat
63 South Africa 93.4% 2024 up 4.8% rising
64 Argentina 93.2% 2020 up 2.1% rising
65 Kenya 93.2% 2024 up 9.1% flat
66 Peru 93.1% 2024 up 2.0% rising
67 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 93.0% 2023 up 3.9% flat
68 Fiji, Republic of 91.6% 2021 down 6.3% rising
69 Mexico 91.2% 2025 up 5.7% rising
70 Indonesia 90.6% 2023 up 3.1% rising
71 Philippines 90.4% 2022 up 0.8% rising
72 Costa Rica 90.4% 2024 up 3.4% rising
73 Ecuador 90.3% 2024 up 2.7% flat
74 Zambia 89.2% 2024 up 2.4% rising
75 Colombia 89.1% 2024 up 7.6% rising
76 Nigeria 89.0% 2024 down 0.4% rising
77 Paraguay 88.3% 2024 up 4.1% rising
78 India 87.6% 2023 up 8.4% rising
79 Belize 87.4% 2020 down 4.6% rising
80 Tanzania, United Republic of 87.3% 2022 down 0.1% rising
81 Bolivia 85.7% 2024 up 6.3% rising
82 Ghana 85.3% 2024 up 2.3% rising
83 Thailand 85.0% 2024 up 10.1% rising
84 Malawi 83.3% 2020 down 10.2% rising
85 Angola 83.0% 2023 up 14.2% rising
86 Myanmar 82.9% 2019 flat
87 Brazil 82.7% 2024 up 2.4% rising
88 Uganda 82.2% 2019 up 27.4% rising
89 Dominican Republic 80.8% 2024 up 8.0% rising
90 Egypt, Arab Republic of 80.7% 2023 up 14.6% rising
91 El Salvador 79.3% 2023 up 7.3% rising
92 Pakistan 76.3% 2021 up 2.5% rising
93 Honduras 75.4% 2024 up 2.7% rising
94 Madagascar, Republic of 74.5% 2021 down 17.7% rising
95 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 74.2% 2022 down 9.0% falling
96 Nicaragua 73.5% 2014 up 12.0% rising
97 Guatemala 71.2% 2024 up 12.7% rising
98 Tunisia 69.9% 2023 down 23.2% falling
99 Bangladesh 69.6% 2022 up 0.8% rising
100 Cambodia 69.5% 2023 up 12.2% flat
101 Mozambique, Republic of 68.0% 2022 up 25.0% rising
102 Rwanda 66.9% 2022 up 7.0% rising
103 Nepal 64.0% 2021 down 21.0% falling
104 Niger 54.0% 2022 up 23.2% rising
105 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 50.0% 2022 up 19.7% rising
106 Burkina Faso 49.8% 2024 down 19.1% falling
107 Mali 46.3% 2022 up 27.6% rising
108 Senegal 45.7% 2023 down 9.7% rising

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About this data

Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
108 places, 1,787 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release