Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
100
Highest
100.0%
Malta
Lowest
11.3%
Mali
Median
93.4%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
1,691
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, male (%) is currently reported for 100 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Malta; the lowest is 11.3% in Mali.
The median across all reporting countries is 93.4%, and the mean is 80.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 72 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 124.5%), and the largest decrease in Mali (down 35.9%).
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 100.0% | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 1 | Sweden | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Latvia | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iceland | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 100.0% | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 100.0% | 2022 | — | flat |
| 1 | Ukraine | 100.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 100.0% | 2021 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Russian Federation | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Slovenia | 99.9% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 16 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 99.9% | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 17 | Switzerland | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 18 | Czechia | 99.8% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 19 | United States | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 20 | Estonia | 99.8% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 21 | Ireland | 99.7% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 22 | Belarus, Republic of | 99.7% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 23 | Australia | 99.6% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 24 | Serbia, Republic of | 99.5% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 25 | Poland | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 26 | Hungary | 99.5% | 2023 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 27 | Armenia, Republic of | 99.5% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 28 | Moldova, Republic of | 99.4% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 29 | Croatia | 99.4% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 30 | Georgia | 99.4% | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 31 | Oman | 99.3% | 2022 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 32 | Lithuania | 99.0% | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 33 | Korea | 98.7% | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 34 | Romania | 98.6% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 98.6% | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 36 | Netherlands | 98.6% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 37 | Belgium | 98.5% | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 38 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 98.5% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 39 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 98.5% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 40 | Luxembourg | 98.5% | 2023 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 41 | Italy | 98.5% | 2023 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 42 | Palestine, State of | 97.3% | 2022 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 43 | Greece | 96.9% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 44 | Israel | 96.5% | 2015 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 45 | Cyprus | 96.1% | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 46 | Tonga | 95.4% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 47 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 94.8% | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 48 | Jordan | 94.4% | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 49 | Portugal | 94.1% | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 50 | Spain | 93.9% | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 51 | Malaysia | 92.8% | 2022 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 52 | Brunei Darussalam | 91.2% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 53 | Türkiye | 89.8% | 2015 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 54 | Jamaica | 88.2% | 2022 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 55 | Mongolia | 88.0% | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 56 | Vietnam | 87.8% | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 86.9% | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 58 | Uruguay | 86.1% | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 59 | Chile | 83.3% | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 60 | South Africa | 81.9% | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 61 | Indonesia | 81.0% | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 62 | Kenya | 78.1% | 2024 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 63 | Philippines | 77.0% | 2022 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 64 | Costa Rica | 76.7% | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 65 | Belize | 76.1% | 2020 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 66 | Nigeria | 75.7% | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 67 | Panama | 75.2% | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 68 | Thailand | 75.2% | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 69 | Peru | 75.0% | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 70 | Ecuador | 73.8% | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 71 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 72.9% | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 72 | Zimbabwe | 72.4% | 2019 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 73 | India | 72.3% | 2023 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 74 | Mexico | 70.5% | 2025 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 75 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 70.3% | 2023 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 76 | Paraguay | 69.8% | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 77 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 65.9% | 2022 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 78 | Ghana | 63.4% | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | 60.6% | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 80 | Colombia | 59.4% | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 81 | Pakistan | 54.3% | 2021 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 82 | Brazil | 53.9% | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 83 | Bolivia | 53.8% | 2024 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 84 | Uganda | 53.6% | 2019 | up 81.0% | rising |
| 85 | Bangladesh | 52.8% | 2022 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 86 | El Salvador | 50.9% | 2023 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 87 | Honduras | 48.9% | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 88 | Nepal | 48.6% | 2021 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 89 | Tunisia | 48.6% | 2023 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 90 | Cambodia | 47.9% | 2023 | up 124.5% | falling |
| 91 | Guatemala | 45.0% | 2024 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 92 | Rwanda | 38.5% | 2022 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 93 | Angola | 36.3% | 2023 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 94 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 27.8% | 2022 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 95 | Mozambique, Republic of | 26.2% | 2022 | up 69.3% | rising |
| 96 | Senegal | 17.7% | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 97 | Niger | 16.0% | 2022 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 98 | Burkina Faso | 15.9% | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 99 | Guinea | 12.2% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 100 | Mali | 11.3% | 2022 | down 35.9% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release