Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, both sexes (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
101
Highest
100.0%
Austria
Lowest
6.9%
Guinea
Median
89.9%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
1,684

What the numbers show

Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 101 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Austria; the lowest is 6.9% in Guinea.

The median across all reporting countries is 89.9%, and the mean is 77.0%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14.

Over the past decade 76 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 162.5%), and the largest decrease in Mali (down 59.1%).

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 1.1% flat
1 United Kingdom 100.0% 2021 up 0.0% flat
1 Iceland 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Malta 100.0% 2023 up 2.2% rising
1 Russia 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Sweden 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Ukraine 100.0% 2021 rising
1 Uzbekistan, Republic of 100.0% 2022 flat
13 Azerbaijan, Republic of 99.9% 2023 up 1.9% flat
14 Slovenia 99.8% 2023 down 0.0% flat
15 Czechia 99.8% 2023 up 0.0% flat
16 Switzerland 99.8% 2024 up 0.1% flat
17 Estonia 99.8% 2023 flat
18 United States 99.8% 2024 up 0.5% rising
19 Ireland 99.8% 2023 up 0.3% flat
20 Norway 99.8% 2023 down 0.2% flat
21 Belarus, Republic of 99.7% 2023 down 0.1% flat
22 Australia 99.6% 2024 down 0.4% flat
23 Poland 99.6% 2024 up 1.5% rising
24 Armenia, Republic of 99.6% 2023 down 0.1% flat
25 Hungary 99.5% 2023 up 0.1% rising
26 Latvia 99.5% 2023 down 0.1% flat
27 Moldova, Republic of 99.5% 2024 up 0.4% flat
28 Georgia 99.3% 2024 up 1.2% rising
29 Croatia 99.2% 2023 up 1.3% flat
30 Serbia, Republic of 99.2% 2024 up 10.9% rising
31 Lithuania 99.0% 2023 up 1.5% flat
32 Luxembourg 98.8% 2023 down 1.0% flat
33 Jamaica 98.7% 2023 up 1.4% flat
34 Netherlands 98.7% 2023 down 0.4% flat
35 Kazakhstan, Republic of 98.6% 2024 down 0.1% flat
36 Bulgaria 98.6% 2023 up 0.4% rising
37 Belgium 98.5% 2023 up 2.6% flat
38 Romania 98.4% 2023 up 0.7% flat
39 Italy 97.6% 2023 up 4.6% falling
40 Tajikistan, Republic of 97.4% 2023 up 0.9% flat
41 Oman 97.0% 2022 up 81.4% rising
42 Tonga 96.1% 2023 up 0.4% flat
43 Korea 95.0% 2024 up 3.9% rising
44 Israel 94.8% 2015 up 1.1% flat
45 Cyprus 94.8% 2023 up 3.1% rising
46 Greece 94.7% 2024 up 4.8% rising
47 Palestine, State of 94.6% 2022 up 5.4% rising
48 Spain 93.2% 2023 up 7.8% rising
49 Portugal 91.1% 2023 up 5.4% rising
50 Malaysia 90.4% 2022 up 5.6% rising
51 Mongolia 89.9% 2024 down 4.4% falling
52 Brunei Darussalam 89.8% 2023 up 1.6% flat
53 Jordan 88.9% 2023 up 15.5% rising
54 Bosnia and Herzegovina 88.1% 2023 up 27.3% rising
55 Uruguay 87.6% 2024 up 10.7% rising
56 Sri Lanka 86.1% 2023 up 5.2% rising
57 Vietnam 84.3% 2023 up 12.4% rising
58 Chile 82.4% 2024 up 9.8% rising
59 South Africa 80.5% 2024 up 21.8% rising
60 Philippines 79.3% 2022 up 1.1% rising
61 Türkiye 78.9% 2015 up 10.6% rising
62 Indonesia 77.6% 2023 up 13.5% rising
63 Panama 77.4% 2024 up 16.9% rising
64 Costa Rica 77.0% 2024 up 9.0% rising
65 Belize 75.8% 2020 down 0.9% rising
66 Kenya 72.5% 2024 up 52.0% rising
67 Ecuador 70.5% 2024 up 3.7% rising
68 Mexico 70.4% 2025 up 19.9% rising
69 Thailand 70.4% 2024 up 22.5% rising
70 Paraguay 68.1% 2024 up 19.2% rising
71 Zimbabwe 65.7% 2019 down 11.4% rising
72 Peru 65.4% 2024 up 21.0% rising
73 Dominican Republic 62.8% 2024 up 25.5% rising
74 Egypt, Arab Republic of 62.7% 2023 up 40.8% rising
75 Nigeria 62.6% 2024 up 20.5% rising
76 India 62.0% 2023 up 44.4% rising
77 Colombia 61.8% 2024 up 24.5% rising
78 Tanzania, United Republic of 59.9% 2022 up 6.2% rising
79 Brazil 57.1% 2024 up 6.0% rising
80 Ghana 53.3% 2024 up 18.5% rising
81 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 53.1% 2023 up 18.3% rising
82 Honduras 50.3% 2024 up 21.5% rising
83 Bangladesh 50.2% 2022 up 21.3% rising
84 El Salvador 46.9% 2023 up 40.7% rising
85 Bolivia 46.7% 2024 up 45.1% rising
86 Uganda 42.4% 2019 up 46.7% rising
87 Tunisia 41.3% 2023 down 29.6% falling
88 Cambodia 40.3% 2023 up 162.5% falling
89 Guatemala 40.2% 2024 up 58.1% rising
90 Pakistan 39.7% 2021 up 13.9% rising
91 Nepal 36.0% 2021 up 1.1% flat
92 Rwanda 35.5% 2022 up 40.6% rising
93 Angola 22.7% 2023 up 30.3% rising
94 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 20.7% 2022 up 40.2% rising
95 Mozambique, Republic of 17.8% 2022 up 91.4% rising
96 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 15.5% 2022 up 69.5% rising
97 Senegal 13.1% 2023 up 22.7% rising
98 Burkina Faso 12.1% 2024 up 44.4% rising
99 Niger 11.2% 2022 up 41.3% rising
100 Mali 7.4% 2022 down 59.1% volatile
101 Guinea 6.9% 2018 rising

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About this data

Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
101 places, 1,684 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release