Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
38
Highest
100.0%
France
Lowest
62.5%
Honduras
Median
99.6%
Years covered
31
1994β2024
Data points
474
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in France; the lowest is 62.5% in Honduras.
The median across all reporting countries is 99.6%, and the mean is 96.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 31.1%), and the largest decrease in Spain (down 3.1%).
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 100.0% | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 7 | Iceland | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 8 | Switzerland | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 9 | Czechia | 99.9% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 10 | Netherlands | 99.8% | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 11 | Slovenia | 99.8% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 12 | Slovak Republic | 99.8% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 13 | United States | 99.8% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 14 | Ireland | 99.8% | 2020 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 15 | Hungary | 99.7% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 16 | Poland | 99.7% | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 17 | Armenia, Republic of | 99.7% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 99.7% | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 19 | Latvia | 99.6% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 20 | Malta | 99.6% | 2017 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 21 | Croatia | 99.6% | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 22 | Lithuania | 99.4% | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 99.2% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 24 | Romania | 98.9% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 25 | Albania | 98.2% | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 26 | Montenegro | 98.2% | 2018 | β | flat |
| 27 | Italy | 98.0% | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 28 | Belgium | 97.8% | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 29 | Greece | 97.5% | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 30 | Cyprus | 96.7% | 2023 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 31 | Mongolia | 95.8% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 32 | Portugal | 95.2% | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 33 | Spain | 94.9% | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 34 | Brunei Darussalam | 92.3% | 2023 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 35 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 91.3% | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 87.6% | 2024 | β | rising |
| 37 | Ghana | 78.6% | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 38 | Honduras | 62.5% | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release