Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
38
Highest
100.0%
Austria
Lowest
39.6%
Uganda
Median
99.4%
Years covered
31
1994β2024
Data points
463
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, female (%) is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Austria; the lowest is 39.6% in Uganda.
The median across all reporting countries is 99.4%, and the mean is 94.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 41.0%), and the largest decrease in Spain (down 3.7%).
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 100.0% | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 100.0% | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 7 | Iceland | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 8 | Switzerland | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 9 | Czechia | 99.9% | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 10 | Netherlands | 99.9% | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 11 | Slovenia | 99.9% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 12 | Ireland | 99.9% | 2020 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 13 | United States | 99.8% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 14 | Slovak Republic | 99.8% | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 15 | Hungary | 99.7% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 16 | Armenia | 99.7% | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 17 | Poland | 99.7% | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 18 | Malta | 99.5% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 19 | Croatia | 99.5% | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 99.4% | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 21 | Lithuania | 99.4% | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 99.2% | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 23 | Romania | 98.8% | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 24 | Albania | 97.9% | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 25 | Belgium | 97.8% | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 26 | Italy | 97.3% | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 27 | Montenegro | 96.9% | 2018 | β | flat |
| 28 | Mongolia | 96.7% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 29 | Greece | 96.5% | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 30 | Cyprus | 95.4% | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 31 | Portugal | 93.8% | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 32 | Spain | 93.7% | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 33 | Brunei Darussalam | 91.2% | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 87.1% | 2024 | β | rising |
| 35 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 86.7% | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 36 | Ghana | 71.5% | 2024 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 37 | Honduras | 63.3% | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 38 | Uganda | 39.6% | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release