Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
40
Highest
100.0%
Austria
Lowest
61.4%
Honduras
Median
99.7%
Years covered
31
1994β2024
Data points
505
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, male (%) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Austria; the lowest is 61.4% in Honduras.
The median across all reporting countries is 99.7%, and the mean is 97.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 25.3%), and the largest decrease in Spain (down 2.6%).
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 100.0% | 2021 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 100.0% | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | France | 100.0% | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 7 | Iceland | 99.9% | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 8 | Switzerland | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 9 | Czechia | 99.9% | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 10 | Slovak Republic | 99.8% | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 11 | Netherlands | 99.8% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 12 | Estonia | 99.8% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 13 | Slovenia | 99.8% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 14 | United States | 99.8% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 15 | Hungary | 99.8% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 16 | Croatia | 99.7% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 17 | Latvia | 99.7% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 18 | Ireland | 99.7% | 2020 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 19 | Malta | 99.7% | 2017 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 20 | Poland | 99.7% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 21 | Luxembourg | 99.6% | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 22 | Armenia, Republic of | 99.6% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 23 | Serbia | 99.4% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 24 | Montenegro | 99.4% | 2018 | β | flat |
| 25 | Lithuania | 99.4% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 99.3% | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 27 | Romania | 99.1% | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 28 | Italy | 98.7% | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 29 | Albania | 98.6% | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 30 | Greece | 98.5% | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 31 | Cyprus | 98.1% | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 32 | Belgium | 97.7% | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 33 | Portugal | 96.7% | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 96.3% | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 35 | Spain | 96.1% | 2023 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 36 | Mongolia | 94.8% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 37 | Brunei Darussalam | 93.4% | 2023 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 38 | Ghana | 89.0% | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 39 | Costa Rica | 88.1% | 2024 | β | rising |
| 40 | Honduras | 61.4% | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release