Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
40
Highest
48.5%
United States
Lowest
6.7%
Honduras
Median
28.2%
Years covered
31
1994β2024
Data points
508
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, male (%) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 48.5% in United States; the lowest is 6.7% in Honduras.
The median across all reporting countries is 28.2%, and the mean is 27.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Portugal (up 90.3%), and the largest decrease in Armenia, Republic of (down 0.8%).
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 48.5% | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 2 | Armenia, Republic of | 45.0% | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 3 | Ireland | 43.7% | 2023 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 4 | Cyprus | 41.4% | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands | 39.6% | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 6 | Sweden | 37.9% | 2023 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 7 | Norway | 37.5% | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 37.4% | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 9 | Spain | 36.5% | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 10 | Belgium | 36.2% | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 11 | France | 35.4% | 2023 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 35.4% | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 13 | Finland | 34.5% | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 14 | Austria | 33.1% | 2021 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 15 | Denmark | 33.0% | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 16 | Iceland | 31.7% | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 17 | Slovenia | 31.5% | 2022 | up 61.9% | rising |
| 18 | Greece | 30.4% | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 19 | Estonia | 28.7% | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 20 | Latvia | 28.5% | 2023 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 21 | Poland | 27.9% | 2023 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 22 | Lithuania | 25.5% | 2013 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 23 | Hungary | 24.2% | 2023 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 24 | Croatia | 23.6% | 2023 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 25 | Slovak Republic | 23.4% | 2023 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 26 | Serbia, Republic of | 22.9% | 2024 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 27 | Brunei Darussalam | 22.0% | 2023 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 28 | Montenegro | 20.8% | 2018 | β | flat |
| 29 | Czechia | 20.6% | 2023 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 30 | Portugal | 20.5% | 2024 | up 90.3% | rising |
| 31 | Malta | 18.9% | 2017 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 18.5% | 2013 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 33 | Albania | 17.6% | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 16.8% | 2007 | β | rising |
| 35 | Italy | 16.7% | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 36 | Romania | 14.6% | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 37 | Ghana | 12.6% | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 38 | Uganda | 11.8% | 2021 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 39 | Panama | 11.1% | 2024 | β | falling |
| 40 | Honduras | 6.7% | 2023 | up 29.0% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release