Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
40
Highest
51.1%
United States
Lowest
4.7%
Rwanda
Median
30.0%
Years covered
31
1994β2024
Data points
487
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 51.1% in United States; the lowest is 4.7% in Rwanda.
The median across all reporting countries is 30.0%, and the mean is 29.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Portugal (up 79.5%), and the largest decrease in Rwanda (down 9.4%).
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 51.1% | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 2 | Armenia, Republic of | 49.1% | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 3 | Ireland | 47.4% | 2023 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 4 | Sweden | 44.8% | 2023 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 5 | Cyprus | 43.2% | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 6 | Norway | 42.6% | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 7 | Iceland | 39.7% | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 8 | Finland | 39.2% | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 9 | Belgium | 39.0% | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 10 | Netherlands | 39.0% | 2023 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 11 | Denmark | 37.8% | 2023 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 12 | Spain | 37.7% | 2023 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 13 | France | 37.2% | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 14 | Latvia | 36.6% | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 15 | Slovenia | 36.5% | 2022 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 35.6% | 2023 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 17 | Poland | 32.2% | 2023 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 18 | Germany | 32.0% | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 19 | Greece | 30.5% | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 20 | Austria | 30.2% | 2021 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 21 | Lithuania | 29.8% | 2013 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 22 | Hungary | 27.0% | 2023 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 23 | Slovak Republic | 26.7% | 2023 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 24 | Croatia | 26.0% | 2023 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 25 | Brunei Darussalam | 25.1% | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 26 | Serbia, Republic of | 25.0% | 2024 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 27 | Portugal | 23.7% | 2024 | up 79.5% | rising |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 22.0% | 2013 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 29 | Czechia | 21.6% | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 30 | Montenegro | 21.5% | 2018 | β | rising |
| 31 | Albania | 19.4% | 2023 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 32 | Malta | 18.3% | 2017 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 33 | Italy | 18.2% | 2023 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 17.0% | 2007 | β | rising |
| 35 | Romania | 15.3% | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 36 | Panama | 14.6% | 2024 | β | falling |
| 37 | Uganda | 9.4% | 2021 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 38 | Ghana | 9.1% | 2022 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 39 | Honduras | 7.3% | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 40 | Rwanda | 4.7% | 2023 | down 9.4% | flat |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release