Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
38
Highest
53.5%
United States
Lowest
3.8%
Rwanda
Median
29.7%
Years covered
31
1994β2024
Data points
467
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, female (%) is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 53.5% in United States; the lowest is 3.8% in Rwanda.
The median across all reporting countries is 29.7%, and the mean is 31.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Portugal (up 73.3%), and the largest decrease in Rwanda (down 4.1%).
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 53.5% | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 2 | Armenia, Republic of | 52.3% | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 3 | Sweden | 51.7% | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 4 | Ireland | 50.9% | 2023 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 5 | Iceland | 48.3% | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 6 | Norway | 47.8% | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 7 | Cyprus | 44.9% | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 8 | Finland | 43.7% | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 9 | Denmark | 42.5% | 2023 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 10 | Belgium | 41.7% | 2023 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 11 | Slovenia | 41.5% | 2022 | up 58.9% | rising |
| 12 | Spain | 39.0% | 2023 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 13 | France | 38.8% | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 14 | Netherlands | 38.4% | 2023 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 15 | Poland | 36.1% | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 35.8% | 2023 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 17 | Lithuania | 33.2% | 2013 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 18 | Greece | 30.5% | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 19 | Slovak Republic | 29.8% | 2023 | up 73.2% | rising |
| 20 | Hungary | 29.5% | 2023 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 21 | Brunei Darussalam | 28.4% | 2023 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 22 | Croatia | 28.2% | 2023 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 23 | Austria | 27.5% | 2021 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 24 | Serbia, Republic of | 27.0% | 2024 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 25 | Germany | 26.8% | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 26 | Portugal | 26.5% | 2024 | up 73.3% | rising |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 25.2% | 2013 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 28 | Czechia | 22.5% | 2023 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Montenegro | 22.2% | 2018 | β | rising |
| 30 | Albania | 21.2% | 2023 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 31 | Italy | 19.6% | 2023 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 32 | Panama | 17.8% | 2024 | β | falling |
| 33 | Malta | 17.7% | 2017 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 17.1% | 2007 | β | rising |
| 35 | Romania | 15.9% | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 36 | Uganda | 7.2% | 2021 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 37 | Ghana | 6.5% | 2022 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 38 | Rwanda | 3.8% | 2023 | down 4.1% | flat |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release