Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
31
Highest
61.2%
Ireland
Lowest
10.4%
Italy
Median
33.3%
Years covered
31
1994β2024
Data points
355
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, male (%) is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 61.2% in Ireland; the lowest is 10.4% in Italy.
The median across all reporting countries is 33.3%, and the mean is 33.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Poland (up 184.5%), and the largest decrease in Armenia, Republic of (down 16.5%).
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland | 61.2% | 2023 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 54.6% | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 3 | Cyprus | 45.1% | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 4 | Sweden | 44.8% | 2023 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 5 | Norway | 44.7% | 2022 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 44.5% | 2018 | up 184.5% | rising |
| 7 | Romania | 44.2% | 2010 | β | rising |
| 8 | United States | 43.9% | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 9 | Estonia | 41.5% | 2023 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 10 | Hungary | 38.9% | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 11 | Armenia, Republic of | 38.5% | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 12 | Netherlands | 37.2% | 2023 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 13 | France | 35.6% | 2023 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 14 | Iceland | 35.0% | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 15 | Belgium | 33.5% | 2023 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 16 | Czechia | 33.3% | 2021 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 17 | Austria | 32.7% | 2021 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 18 | Portugal | 32.6% | 2024 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 19 | Malta | 31.5% | 2016 | up 70.4% | rising |
| 20 | Serbia, Republic of | 31.2% | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 21 | Finland | 30.9% | 2023 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 22 | Montenegro | 30.3% | 2018 | β | falling |
| 23 | Germany | 28.4% | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 24 | Spain | 25.8% | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 25 | Lithuania | 24.3% | 2013 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 26 | Croatia | 22.6% | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 27 | Slovenia | 18.4% | 2022 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 18.1% | 2007 | β | flat |
| 29 | Greece | 16.1% | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 30 | Brunei Darussalam | 15.6% | 2023 | β | falling |
| 31 | Italy | 10.4% | 2023 | up 18.5% | flat |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release