Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
128
Highest
66.3%
Russia
Lowest
0.7%
Niger
Median
23.4%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
2,110
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%) is currently reported for 128 countries. The highest value is 66.3% in Russia; the lowest is 0.7% in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 23.4%, and the mean is 25.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 94.
Over the past decade 109 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of (up 1,003.1%), and the largest decrease in Fiji, Republic of (down 55.6%).
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 66.3% | 2021 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 59.7% | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 3 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 57.9% | 2022 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 4 | Ireland | 54.3% | 2023 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 5 | Canada | 52.9% | 2021 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 6 | United States | 52.0% | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 7 | Ukraine | 51.7% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 8 | Sweden | 51.2% | 2023 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 9 | Singapore | 51.1% | 2024 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 10 | Australia | 51.0% | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 50.5% | 2021 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 12 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 50.3% | 2024 | up 133.5% | rising |
| 13 | Armenia, Republic of | 50.2% | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 14 | Norway | 48.7% | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 15 | Iceland | 48.5% | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 16 | Estonia | 47.8% | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 17 | Lithuania | 46.4% | 2023 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 46.0% | 2023 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 19 | Bermuda | 45.3% | 2016 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Cyprus | 45.3% | 2023 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 21 | Korea | 44.5% | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 22 | Puerto Rico | 43.9% | 2020 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 23 | Finland | 43.4% | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 24 | Denmark | 42.7% | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 25 | Cayman Islands | 42.3% | 2015 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 26 | Israel | 42.1% | 2023 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 27 | Latvia | 41.9% | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 28 | Belgium | 40.1% | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 29 | Moldova | 40.1% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia | 39.9% | 2024 | up 66.9% | rising |
| 31 | Slovenia | 39.4% | 2022 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 32 | France | 38.8% | 2023 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 33 | New Zealand | 38.6% | 2020 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 34 | Netherlands | 38.5% | 2023 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 35 | Andorra, Principality of | 37.9% | 2022 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 36 | Seychelles | 37.3% | 2020 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 37 | Switzerland | 37.3% | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 38 | Poland | 37.0% | 2024 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 39 | Mongolia | 36.9% | 2023 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 40 | Spain | 36.2% | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 41 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 34.9% | 2017 | up 119.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Georgia | 34.8% | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 43 | Malta | 32.0% | 2023 | up 101.8% | rising |
| 44 | Bolivia | 31.3% | 2023 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 45 | Bulgaria | 30.2% | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 46 | Hungary | 29.8% | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 47 | Greece | 29.8% | 2024 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 48 | Colombia | 28.7% | 2024 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 49 | Portugal | 28.1% | 2024 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 50 | Botswana | 28.1% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 51 | Philippines | 27.8% | 2022 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 52 | Slovak Republic | 27.5% | 2023 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 53 | Croatia | 27.4% | 2023 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 54 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 27.1% | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 55 | Brunei Darussalam | 27.1% | 2023 | up 100.4% | rising |
| 56 | Serbia | 27.0% | 2024 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 57 | Germany | 26.2% | 2022 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 58 | Palestine, State of | 26.1% | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 59 | Kuwait | 25.6% | 2018 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 60 | Montenegro | 24.6% | 2020 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 61 | Brazil | 24.5% | 2024 | up 66.5% | volatile |
| 62 | North Macedonia | 24.1% | 2024 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 63 | Malaysia | 23.6% | 2022 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 23.5% | 2016 | up 102.8% | rising |
| 65 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 23.2% | 2024 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 66 | Argentina | 23.2% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Czechia | 22.9% | 2023 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Tonga | 22.3% | 2023 | up 315.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Samoa | 22.2% | 2022 | up 205.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Trinidad and Tobago | 22.1% | 2023 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Grenada | 21.9% | 2023 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 72 | Austria | 21.8% | 2023 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 73 | Albania | 21.8% | 2023 | up 73.7% | rising |
| 74 | Chile | 21.7% | 2024 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 75 | Costa Rica | 21.6% | 2024 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 76 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 20.7% | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 77 | Türkiye | 20.1% | 2023 | up 64.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Jordan | 19.9% | 2023 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 79 | Jamaica | 19.4% | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 80 | Italy | 19.3% | 2023 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 81 | Thailand | 19.1% | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 82 | Mexico | 19.0% | 2025 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 83 | Belize | 18.8% | 2022 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 84 | South Africa | 18.4% | 2024 | up 172.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Panama | 18.2% | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 86 | Paraguay | 17.9% | 2020 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Zimbabwe | 17.9% | 2023 | up 644.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 16.8% | 2023 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 89 | Mauritius | 16.4% | 2023 | up 67.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Tunisia | 16.2% | 2023 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 91 | Uruguay | 16.2% | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 92 | Romania | 15.9% | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 93 | Ecuador | 15.5% | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 94 | Vietnam | 14.6% | 2023 | up 80.1% | rising |
| 95 | Peru | 14.5% | 2024 | down 30.8% | rising |
| 96 | Dominican Republic | 14.5% | 2015 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 97 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 14.3% | 2017 | up 114.1% | rising |
| 98 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.1% | 2023 | up 92.4% | rising |
| 99 | Namibia | 13.0% | 2023 | up 97.6% | rising |
| 100 | Indonesia | 12.3% | 2023 | up 48.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Myanmar | 10.6% | 2019 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 102 | India | 9.9% | 2021 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 103 | El Salvador | 8.7% | 2023 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 104 | Zambia | 8.5% | 2023 | up 121.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Honduras | 8.3% | 2024 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 106 | Uganda | 7.2% | 2021 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 107 | Pakistan | 7.1% | 2021 | up 118.6% | rising |
| 108 | Ghana | 6.5% | 2022 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 109 | Nigeria | 6.2% | 2023 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 110 | Sri Lanka | 5.8% | 2024 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 111 | Bangladesh | 5.4% | 2023 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 112 | Rwanda | 5.2% | 2024 | up 128.5% | rising |
| 113 | Fiji, Republic of | 5.0% | 2017 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Cambodia | 4.8% | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 115 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.5% | 2009 | up 66.4% | rising |
| 116 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 4.3% | 2021 | up 1,003.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Kenya | 4.0% | 2022 | up 173.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 3.9% | 2020 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Guatemala | 3.8% | 2023 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 120 | Senegal | 3.4% | 2022 | up 112.3% | rising |
| 121 | Togo | 3.2% | 2022 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Benin | 2.6% | 2022 | up 139.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Mali | 2.2% | 2022 | up 227.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Burundi | 2.0% | 2020 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Mozambique, Republic of | 2.0% | 2022 | up 55.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Burkina Faso | 1.8% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 127 | Malawi | 1.1% | 2020 | up 78.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Niger | 0.7% | 2022 | down 26.9% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release