Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
109
Highest
96.4%
United States
Lowest
0.7%
Burkina Faso
Median
42.8%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
1,692
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%) is currently reported for 109 countries. The highest value is 96.4% in United States; the lowest is 0.7% in Burkina Faso.
The median across all reporting countries is 42.8%, and the mean is 44.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 132.
Over the past decade 95 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Uganda (up 602.8%), and the largest decrease in Mali (down 90.8%).
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 96.4% | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 2 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 95.9% | 2022 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 3 | Belarus, Republic of | 95.3% | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 4 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 92.9% | 2019 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 5 | Armenia, Republic of | 90.4% | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 6 | Lithuania | 89.5% | 2023 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 7 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 89.4% | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 8 | Georgia | 87.7% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 9 | Latvia | 86.1% | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 86.0% | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 11 | Israel | 86.0% | 2015 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 12 | Czechia | 86.0% | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 13 | Canada | 84.4% | 2021 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 14 | Estonia | 84.4% | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 15 | Sweden | 83.1% | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 16 | Switzerland | 83.1% | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 17 | Ireland | 83.0% | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 82.7% | 2021 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 19 | Germany | 81.2% | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 20 | Norway | 80.8% | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 21 | Finland | 80.3% | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 22 | Belgium | 77.8% | 2023 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 23 | Austria | 77.2% | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 24 | Luxembourg | 76.6% | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 25 | Slovenia | 75.1% | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 26 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 73.9% | 2017 | up 15.3% | flat |
| 27 | Denmark | 73.6% | 2023 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 28 | Australia | 71.6% | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 29 | Netherlands | 69.8% | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 30 | Oman | 69.1% | 2022 | up 127.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Iceland | 69.1% | 2023 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 32 | Hungary | 69.0% | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 33 | Cyprus | 67.5% | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 34 | Mongolia | 66.9% | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 35 | Croatia | 65.6% | 2023 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 36 | Sri Lanka | 64.6% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 37 | France | 62.8% | 2020 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 38 | Moldova, Republic of | 62.8% | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 39 | Brunei Darussalam | 62.5% | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 40 | Poland | 61.3% | 2024 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 41 | Bulgaria | 60.1% | 2023 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 42 | Korea | 59.4% | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 43 | Serbia, Republic of | 56.5% | 2022 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 44 | Jamaica | 53.8% | 2022 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 45 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 53.7% | 2022 | up 531.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Malaysia | 52.0% | 2022 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51.5% | 2023 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 48 | Romania | 50.6% | 2023 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 49 | Italy | 49.3% | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 50 | Chile | 48.2% | 2024 | up 91.5% | rising |
| 51 | Malta | 47.6% | 2022 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 52 | Palestine, State of | 45.9% | 2022 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 53 | Spain | 45.4% | 2023 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 54 | Greece | 45.0% | 2024 | up 50.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 42.8% | 2023 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 56 | Jordan | 42.4% | 2023 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 57 | Brazil | 37.1% | 2024 | up 87.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 36.4% | 2024 | up 71.8% | rising |
| 59 | Portugal | 34.6% | 2023 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 60 | Colombia | 33.7% | 2024 | up 87.2% | rising |
| 61 | Belize | 32.2% | 2022 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 62 | South Africa | 32.1% | 2024 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 63 | Thailand | 31.5% | 2024 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 64 | Panama | 31.0% | 2024 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 65 | Costa Rica | 29.9% | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 66 | Paraguay | 27.5% | 2024 | up 75.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Nigeria | 27.3% | 2024 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 68 | Philippines | 27.3% | 2022 | down 46.3% | rising |
| 69 | Bolivia | 25.2% | 2024 | up 179.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Vietnam | 24.6% | 2023 | up 71.3% | rising |
| 71 | India | 24.5% | 2023 | up 389.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Uruguay | 24.0% | 2024 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 73 | Peru | 23.5% | 2024 | up 73.7% | rising |
| 74 | Uganda | 23.0% | 2021 | up 602.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 22.5% | 2016 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 76 | Ecuador | 22.4% | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 77 | Kenya | 22.3% | 2024 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 78 | Indonesia | 22.2% | 2023 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Namibia | 22.1% | 2023 | up 548.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Albania | 21.8% | 2017 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 81 | Bangladesh | 20.2% | 2023 | up 66.5% | rising |
| 82 | Mexico | 18.9% | 2025 | up 69.6% | rising |
| 83 | El Salvador | 15.7% | 2023 | up 104.7% | rising |
| 84 | Myanmar | 12.3% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 85 | Türkiye | 10.8% | 2015 | up 84.7% | rising |
| 86 | Pakistan | 10.6% | 2021 | up 79.5% | rising |
| 87 | Tunisia | 10.5% | 2023 | down 32.0% | rising |
| 88 | Nicaragua | 9.8% | 2014 | up 127.9% | rising |
| 89 | Honduras | 9.0% | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 90 | Guatemala | 8.9% | 2024 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Ghana | 8.5% | 2024 | up 116.2% | rising |
| 92 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 7.6% | 2023 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 93 | Rwanda | 7.0% | 2024 | up 139.6% | rising |
| 94 | Zambia | 6.4% | 2024 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 95 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 5.5% | 2023 | up 118.4% | rising |
| 96 | Zimbabwe | 5.2% | 2019 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 97 | Nepal | 4.9% | 2021 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 98 | Burundi | 4.2% | 2020 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Malawi | 3.9% | 2020 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 100 | Cambodia | 3.7% | 2023 | up 121.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Madagascar, Republic of | 3.7% | 2021 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 102 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 2.9% | 2022 | up 236.7% | rising |
| 103 | Mozambique, Republic of | 2.3% | 2022 | up 395.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 2.1% | 2022 | up 181.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 2.0% | 2022 | up 267.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Senegal | 1.7% | 2023 | up 85.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Togo | 1.5% | 2022 | up 432.3% | rising |
| 108 | Mali | 0.9% | 2022 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Burkina Faso | 0.7% | 2023 | up 113.7% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release