Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
105
Highest
1.1 LPIA
Oman
Lowest
0.1153 LPIA
Mali
Median
0.6964 LPIA
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
1,583

What the numbers show

Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) is currently reported for 105 countries. The highest value is 1.1 LPIA in Oman; the lowest is 0.1153 LPIA in Mali.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.6964 LPIA, and the mean is 0.67 LPIA.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.

Over the past decade 91 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 142.9%), and the largest decrease in Mali (down 69.6%).

Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Oman 1.1 LPIA 2022 up 41.0% rising
2 Jordan 1.08 LPIA 2023 up 52.1% rising
3 Germany 1.06 LPIA 2023 up 2.2% rising
4 Israel 1.05 LPIA 2015 up 0.9% flat
5 Switzerland 1.04 LPIA 2024 up 5.2% rising
6 Belgium 1.03 LPIA 2023 up 6.6% rising
7 Austria 1.01 LPIA 2021 up 3.5% rising
8 Uzbekistan, Republic of 1.01 LPIA 2021 up 1.5% flat
9 Luxembourg 1 LPIA 2023 up 1.4% rising
10 United States 1 LPIA 2024 up 4.1% rising
11 Czechia 0.9946 LPIA 2023 up 1.9% flat
12 United Kingdom 0.9908 LPIA 2021 down 0.8% flat
13 Norway 0.9832 LPIA 2021 up 9.2% rising
14 Kazakhstan, Republic of 0.9779 LPIA 2019 up 7.5% rising
15 Azerbaijan, Republic of 0.971 LPIA 2023 up 3.9% flat
16 Netherlands 0.9584 LPIA 2023 up 0.7% flat
17 Tajikistan, Republic of 0.9558 LPIA 2017 up 2.9% flat
18 Belarus, Republic of 0.9488 LPIA 2023 down 0.3% rising
19 Sweden 0.9453 LPIA 2023 up 2.4% rising
20 Slovenia 0.9403 LPIA 2023 up 5.0% rising
21 Armenia, Republic of 0.9398 LPIA 2023 down 1.2% rising
22 Georgia 0.935 LPIA 2024 up 0.8% rising
23 Finland 0.9324 LPIA 2023 up 7.9% rising
24 Palestine, State of 0.9309 LPIA 2022 up 8.9% rising
25 Lithuania 0.9289 LPIA 2023 up 10.2% rising
26 France 0.9231 LPIA 2020 down 2.2% rising
27 Iceland 0.9132 LPIA 2023 up 14.7% rising
28 Russian Federation 0.9127 LPIA 2024 up 0.8% rising
29 Canada 0.9096 LPIA 2021 up 2.8% rising
30 Latvia 0.9023 LPIA 2023 up 4.3% rising
31 Estonia 0.8982 LPIA 2023 up 0.6% rising
32 Poland 0.8919 LPIA 2020 up 7.6% rising
33 Croatia 0.8881 LPIA 2023 up 11.6% rising
34 Denmark 0.8855 LPIA 2023 down 0.9% flat
35 Hungary 0.8765 LPIA 2023 up 1.8% rising
36 Australia 0.8757 LPIA 2024 up 2.6% rising
37 Korea 0.8719 LPIA 2024 up 7.8% rising
38 Ireland 0.8706 LPIA 2023 up 5.7% rising
39 Italy 0.8657 LPIA 2023 up 3.7% rising
40 Cyprus 0.8456 LPIA 2023 up 5.9% rising
41 Brunei Darussalam 0.8435 LPIA 2020 down 3.7% flat
42 Egypt, Arab Republic of 0.8425 LPIA 2023 up 11.5% rising
43 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.8374 LPIA 2023 up 16.5% rising
44 Sri Lanka 0.8235 LPIA 2024 up 2.4% rising
45 Moldova, Republic of 0.785 LPIA 2024 up 3.5% rising
46 Serbia, Republic of 0.768 LPIA 2022 up 18.7% rising
47 Romania 0.7559 LPIA 2023 up 18.4% rising
48 Bulgaria 0.7545 LPIA 2023 up 22.9% rising
49 Malta 0.7517 LPIA 2020 down 7.9% falling
50 Ukraine 0.7511 LPIA 2021 falling
51 Nigeria 0.7408 LPIA 2024 up 36.5% rising
52 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 0.7125 LPIA 2022 up 142.9% rising
53 Spain 0.6964 LPIA 2023 up 6.2% rising
54 Malaysia 0.6854 LPIA 2022 up 9.1% rising
55 Greece 0.6748 LPIA 2024 up 31.2% rising
56 Jamaica 0.648 LPIA 2022 down 2.6% rising
57 Thailand 0.6396 LPIA 2024 up 26.7% rising
58 India 0.6375 LPIA 2023 up 33.6% rising
59 Portugal 0.6139 LPIA 2021 up 5.9% rising
60 Chile 0.6076 LPIA 2024 up 63.6% rising
61 South Africa 0.603 LPIA 2024 up 31.2% rising
62 Mongolia 0.6028 LPIA 2024 up 1.7% rising
63 Bangladesh 0.5821 LPIA 2023 up 23.4% rising
64 Philippines 0.5739 LPIA 2022 down 13.1% rising
65 Türkiye 0.5617 LPIA 2015 up 16.3% rising
66 Belize 0.5573 LPIA 2022 up 7.7% rising
67 Costa Rica 0.5542 LPIA 2024 up 21.2% rising
68 Vietnam 0.5524 LPIA 2023 up 27.7% rising
69 Albania 0.5294 LPIA 2017 up 21.1% rising
70 Indonesia 0.5219 LPIA 2023 up 32.2% rising
71 Peru 0.512 LPIA 2024 up 38.9% rising
72 Dominican Republic 0.4955 LPIA 2024 up 27.1% rising
73 Kenya 0.486 LPIA 2024 up 20.8% rising
74 Pakistan 0.4802 LPIA 2018 down 11.0% flat
75 Paraguay 0.4773 LPIA 2024 up 48.5% rising
76 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.4673 LPIA 2016 up 9.1% rising
77 Ghana 0.4575 LPIA 2024 up 47.5% rising
78 Ecuador 0.4558 LPIA 2024 up 20.7% rising
79 Uruguay 0.4467 LPIA 2024 up 45.8% rising
80 Bolivia 0.4456 LPIA 2024 up 28.6% rising
81 Brazil 0.4332 LPIA 2024 up 44.4% rising
82 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 0.4223 LPIA 2022 up 21.6% falling
83 Colombia 0.4218 LPIA 2024 up 53.2% rising
84 Panama 0.4073 LPIA 2023 up 30.4% rising
85 El Salvador 0.4036 LPIA 2023 up 77.6% rising
86 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.3897 LPIA 2023 up 5.1% rising
87 Mexico 0.3713 LPIA 2025 up 25.8% rising
88 Senegal 0.3597 LPIA 2023 up 64.7% rising
89 Tunisia 0.3549 LPIA 2023 down 27.6% falling
90 Uganda 0.344 LPIA 2019 up 66.9% rising
91 Guatemala 0.3383 LPIA 2024 up 20.8% rising
92 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.3312 LPIA 2023 up 25.4% rising
93 Cambodia 0.3176 LPIA 2023 up 142.9% rising
94 Zimbabwe 0.2923 LPIA 2019 up 30.7% rising
95 Malawi 0.2732 LPIA 2020 up 6.9% rising
96 Côte d'Ivoire 0.2624 LPIA 2021 up 33.3% rising
97 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.243 LPIA 2022 up 76.1% rising
98 Rwanda 0.2408 LPIA 2022 up 43.9% rising
99 Honduras 0.2357 LPIA 2024 up 17.7% rising
100 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 0.1973 LPIA 2022 up 140.3% volatile
101 Burundi 0.1876 LPIA 2020 up 1.9% rising
102 Mozambique, Republic of 0.1605 LPIA 2022 up 75.8% rising
103 Angola 0.1389 LPIA 2023 down 23.3% rising
104 Burkina Faso 0.1169 LPIA 2023 up 68.3% rising
105 Mali 0.1153 LPIA 2022 down 69.6% falling

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Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
105 places, 1,583 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release