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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
103
Highest
1.06 LPIA
Israel
Lowest
0.0505 LPIA
Mali
Median
0.6723 LPIA
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
1,555

What the numbers show

Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) is currently reported for 103 countries. The highest value is 1.06 LPIA in Israel; the lowest is 0.0505 LPIA in Mali.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.6723 LPIA, and the mean is 0.6451 LPIA.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 21.

Over the past decade 90 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Togo (up 320.9%), and the largest decrease in Mali (down 96.8%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Israel 1.06 LPIA 2015 down 0.8% flat
2 Belgium 1.06 LPIA 2023 up 9.2% rising
3 United Kingdom 1.02 LPIA 2021 up 0.4% flat
4 Germany 1.02 LPIA 2023 up 3.8% flat
5 Jordan 1.02 LPIA 2023 up 57.6% rising
6 Switzerland 1.02 LPIA 2024 up 8.1% flat
7 Luxembourg 1.01 LPIA 2023 up 3.6% rising
8 United States 1.01 LPIA 2024 up 3.0% flat
9 Uzbekistan, Republic of 0.9989 LPIA 2021 down 1.4% flat
10 Kazakhstan, Republic of 0.9817 LPIA 2019 up 8.8% rising
11 Azerbaijan, Republic of 0.9692 LPIA 2023 up 4.4% rising
12 Sweden 0.9641 LPIA 2023 up 3.7% flat
13 Norway 0.9637 LPIA 2023 up 1.0% rising
14 Belarus, Republic of 0.9631 LPIA 2023 up 3.9% rising
15 Canada 0.963 LPIA 2021 up 2.1% rising
16 Austria 0.9625 LPIA 2023 up 7.9% rising
17 Malta 0.9589 LPIA 2020 up 11.8% rising
18 Ireland 0.9579 LPIA 2023 down 1.5% rising
19 Netherlands 0.9566 LPIA 2023 up 1.8% flat
20 Oman 0.9547 LPIA 2022 up 46.1% rising
21 Czechia 0.9543 LPIA 2023 up 3.3% rising
22 Armenia, Republic of 0.9492 LPIA 2023 up 0.3% rising
23 Finland 0.9471 LPIA 2023 up 6.0% rising
24 Lithuania 0.942 LPIA 2023 up 17.5% rising
25 Latvia 0.9234 LPIA 2023 up 4.8% rising
26 Slovenia 0.9201 LPIA 2023 up 12.1% rising
27 Palestine, State of 0.9194 LPIA 2022 up 21.0% rising
28 Estonia 0.9185 LPIA 2023 down 0.5% rising
29 Georgia 0.9131 LPIA 2024 up 3.3% rising
30 Russia 0.9078 LPIA 2024 down 0.2% rising
31 Denmark 0.9051 LPIA 2023 up 2.6% rising
32 Tajikistan, Republic of 0.9042 LPIA 2017 up 7.6% flat
33 Brunei Darussalam 0.8933 LPIA 2023 up 7.0% rising
34 Sri Lanka 0.8814 LPIA 2024 down 7.1% rising
35 Australia 0.8798 LPIA 2024 down 1.9% rising
36 Italy 0.8778 LPIA 2023 up 3.7% rising
37 France 0.8624 LPIA 2020 down 8.6% rising
38 Cyprus 0.8436 LPIA 2023 up 10.4% rising
39 Iceland 0.8436 LPIA 2023 up 7.9% rising
40 Jamaica 0.8276 LPIA 2022 up 8.8% rising
41 Hungary 0.7984 LPIA 2023 up 1.0% rising
42 Croatia 0.7827 LPIA 2023 up 18.7% rising
43 Spain 0.7819 LPIA 2023 up 12.6% rising
44 Poland 0.7782 LPIA 2024 down 5.9% rising
45 Korea 0.7465 LPIA 2024 up 12.1% rising
46 Mongolia 0.7177 LPIA 2024 up 12.2% rising
47 Moldova, Republic of 0.7103 LPIA 2024 up 0.9% rising
48 Malaysia 0.71 LPIA 2022 up 6.4% rising
49 Egypt, Arab Republic of 0.7056 LPIA 2023 up 21.1% rising
50 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 0.6952 LPIA 2022 up 240.4% volatile
51 Bulgaria 0.6933 LPIA 2023 up 33.1% rising
52 Serbia, Republic of 0.6723 LPIA 2022 up 24.2% rising
53 Chile 0.6699 LPIA 2024 up 50.6% rising
54 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.6694 LPIA 2023 up 28.7% rising
55 Portugal 0.6628 LPIA 2023 down 2.6% rising
56 Thailand 0.6607 LPIA 2024 up 36.6% rising
57 Dominican Republic 0.6562 LPIA 2024 up 36.0% rising
58 Philippines 0.6445 LPIA 2022 down 10.7% rising
59 Romania 0.6366 LPIA 2023 up 29.5% rising
60 Uruguay 0.6158 LPIA 2024 up 36.4% rising
61 Costa Rica 0.6085 LPIA 2024 up 16.6% rising
62 Greece 0.6078 LPIA 2024 up 26.4% rising
63 South Africa 0.5792 LPIA 2024 up 30.9% rising
64 Belize 0.5619 LPIA 2022 up 4.0% rising
65 Brazil 0.5597 LPIA 2024 up 36.7% rising
66 Bangladesh 0.5259 LPIA 2023 up 46.2% rising
67 Colombia 0.5198 LPIA 2024 up 49.1% rising
68 Paraguay 0.4877 LPIA 2024 up 49.1% rising
69 Nigeria 0.4847 LPIA 2024 up 35.3% rising
70 Indonesia 0.4841 LPIA 2023 up 40.8% rising
71 Vietnam 0.4819 LPIA 2023 up 36.8% rising
72 Panama 0.4712 LPIA 2023 up 34.2% rising
73 India 0.468 LPIA 2023 up 67.6% rising
74 Tunisia 0.4365 LPIA 2023 up 24.7% rising
75 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.4058 LPIA 2016 up 16.6% rising
76 Bolivia 0.4035 LPIA 2024 up 23.1% rising
77 Ecuador 0.4032 LPIA 2024 up 7.5% rising
78 Mexico 0.399 LPIA 2025 up 34.4% rising
79 Albania 0.3965 LPIA 2017 up 50.7% rising
80 Kenya 0.3852 LPIA 2024 up 32.9% rising
81 Guatemala 0.3826 LPIA 2024 up 6.1% rising
82 El Salvador 0.3797 LPIA 2023 up 69.0% rising
83 Peru 0.3465 LPIA 2024 up 52.9% rising
84 Ghana 0.3459 LPIA 2024 up 85.0% rising
85 Türkiye 0.3248 LPIA 2015 up 20.5% rising
86 Honduras 0.2662 LPIA 2024 up 16.2% rising
87 Cambodia 0.26 LPIA 2023 up 252.2% rising
88 Pakistan 0.2477 LPIA 2018 up 17.9% rising
89 Zimbabwe 0.2475 LPIA 2019 up 75.9% rising
90 Uganda 0.2391 LPIA 2019 up 30.7% rising
91 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.2375 LPIA 2023 up 37.0% rising
92 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 0.2196 LPIA 2022 up 142.0% rising
93 Rwanda 0.2069 LPIA 2024 up 82.8% rising
94 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.18 LPIA 2022 up 99.2% rising
95 Senegal 0.1661 LPIA 2023 up 78.5% volatile
96 Togo 0.1432 LPIA 2022 up 320.9% rising
97 Malawi 0.1424 LPIA 2020 up 5.4% rising
98 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.1343 LPIA 2023 up 30.9% rising
99 Burundi 0.1234 LPIA 2020 down 17.4% volatile
100 Mozambique, Republic of 0.1145 LPIA 2022 up 111.6% rising
101 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 0.104 LPIA 2022 up 266.4% volatile
102 Burkina Faso 0.0729 LPIA 2023 up 23.6% rising
103 Mali 0.0505 LPIA 2022 down 96.8% volatile

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Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
103 places, 1,555 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release