Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
42
Highest
94.7%
United States
Lowest
13.1%
Uganda
Median
79.8%
Years covered
31
1994β2024
Data points
520
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 94.7% in United States; the lowest is 13.1% in Uganda.
The median across all reporting countries is 79.8%, and the mean is 71.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Portugal (up 97.0%), and the largest decrease in Honduras (down 5.0%).
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 94.7% | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 2 | Armenia, Republic of | 93.0% | 2023 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 3 | Lithuania | 92.3% | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 4 | Slovak Republic | 92.3% | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 5 | Czechia | 91.8% | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 6 | Switzerland | 91.4% | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 7 | Poland | 90.3% | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 8 | Latvia | 88.9% | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 9 | Sweden | 88.1% | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 10 | Germany | 87.2% | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 11 | Slovenia | 84.1% | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 12 | Mongolia | 84.0% | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 13 | Hungary | 83.8% | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 14 | Austria | 83.6% | 2021 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 15 | Norway | 83.3% | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 16 | Finland | 82.5% | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 17 | Croatia | 82.3% | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 18 | Montenegro | 80.5% | 2018 | β | flat |
| 19 | Iceland | 80.3% | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 80.1% | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 21 | Ireland | 80.0% | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 22 | France | 79.7% | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 23 | Denmark | 78.4% | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 24 | Luxembourg | 78.1% | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 25 | Belgium | 77.3% | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 26 | Cyprus | 76.9% | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 27 | Netherlands | 76.2% | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 28 | Romania | 72.7% | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 29 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 71.9% | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 30 | Brunei Darussalam | 70.6% | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 31 | Greece | 70.4% | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 32 | Spain | 56.0% | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 33 | Italy | 55.2% | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 34 | Albania | 53.5% | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 35 | Panama | 48.5% | 2024 | β | rising |
| 36 | Portugal | 45.2% | 2024 | up 97.0% | rising |
| 37 | Costa Rica | 44.3% | 2024 | β | rising |
| 38 | Malta | 37.8% | 2014 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 39 | Ghana | 29.5% | 2024 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 40 | Honduras | 21.6% | 2023 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 41 | Rwanda | 14.7% | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 42 | Uganda | 13.1% | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release