Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
38
Highest
95.4%
Lithuania
Lowest
24.2%
Ghana
Median
74.4%
Years covered
31
1994β2024
Data points
435
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 95.4% in Lithuania; the lowest is 24.2% in Ghana.
The median across all reporting countries is 74.4%, and the mean is 72.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Portugal (up 50.1%), and the largest decrease in Honduras (down 36.9%).
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuania | 95.4% | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 2 | Slovakia | 93.7% | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 3 | Poland | 92.5% | 2023 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 4 | Ireland | 92.1% | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 91.8% | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 6 | Armenia | 89.1% | 2023 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 7 | Hungary | 87.1% | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 8 | Romania | 84.4% | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 9 | Czechia | 84.3% | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 10 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 83.7% | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 11 | Norway | 82.9% | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 12 | Montenegro | 82.2% | 2018 | β | flat |
| 13 | Cyprus | 81.9% | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 14 | Iceland | 79.4% | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 15 | United States of America | 79.4% | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 16 | Serbia | 79.3% | 2024 | β | rising |
| 17 | Finland | 78.0% | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 76.6% | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 19 | Denmark | 74.6% | 2023 | β | flat |
| 20 | Croatia | 74.2% | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 21 | Austria | 74.0% | 2021 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 22 | Portugal | 73.9% | 2024 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 23 | Sweden | 73.7% | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 24 | Switzerland | 71.6% | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 25 | Slovenia | 70.8% | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 26 | France | 68.3% | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 27 | Panama | 66.8% | 2024 | β | rising |
| 28 | Greece | 66.2% | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 29 | Belgium | 64.2% | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 30 | Netherlands | 63.6% | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 31 | Germany | 62.9% | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 32 | Brunei Darussalam | 60.7% | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 33 | Malta | 55.8% | 2014 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 34 | Spain | 55.7% | 2023 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 35 | Italy | 55.6% | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 35.8% | 2024 | β | rising |
| 37 | Honduras | 26.3% | 2023 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 38 | Ghana | 24.2% | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release