Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted native parity index (NPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
37
Highest
1.39 NPIA
Portugal
Lowest
0.7219 NPIA
Germany
Median
0.9804 NPIA
Years covered
31
1994β2024
Data points
428
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted native parity index (NPIA) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 1.39 NPIA in Portugal; the lowest is 0.7219 NPIA in Germany.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9804 NPIA, and the mean is 0.9835 NPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Poland (up 30.2%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 27.9%).
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 1.39 NPIA | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 2 | Malta | 1.32 NPIA | 2014 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 3 | Panama | 1.27 NPIA | 2024 | β | falling |
| 4 | Honduras | 1.18 NPIA | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.14 NPIA | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 6 | Romania | 1.14 NPIA | 2023 | down 9.5% | flat |
| 7 | Ireland | 1.13 NPIA | 2023 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 1.13 NPIA | 2023 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 9 | Cyprus | 1.06 NPIA | 2023 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 10 | Hungary | 1.04 NPIA | 2023 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 11 | Lithuania | 1.03 NPIA | 2023 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 12 | Poland | 1.02 NPIA | 2023 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 13 | Montenegro | 1.02 NPIA | 2018 | β | falling |
| 14 | Slovak Republic | 1.02 NPIA | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 15 | Italy | 1.01 NPIA | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 16 | Norway | 0.9959 NPIA | 2023 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 17 | Spain | 0.9941 NPIA | 2023 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 18 | Iceland | 0.9887 NPIA | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 19 | Luxembourg | 0.9804 NPIA | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 20 | Armenia, Republic of | 0.958 NPIA | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 21 | Denmark | 0.9514 NPIA | 2023 | β | flat |
| 22 | Finland | 0.9449 NPIA | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 23 | Greece | 0.9404 NPIA | 2024 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 24 | Czechia | 0.9184 NPIA | 2023 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 25 | Croatia | 0.9018 NPIA | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 26 | Austria | 0.8848 NPIA | 2021 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 27 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.859 NPIA | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 28 | France | 0.857 NPIA | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 29 | Slovenia | 0.8413 NPIA | 2023 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 30 | United States | 0.838 NPIA | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 31 | Sweden | 0.8368 NPIA | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 32 | Netherlands | 0.8352 NPIA | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 33 | Belgium | 0.8316 NPIA | 2023 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 34 | Ghana | 0.819 NPIA | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 0.8078 NPIA | 2024 | β | falling |
| 36 | Switzerland | 0.7834 NPIA | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 37 | Germany | 0.7219 NPIA | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release