Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
33
Highest
94.9%
Lithuania
Lowest
20.0%
Ghana
Median
75.4%
Years covered
31
1994β2024
Data points
384
What the numbers show
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, female (%) is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 94.9% in Lithuania; the lowest is 20.0% in Ghana.
The median across all reporting countries is 75.4%, and the mean is 72.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 87.4%), and the largest decrease in Brunei Darussalam (down 15.5%).
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuania | 94.9% | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 2 | Ireland | 92.3% | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 3 | Armenia, Republic of | 91.0% | 2023 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 4 | Poland | 90.5% | 2023 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 5 | Slovak Republic | 89.1% | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 6 | Hungary | 86.2% | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 7 | Cyprus | 83.4% | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 8 | Czechia | 82.8% | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 9 | Norway | 82.2% | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 10 | Finland | 80.8% | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 11 | Iceland | 80.7% | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 12 | United States | 80.1% | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 13 | Montenegro | 79.8% | 2018 | β | flat |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 77.0% | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 15 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 76.9% | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 16 | Denmark | 76.5% | 2023 | β | rising |
| 17 | Sweden | 75.4% | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 18 | Portugal | 74.4% | 2024 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 19 | Serbia, Republic of | 73.1% | 2024 | β | rising |
| 20 | Austria | 71.4% | 2021 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 21 | Croatia | 70.3% | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 22 | Switzerland | 70.1% | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 23 | Greece | 70.0% | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 24 | Slovenia | 68.6% | 2022 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 25 | Netherlands | 64.6% | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 26 | Belgium | 63.2% | 2023 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 27 | Germany | 62.8% | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 28 | Italy | 59.8% | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 29 | Brunei Darussalam | 58.8% | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 30 | France | 58.2% | 2020 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 31 | Spain | 57.7% | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 36.9% | 2024 | β | rising |
| 33 | Ghana | 20.0% | 2024 | up 87.4% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release