Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, both sexes (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
124
Highest
68.4%
Sint Maarten
Lowest
0.0%
British Virgin Islands
Median
10.3%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
1,867

What the numbers show

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 124 countries. The highest value is 68.4% in Sint Maarten; the lowest is 0.0% in British Virgin Islands.

The median across all reporting countries is 10.3%, and the mean is 13.5%.

Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 61 fell. The largest increase was in Madagascar (up 869.9%), and the largest decrease in British Virgin Islands (down 100.0%).

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Sint Maarten 68.4% 2023 up 45.8% rising
2 Guyana 45.7% 2012 up 143.2% rising
3 Namibia 43.0% 2022 up 373.1% volatile
4 Mozambique 31.9% 2018 up 50.9% rising
5 Kazakhstan 31.5% 2025 up 39.0% rising
6 Eswatini 30.4% 2013 up 8.8% rising
7 Panama 29.9% 2023 up 19.7% flat
8 Lesotho 29.3% 2018 up 25.0% falling
9 Kenya 29.3% 2024 up 22.4% rising
10 Aruba 28.9% 2016 unchanged rising
11 Zimbabwe 28.8% 2024 up 27.5% rising
12 Tanzania, United Republic of 26.7% 2024 up 33.5% rising
13 Viet Nam 25.7% 2016 down 24.9% falling
14 Cuba 25.2% 2024 up 31.1% falling
15 Costa Rica 24.9% 2023 down 5.0% falling
16 Kyrgyzstan 23.8% 2025 up 64.3% flat
17 Cyprus 23.6% 2024 up 23.6% rising
18 Uzbekistan 23.1% 2025 down 15.7% falling
19 Israel 23.1% 2023 rising
20 Azerbaijan 22.4% 2024 down 7.8% rising
21 Oman 21.3% 2024 up 292.6% volatile
22 Uruguay 21.3% 2023 up 439.3% falling
23 Indonesia 21.3% 2023 up 12.2% rising
24 Botswana 21.1% 2024 down 41.9% falling
25 Comoros 20.6% 2014 down 72.5% volatile
26 Dominican Republic 20.6% 2024 up 16.3% rising
27 Philippines 20.3% 2024 up 18.8% rising
28 Ghana 19.7% 2024 down 14.1% rising
29 Argentina 19.2% 2023 up 17.1% rising
30 Samoa 18.8% 2023 down 43.0% rising
31 Rwanda 18.2% 2024 up 27.8% rising
32 Iceland 18.0% 2023 down 11.8% falling
33 South Africa 17.6% 2023 down 10.7% falling
34 Seychelles 17.1% 2024 up 146.9% volatile
35 Spain 16.9% 2023 up 22.8% rising
36 Brazil 16.7% 2023 down 17.0% falling
37 Bulgaria 16.6% 2023 up 137.3% rising
38 Eritrea 16.4% 2016 down 53.3% volatile
39 Palestine, State of 16.1% 2023 down 50.2% flat
40 Ecuador 14.8% 2023 down 30.0% falling
41 Slovakia 14.8% 2023 up 12.4% falling
42 Norway 14.5% 2023 down 13.2% falling
43 Czechia 14.4% 2023 up 24.4% falling
44 Egypt 14.0% 2025 down 46.6% falling
45 Republic of Moldova 13.9% 2024 up 10.9% falling
46 Hungary 13.6% 2023 up 0.9% falling
47 Mongolia 13.3% 2024 down 23.1% rising
48 Belize 13.2% 2024 up 25.2% falling
49 Mexico 13.1% 2023 up 5.5% falling
50 Sweden 12.6% 2023 down 4.8% falling
51 Belarus 12.3% 2024 up 45.1% falling
52 Austria 11.6% 2024 up 1.3% rising
53 Andorra 11.5% 2024 down 56.4% volatile
54 Lao People's Democratic Republic 11.3% 2019 up 75.2% falling
55 Jordan 11.3% 2024 down 2.8% falling
56 Mauritius 11.0% 2023 up 12.6% falling
57 Chile 10.9% 2024 down 32.4% falling
58 Germany 10.6% 2024 up 10.5% rising
59 Armenia 10.5% 2024 up 5.5% falling
60 Ukraine 10.3% 2024 up 103.2% rising
61 Trinidad and Tobago 10.3% 2024 down 4.7% falling
62 Ethiopia 10.3% 2014 down 56.1% falling
63 Luxembourg 10.2% 2023 down 56.7% volatile
64 Sri Lanka 10.1% 2023 down 0.1% rising
65 Australia 10.1% 2023 up 31.8% falling
66 Malta 10.0% 2023 up 21.8% falling
67 Honduras 9.9% 2024 down 68.5% falling
68 Estonia 9.8% 2024 up 26.4% falling
69 Morocco 9.8% 2024 up 32.2% volatile
70 Slovenia 9.7% 2024 down 2.9% flat
71 Poland 9.6% 2023 down 39.1% falling
72 India 9.6% 2023 up 22.3% rising
73 Switzerland 9.5% 2023 down 4.7% falling
74 Madagascar 9.3% 2023 up 869.9% volatile
75 New Zealand 9.2% 2024 down 18.2% falling
76 El Salvador 9.1% 2023 down 52.2% falling
77 Latvia 8.9% 2023 up 19.2% falling
78 Belgium 8.7% 2023 down 8.3% falling
79 Malaysia 8.7% 2024 down 17.4% falling
80 Russian Federation 8.7% 2019 down 5.5% falling
81 Colombia 8.6% 2023 down 26.3% falling
82 Thailand 8.5% 2025 up 15.0% rising
83 Ireland 8.3% 2022 down 6.5% rising
84 Iran, Islamic Republic of 8.2% 2021 up 46.2% falling
85 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.2% 2023 down 31.0% falling
86 Netherlands 8.1% 2023 down 29.9% falling
87 Albania 8.1% 2024 down 11.2% volatile
88 Burundi 8.0% 2025 down 76.3% volatile
89 Qatar 7.9% 2024 up 51.0% volatile
90 Bahrain 7.9% 2024 up 96.5% flat
91 Cambodia 7.7% 2019 up 252.3% volatile
92 Greece 7.5% 2022 down 27.8% falling
93 Croatia 7.5% 2023 up 51.6% falling
94 Serbia 7.2% 2024 down 17.2% falling
95 Singapore 7.0% 2023 up 25.8% rising
96 Finland 7.0% 2023 up 12.9% flat
97 Republic of Korea 6.6% 2024 down 8.6% falling
98 United States of America 6.5% 2023 down 18.4% falling
99 Macau, China 6.5% 2024 up 22.5% rising
100 Türkiye 6.4% 2023 down 36.3% falling
101 Italy 6.1% 2023 up 35.8% falling
102 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6.1% 2023 down 38.2% falling
103 Romania 5.7% 2023 up 118.8% rising
104 Bermuda 5.6% 2023 down 51.2% volatile
105 Lithuania 5.5% 2023 down 49.0% falling
106 Denmark 5.3% 2023 down 23.2% falling
107 Canada 5.3% 2023 down 31.7% falling
108 Lebanon 4.8% 2023 down 4.3% rising
109 Tunisia 4.7% 2023 up 830.6% volatile
110 Portugal 4.4% 2023 down 51.2% volatile
111 France 4.2% 2023 up 54.9% falling
112 Georgia 4.1% 2025 up 102.9% volatile
113 Puerto Rico 4.1% 2023 down 66.7% falling
114 Brunei Darussalam 4.0% 2023 down 86.4% falling
115 United Arab Emirates 3.7% 2024 up 30.2% rising
116 Niger 3.2% 2019 falling
117 North Macedonia 3.2% 2023 down 44.3% volatile
118 Benin 2.7% 2022 down 28.0% volatile
119 Saudi Arabia 2.4% 2024 down 80.6% volatile
120 Cameroon 2.3% 2024 down 85.8% volatile
121 Algeria 1.9% 2024 up 12.9% rising
122 Bangladesh 1.2% 2020 down 67.8% volatile
123 Burkina Faso 0.7% 2024 down 92.4% volatile
124 British Virgin Islands 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
126 places, 1,867 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release