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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release