Share of the population with at least some formal education by country
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.
Countries reporting
108
Highest
99.9%
Belize
Lowest
41.9%
Niger
Median
97.0%
Years covered
151
1870–2020
Data points
3,441
What the numbers show
Share of the population with at least some formal education is currently reported for 108 countries. The highest value is 99.9% in Belize; the lowest is 41.9% in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 97.0%, and the mean is 90.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 82 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Mozambique (up 63.2%), and the largest decrease in Guyana (down 2.8%).
Share of the population with at least some formal education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belize | 99.9% | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 99.9% | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 3 | Cyprus | 99.8% | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 3 | Czechia | 99.8% | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 3 | Japan | 99.8% | 2020 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands | 99.8% | 2020 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 3 | Poland | 99.8% | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 3 | Taiwan | 99.8% | 2020 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Hungary | 99.7% | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 9 | South Korea | 99.7% | 2020 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Uruguay | 99.7% | 2020 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Canada | 99.6% | 2020 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 12 | Finland | 99.6% | 2020 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 12 | United States | 99.6% | 2020 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 16 | Argentina | 99.5% | 2020 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 16 | Hong Kong | 99.5% | 2020 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Greece | 99.4% | 2020 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 18 | Trinidad and Tobago | 99.4% | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 20 | Barbados | 99.3% | 2020 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 20 | Spain | 99.3% | 2020 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 22 | Australia | 99.1% | 2020 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 23 | Albania | 99.0% | 2020 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Chile | 99.0% | 2020 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 23 | Italy | 99.0% | 2020 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 23 | Mauritius | 99.0% | 2020 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Romania | 99.0% | 2020 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Russia | 99.0% | 2020 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Switzerland | 98.9% | 2020 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 29 | Fiji | 98.9% | 2020 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 29 | France | 98.9% | 2020 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 32 | Serbia | 98.8% | 2020 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 33 | China | 98.7% | 2020 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Germany | 98.4% | 2020 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 34 | Peru | 98.4% | 2020 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 36 | New Zealand | 98.3% | 2020 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 98.2% | 2020 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 37 | Costa Rica | 98.2% | 2020 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 37 | Iceland | 98.2% | 2020 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 37 | Philippines | 98.2% | 2020 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 37 | El Salvador | 98.2% | 2020 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Austria | 98.1% | 2020 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 42 | South Africa | 98.1% | 2020 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Zimbabwe | 98.1% | 2020 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Cuba | 98.0% | 2020 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Venezuela | 98.0% | 2020 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Malaysia | 97.8% | 2020 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Portugal | 97.6% | 2020 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Colombia | 97.4% | 2020 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Indonesia | 97.4% | 2020 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Jordan | 97.4% | 2020 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Kuwait | 97.3% | 2020 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Sri Lanka | 97.3% | 2020 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Ecuador | 97.1% | 2020 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Thailand | 97.1% | 2020 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Belgium | 97.0% | 2020 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 58 | Paraguay | 96.9% | 2020 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Sweden | 96.9% | 2020 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 60 | Denmark | 96.7% | 2020 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 60 | Mexico | 96.7% | 2020 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 62 | Turkey | 96.3% | 2020 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Panama | 95.9% | 2020 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Brazil | 95.8% | 2020 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 95.7% | 2020 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Bolivia | 95.1% | 2020 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Jamaica | 94.9% | 2020 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 69 | Uganda | 94.3% | 2020 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Honduras | 93.6% | 2020 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Kenya | 93.6% | 2020 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Zambia | 93.2% | 2020 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Guyana | 93.1% | 2020 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 74 | Lesotho | 92.7% | 2020 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Reunion | 92.7% | 2020 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Norway | 92.3% | 2020 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 77 | Malawi | 91.8% | 2020 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Syria | 91.6% | 2020 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Myanmar | 91.5% | 2020 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Iran | 90.8% | 2020 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Tunisia | 90.6% | 2020 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Nicaragua | 90.3% | 2020 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Algeria | 89.6% | 2020 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Guatemala | 89.5% | 2020 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Cameroon | 87.7% | 2020 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Cambodia | 87.3% | 2020 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Iraq | 86.8% | 2020 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Haiti | 85.2% | 2020 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Libya | 85.1% | 2020 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Ghana | 84.1% | 2020 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Eswatini | 79.9% | 2020 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Nepal | 79.5% | 2020 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 93 | India | 79.4% | 2020 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Egypt | 79.2% | 2020 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Bangladesh | 78.1% | 2020 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Togo | 78.0% | 2020 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Morocco | 71.8% | 2020 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Cote d'Ivoire | 70.7% | 2020 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 69.3% | 2020 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Pakistan | 68.6% | 2020 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Afghanistan | 66.1% | 2020 | up 52.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Sierra Leone | 64.9% | 2020 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Liberia | 64.0% | 2020 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Benin | 62.6% | 2020 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Yemen | 62.0% | 2020 | up 39.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Senegal | 58.0% | 2020 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Mozambique | 54.5% | 2020 | up 63.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Sudan | 54.4% | 2020 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Gambia | 52.9% | 2020 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Mali | 43.0% | 2020 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Niger | 41.9% | 2020 | up 50.2% | volatile |
About this data
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.