Share of the population with at least some secondary education by country
Countries reporting
135
Highest
99.98
Uzbekistan
Lowest
8.41
Niger
Median
72.4
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
1,912
What the numbers show
Share of the population with at least some secondary education is currently reported for 135 countries. The highest value is 99.98 in Uzbekistan; the lowest is 8.41 in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 72.4, and the mean is 68.12.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12.
Over the past decade 120 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Haiti (up 281.1%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 16.8%).
Share of the population with at least some secondary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 99.98 | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 2 | Czechia | 99.86 | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 99.81 | 2021 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 4 | Iceland | 99.65 | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 5 | Slovakia | 99.38 | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 6 | Slovenia | 99.27 | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 7 | Armenia | 99.14 | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 8 | Hungary | 98.94 | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 9 | Norway | 98.91 | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 10 | Estonia | 98.69 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 11 | Latvia | 98.68 | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 12 | Georgia | 98.63 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 13 | Moldova | 98.31 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 14 | Azerbaijan | 98.19 | 2023 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 15 | Switzerland | 98.19 | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 16 | Lithuania | 97.92 | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 96.96 | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 18 | United States | 96.62 | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 19 | Canada | 96.43 | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 20 | Montenegro | 96.14 | 2020 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 21 | Bahamas | 96.13 | 2022 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 22 | Croatia | 95.74 | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 23 | Kazakhstan | 95.68 | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 24 | Sweden | 95.43 | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 25 | Cayman Islands | 95.25 | 2015 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 26 | Germany | 94.78 | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 27 | Austria | 94.71 | 2021 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 28 | Tonga | 94.19 | 2021 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 29 | Malta | 93.7 | 2023 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 30 | Romania | 93.37 | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 31 | Denmark | 93.26 | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 32 | Albania | 93.23 | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 33 | Australia | 93.19 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 34 | Serbia | 93.06 | 2022 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 35 | Mongolia | 92.77 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 36 | Ireland | 92.46 | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 37 | Samoa | 92.33 | 2022 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 38 | Finland | 91.72 | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 39 | Israel | 91.64 | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 40 | France | 91.62 | 2023 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 41 | Cook Islands | 90.91 | 2020 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 90.67 | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 43 | Netherlands | 90.28 | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 44 | South Korea | 89.95 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 45 | Belgium | 88.86 | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 46 | Puerto Rico | 88.84 | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 47 | Brunei | 88.69 | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 48 | Poland | 88.18 | 2021 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 49 | Chile | 87.76 | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 50 | Fiji | 87.31 | 2017 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 51 | United Arab Emirates | 87.28 | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 52 | Cyprus | 85.92 | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 53 | Saudi Arabia | 85.8 | 2024 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 54 | South Africa | 85.43 | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 55 | Singapore | 85.26 | 2022 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 56 | Italy | 84.36 | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 57 | Spain | 84.29 | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 58 | Sri Lanka | 82.71 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 59 | Bahrain | 82.61 | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 60 | Qatar | 81.99 | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 61 | Hong Kong | 80.62 | 2022 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 62 | Malaysia | 80.57 | 2022 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 63 | Jordan | 79.45 | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 64 | Greece | 78.38 | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 65 | Jamaica | 77.39 | 2022 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Namibia | 76.78 | 2023 | up 81.1% | rising |
| 67 | Macao | 73.34 | 2016 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 68 | China | 72.4 | 2020 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 69 | Trinidad and Tobago | 71.89 | 2022 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 70 | Venezuela | 70.88 | 2017 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 71 | Palestine | 69.46 | 2022 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 72 | Mexico | 69.05 | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 73 | North Macedonia | 68.97 | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 74 | Brazil | 67.2 | 2023 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 75 | Mauritius | 66.72 | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 76 | Kenya | 66.01 | 2024 | up 127.0% | rising |
| 77 | Vietnam | 65.97 | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 78 | Bolivia | 65.6 | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 79 | Iran | 65.06 | 2023 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 80 | Zimbabwe | 64.94 | 2017 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 81 | Panama | 64.71 | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 82 | Portugal | 64.48 | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 83 | Peru | 63.69 | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 84 | Uruguay | 63.25 | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 85 | Colombia | 62.74 | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 86 | Philippines | 61.85 | 2022 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | 61.64 | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 88 | Ghana | 58.42 | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 89 | Grenada | 58.08 | 2023 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Paraguay | 57.18 | 2024 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 91 | Indonesia | 56.67 | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 92 | Argentina | 56.38 | 2003 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 93 | Kuwait | 55.93 | 2018 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 94 | Egypt | 55.69 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 95 | Ecuador | 54.42 | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 96 | Turkey | 54.31 | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 97 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 54.03 | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 98 | Thailand | 53.63 | 2022 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 99 | Nigeria | 53.39 | 2024 | up 18.0% | flat |
| 100 | India | 52.69 | 2023 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 101 | Costa Rica | 52.39 | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 102 | Belize | 52.16 | 2020 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 103 | El Salvador | 49.23 | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 104 | Bangladesh | 48.65 | 2021 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 105 | Saint Lucia | 46.8 | 2019 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Zambia | 44.08 | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 107 | Myanmar | 42.63 | 2019 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 108 | Tunisia | 42.06 | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 109 | Pakistan | 38.35 | 2021 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 110 | Angola | 38.11 | 2023 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 111 | Lesotho | 37.22 | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 112 | Gambia | 36.92 | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 113 | Liberia | 35.6 | 2019 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 114 | Honduras | 34.27 | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 115 | Syria | 34.07 | 2009 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 116 | Guatemala | 33.9 | 2024 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 117 | Nepal | 33.89 | 2021 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Haiti | 31.03 | 2017 | up 281.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Cameroon | 30.33 | 2018 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 120 | Sierra Leone | 23.15 | 2019 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 121 | Uganda | 23.15 | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 122 | Cambodia | 22.12 | 2021 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 123 | Togo | 21.65 | 2022 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 124 | Malawi | 18.81 | 2020 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Rwanda | 17.95 | 2022 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 126 | Mozambique | 17.82 | 2022 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 127 | Ethiopia | 16.6 | 2022 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 128 | Afghanistan | 15.34 | 2022 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 129 | Tanzania | 15.15 | 2022 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 130 | Senegal | 14.67 | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 131 | Guinea | 12.63 | 2018 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 132 | Benin | 12.27 | 2022 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 133 | Mali | 10.22 | 2022 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 134 | Burkina Faso | 10.22 | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 135 | Niger | 8.41 | 2022 | up 0.6% | rising |