Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative)
Education & R&DWB WDIwb_wdi:SE.SEC.CUAT.UP.ZS•% of total population ages 25+•1970 → 2025•199 countries
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
Education & R&DWB WDI
Coverage
199
Frequency
—
Range
1970 \u2192 2025
Latest
2024
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 14.16%
14.16% – 26.46%
26.46% – 42.55%
42.55% – 55.69%
55.69% – 73.33%
73.33% – 82.87%
> 82.87%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative)
199 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative)
Countries
199
Median
49.4%
Mean
49.7%
25th pctl
22.9%
75th pctl
76.9%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative)
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| TurkmenistanTKM | 98.38% | 2022 | |
| BelarusBLR | 97.89% | 2023 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 96.84% | 2022 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 94.31% | 2019 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 93.5% | 2024 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 92.91% | 2024 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 92.77% | 2023 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 92.47% | 2023 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 91.81% | 2023 | |
| United StatesUSA | 91.62% | 2024 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 91.39% | 2023 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 90.9% | 2023 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 90.2% | 2015 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 90.08% | 2023 | |
| CanadaCAN | 89.87% | 2024 | |
| LatviaLVA | 89.24% | 2023 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 88.37% | 2009 | |
| PalauPLW | 87.56% | 2020 | |
| BermudaBMU | 87.45% | 2016 | |
| PolandPOL | 87.37% | 2021 | |
| EstoniaEST | 86.62% | 2023 | |
| IsraelISR | 85.23% | 2023 | |
| JapanJPN | 85.18% | 2020 | |
| SwedenSWE | 84.74% | 2023 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 84.38% | 2024 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 84.31% | 2020 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 84.04% | 2024 | |
| HungaryHUN | 83.88% | 2023 | |
| IrelandIRL | 83% | 2023 | |
| AustriaAUT | 82.56% | 2023 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 82.34% | 2023 | |
| FinlandFIN | 82.07% | 2023 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 81.92% | 2020 | |
| NorwayNOR | 81.91% | 2023 | |
| GermanyDEU | 81.87% | 2023 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 81.78% | 2024 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 81.47% | 2024 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 81.35% | 2023 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 80.67% | 2017 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 80.46% | 2021 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 80.19% | 2023 | |
| IcelandISL | 80.16% | 2023 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 79.91% | 2024 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 79.04% | 2022 | |
| CyprusCYP | 78.29% | 2023 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 78.06% | 2023 | |
| FranceFRA | 78.04% | 2023 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 77.22% | 2023 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 77.12% | 2024 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 76.9% | 2024 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 76.01% | 2024 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 75.29% | 2024 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 75.12% | 2019 | — |
| New ZealandNZL | 75.11% | 2020 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 74.42% | 2023 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 74.12% | 2023 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 74.07% | 2023 | |
| RomaniaROU | 72.77% | 2023 | |
| UkraineUKR | 72.48% | 2021 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 72.05% | 2023 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 71.49% | 2000 | — |
| GreeceGRC | 70.12% | 2024 | |
| ChileCHL | 69.84% | 2024 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 69.8% | 2022 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 68.69% | 2024 | |
| ArubaABW | 67.89% | 2023 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 67.87% | 2023 | |
| BahrainBHR | 66.38% | 2024 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 66.34% | 2024 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 65.3% | 2024 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 64.74% | 2019 | |
| OmanOMN | 63.5% | 2022 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 63.46% | 2022 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 63.4% | 2022 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 62.79% | 2019 | — |
| BrazilBRA | 61.73% | 2024 | |
| AndorraAND | 61.22% | 2022 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 60.17% | 2014 | — |
| ColombiaCOL | 58.82% | 2024 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 58.59% | 2022 | |
| PeruPER | 58.27% | 2024 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 58.07% | 2017 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 56.37% | 2022 | |
| MaltaMLT | 56.16% | 2021 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 55.69% | 2023 | |
| SpainESP | 55.68% | 2024 | |
| CubaCUB | 55.33% | 2019 | |
| ItalyITA | 55.27% | 2023 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 54.66% | 2022 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 53.97% | 2023 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 53.62% | 2023 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 53.13% | 2024 | |
| DominicaDMA | 52.51% | 2021 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 51.98% | 2016 | |
| QatarQAT | 51.43% | 2022 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 51.26% | 2020 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 51.12% | 2022 | |
| CuracaoCUW | 51.01% | 2020 | — |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 49.57% | 2007 | — |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 49.41% | 2024 | |
| PanamaPAN | 49.4% | 2024 | |
| PortugalPRT | 48.56% | 2024 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 48.07% | 2024 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 47.96% | 2024 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 46.18% | 2024 | |
| EcuadorECU | 46.15% | 2024 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 45.89% | 2024 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 45.68% | 2023 | |
| FijiFJI | 44.56% | 2017 | |
| SamoaWSM | 43.9% | 2022 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 43.34% | 2024 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 43.01% | 2023 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 42.89% | 2022 | |
| JordanJOR | 42.56% | 2023 | |
| MexicoMEX | 42.48% | 2025 | |
| LebanonLBN | 42.44% | 2019 | |
| American SamoaASM | 42.1% | 1980 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 41.78% | 2017 | |
| TongaTON | 41.55% | 2023 | |
| IndiaIND | 41.34% | 2023 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 41.06% | 2023 | |
| NaoeroNRU | 39.53% | 2023 | — |
| Viet NamVNM | 39.47% | 2023 | |
| KenyaKEN | 39.24% | 2024 | |
| ThailandTHA | 39.11% | 2024 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 39.1% | 2023 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 37.47% | 2023 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 35.81% | 2022 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 35.23% | 2019 | |
| UruguayURY | 35.01% | 2024 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 34.46% | 2022 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 33.81% | 2023 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 33.66% | 2021 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 33.13% | 2019 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 33.1% | 2023 | |
| ChinaCHN | 31.77% | 2020 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 31.2% | 2018 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 30.37% | 2023 | |
| AngolaAGO | 26.9% | 2023 | |
| SurinameSUR | 26.83% | 2022 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 26.7% | 2014 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 26.51% | 2024 | |
| LesothoLSO | 26.4% | 2024 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 26.16% | 2019 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 25.61% | 2023 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 24.8% | 2023 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 24.38% | 2024 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 24.21% | 2000 | — |
| AlgeriaDZA | 24.11% | 2019 | |
| IraqIRQ | 22.93% | 2021 | |
| ComorosCOM | 22.79% | 2022 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 22.76% | 2019 | |
| GhanaGHA | 22.61% | 2024 | |
| HondurasHND | 22.25% | 2024 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 21.9% | 2009 | |
| SudanSDN | 20.68% | 2022 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 20.62% | 2023 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 20.21% | 1991 | — |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 19.99% | 2015 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 19.61% | 2022 | |
| BhutanBTN | 19.23% | 2022 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 16.81% | 2021 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 16.69% | 2017 | |
| PakistanPAK | 16.46% | 2021 | |
| RwandaRWA | 16.28% | 2024 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 16.1% | 2017 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 15.62% | 2017 | — |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 15.3% | 2015 | |
| South SudanSSD | 14.47% | 2008 | — |
| CameroonCMR | 14.26% | 2018 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 14.12% | 2022 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 13.76% | 2024 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 13.27% | 2019 | |
| UgandaUGA | 13.19% | 2024 | |
| NepalNPL | 12.85% | 2021 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 12.6% | 2022 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 12.24% | 2023 | |
| MalawiMWI | 12.15% | 2020 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 12.09% | 2019 | |
| HaitiHTI | 11.8% | 2017 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 11.64% | 2022 | |
| LibyaLBY | 11.2% | 1984 | — |
| TogoTGO | 10.98% | 2022 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 10.45% | 2023 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 9.92% | 2022 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 9.81% | 2022 | — |
| BurundiBDI | 9.31% | 2020 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 8.87% | 2021 | |
| SenegalSEN | 8.45% | 2023 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 7.47% | 2015 | |
| GuineaGIN | 7.39% | 2018 | |
| MaliMLI | 7.24% | 2022 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 6.54% | 2022 | |
| BeninBEN | 6.42% | 2022 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 5.61% | 2019 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 5.16% | 2024 | |
| ChadTCD | 4.56% | 2019 | |
| NigerNER | 3.14% | 2019 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 1.53% | 1981 | — |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)