Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative)
DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:SE.SEC.CUAT.PO.FE.ZS•% of female population ages 25+•1970 → 2024•181 countries
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DemographicsWB WDI
Coverage
181
Frequency
—
Range
1970 \u2192 2024
Latest
2024
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 4.56%
4.56% – 9.57%
9.57% – 16.97%
16.97% – 23.29%
23.29% – 31.77%
31.77% – 44.16%
> 44.16%
No data
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Highest 15 countries
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative)
181 countries with data
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Distribution across countries
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative)
Countries
181
Median
19.8%
Mean
23.7%
25th pctl
8.3%
75th pctl
36.2%
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Compare trends
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative)
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| KazakhstanKAZ | 79.04% | 2018 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 76.87% | 2021 | |
| BelarusBLR | 73.34% | 2019 | |
| CanadaCAN | 70.16% | 2024 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 68.81% | 2023 | |
| IrelandIRL | 65.9% | 2023 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 61.24% | 2024 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 60.09% | 2022 | |
| EstoniaEST | 58.47% | 2023 | |
| BermudaBMU | 57.91% | 2016 | |
| SwedenSWE | 57.48% | 2023 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 57.34% | 2023 | |
| LatviaLVA | 57.13% | 2023 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 57.08% | 2024 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 55.84% | 2024 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 55.68% | 2015 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 55.46% | 2023 | |
| QatarQAT | 53.44% | 2022 | |
| IcelandISL | 51.9% | 2023 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 51.07% | 2024 | |
| NorwayNOR | 50.85% | 2023 | |
| BahrainBHR | 50.6% | 2024 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 48.14% | 2020 | |
| CyprusCYP | 46.91% | 2023 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 46.91% | 2023 | |
| FinlandFIN | 44.71% | 2023 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 43.94% | 2020 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 43.03% | 2023 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 42.21% | 2023 | |
| PalauPLW | 41.13% | 2020 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 41.12% | 2023 | |
| GermanyDEU | 40.96% | 2023 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 40.93% | 2024 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 40.37% | 2023 | |
| AndorraAND | 40.16% | 2022 | |
| UkraineUKR | 39.89% | 2001 | |
| JapanJPN | 39.45% | 2020 | |
| FranceFRA | 39.05% | 2023 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 38.8% | 2023 | |
| MaltaMLT | 38.67% | 2023 | |
| GreeceGRC | 37.86% | 2024 | |
| GuamGUM | 37.81% | 1990 | |
| SpainESP | 37.31% | 2023 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 37.3% | 2012 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 37.28% | 2024 | |
| PolandPOL | 36.21% | 2020 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 34.94% | 2017 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 34.66% | 2010 | |
| HungaryHUN | 34% | 2023 | |
| OmanOMN | 33.9% | 2022 | |
| AustriaAUT | 32.31% | 2021 | |
| CubaCUB | 31.98% | 2012 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 31.48% | 2023 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 31.32% | 2023 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 31.29% | 2023 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 31.27% | 2023 | |
| JordanJOR | 30.86% | 2023 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 30.49% | 2009 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 30.44% | 2023 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 29.83% | 2022 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 29.53% | 2023 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 29.43% | 2023 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 28.89% | 2022 | |
| PortugalPRT | 28.81% | 2024 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 28.8% | 2024 | |
| LebanonLBN | 28.18% | 2019 | — |
| CroatiaHRV | 27.44% | 2023 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 27.4% | 2024 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 26% | 2016 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 25.86% | 2016 | — |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 25.45% | 2011 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 25.15% | 2019 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 25.05% | 2022 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 24.83% | 2020 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 24.82% | 2024 | |
| SamoaWSM | 24.21% | 2022 | |
| TongaTON | 23.99% | 2023 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 23.3% | 2022 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 23.22% | 2022 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 22.88% | 2020 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 21.31% | 2014 | — |
| ItalyITA | 20.84% | 2023 | |
| EcuadorECU | 20.6% | 2022 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 20.59% | 2023 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 20.58% | 2013 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 20.18% | 2023 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 20.05% | 2021 | |
| American SamoaASM | 20% | 1990 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 20% | 2023 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 19.88% | 2022 | |
| RomaniaROU | 19.76% | 2023 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 19.75% | 2016 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 19.65% | 2022 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 19.57% | 2016 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 18.72% | 2023 | |
| MexicoMEX | 18.28% | 2020 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 18.27% | 2023 | |
| PanamaPAN | 18.16% | 2024 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 17.88% | 2007 | — |
| JamaicaJAM | 17.74% | 2011 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 17.58% | 2019 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 17.5% | 2018 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 17.06% | 2000 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 16.95% | 2019 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 16.87% | 2021 | |
| ChinaCHN | 15.42% | 2020 | |
| FijiFJI | 14.56% | 2007 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 14.53% | 2003 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 14.33% | 1991 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 14.05% | 2023 | |
| UruguayURY | 13.94% | 2013 | |
| ComorosCOM | 13.74% | 2021 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 13.58% | 2021 | |
| ThailandTHA | 13.45% | 2010 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 12.32% | 2015 | — |
| IndonesiaIDN | 12.31% | 2023 | |
| IraqIRQ | 12.31% | 2021 | |
| IndiaIND | 12.18% | 2023 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 11.95% | 2019 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 11.89% | 2006 | |
| SudanSDN | 11.84% | 2022 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 11.49% | 2019 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 10.75% | 2002 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 10.47% | 2022 | — |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 10.27% | 2009 | |
| MonacoMCO | 10.1% | 1975 | — |
| Lao PDRLAO | 10.07% | 2022 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 9.95% | 2013 | — |
| UgandaUGA | 9.88% | 2021 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 9.33% | 1991 | — |
| BhutanBTN | 9.09% | 2022 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 8.8% | 2011 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 8.74% | 2023 | |
| HaitiHTI | 8.69% | 2012 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 8.52% | 2023 | |
| HondurasHND | 8.25% | 2024 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 8.03% | 2023 | |
| NepalNPL | 7.84% | 2017 | |
| South SudanSSD | 7.55% | 2008 | — |
| GhanaGHA | 7.22% | 2022 | |
| PakistanPAK | 7.08% | 2021 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 6.76% | 2021 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 6.65% | 2015 | — |
| EthiopiaETH | 6.57% | 2021 | |
| CameroonCMR | 6.1% | 2014 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 5.74% | 2002 | |
| LesothoLSO | 5.72% | 2019 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 5.46% | 2022 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 5.22% | 2020 | |
| RwandaRWA | 5.21% | 2024 | |
| LibyaLBY | 5.2% | 1984 | — |
| CambodiaKHM | 5.14% | 2023 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 5.11% | 1980 | |
| KenyaKEN | 4.68% | 2022 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 4.57% | 2012 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 4.55% | 2000 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 4.1% | 2017 | — |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 3.95% | 2022 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 3.83% | 2023 | |
| SenegalSEN | 3.78% | 2022 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 3.48% | 2018 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 3.42% | 2017 | |
| SurinameSUR | 3.36% | 2004 | — |
| TogoTGO | 3.33% | 2022 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 3.25% | 2017 | |
| AngolaAGO | 2.97% | 2021 | |
| GuineaGIN | 2.84% | 2018 | |
| BeninBEN | 2.57% | 2022 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 2.54% | 2021 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 2.5% | 2014 | — |
| MaliMLI | 2.18% | 2022 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 1.96% | 2022 | — |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 1.85% | 2024 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 1.82% | 2012 | |
| MalawiMWI | 1.76% | 2020 | |
| ChadTCD | 1.53% | 2018 | — |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 1.41% | 1980 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 1.18% | 2013 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 1.1% | 1984 | — |
| NigerNER | 0.77% | 2022 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 0.74% | 1988 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)