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Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative) — series 2

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•199 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
49.5% of total population ages 25+
Median: 49.4% of total population ages 25+
Countries Covered
199
with available data
Highest
Turkmenistan
98.4% of total population ages 25+
Lowest
Sao Tome and Principe
1.5% of total population ages 25+
Top 5 Countries
1Turkmenistan98.4% of total population ages 25+
2Belarus97.9% of total population ages 25+
3Uzbekistan96.8% of total population ages 25+
4Kazakhstan94.3% of total population ages 25+
5Georgia93.5% of total population ages 25+
By Region
Europe78.7% of total population ages 25+(32 countries)
Oceania77.5% of total population ages 25+(2 countries)
North America60.5% of total population ages 25+(4 countries)
South America54.9% of total population ages 25+(7 countries)
Asia51.5% of total population ages 25+(26 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1.5% of total population ages 25+)High (98.4% of total population ages 25+)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 49.5% of total population ages 25+)

Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (26)
Other (119)
Africa (9)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Turkmenistan98.4% of total population ages 25+
2Belarus97.9% of total population ages 25+
3Uzbekistan96.8% of total population ages 25+
4Kazakhstan94.3% of total population ages 25+
5Georgia93.5% of total population ages 25+
6Russian Federation92.9% of total population ages 25+
7Armenia92.8% of total population ages 25+
8Lithuania92.5% of total population ages 25+
9Azerbaijan91.8% of total population ages 25+
10United States of America91.6% of total population ages 25+
11Czech Republic91.4% of total population ages 25+
12Bahamas90.9% of total population ages 25+
13Cayman Islands90.2% of total population ages 25+
14Slovakia90.1% of total population ages 25+
15Canada89.9% of total population ages 25+
16Latvia89.2% of total population ages 25+
17Kyrgyzstan88.4% of total population ages 25+
18Palau87.6% of total population ages 25+
19Bermuda87.5% of total population ages 25+
20Poland87.4% of total population ages 25+
21Estonia86.6% of total population ages 25+
22Israel85.2% of total population ages 25+
23Japan85.2% of total population ages 25+
24Sweden84.7% of total population ages 25+
25Switzerland84.4% of total population ages 25+
26Seychelles84.3% of total population ages 25+
27Mongolia84.0% of total population ages 25+
28Hungary83.9% of total population ages 25+
29Ireland83.0% of total population ages 25+
30Austria82.6% of total population ages 25+
31Slovenia82.3% of total population ages 25+
32Finland82.1% of total population ages 25+
33Montenegro81.9% of total population ages 25+
34Norway81.9% of total population ages 25+
35Germany81.9% of total population ages 25+
36Puerto Rico81.8% of total population ages 25+
37South Korea81.5% of total population ages 25+
38Croatia81.4% of total population ages 25+
39Tajikistan80.7% of total population ages 25+
40United Kingdom80.5% of total population ages 25+
41Bulgaria80.2% of total population ages 25+
42Iceland80.2% of total population ages 25+
43Australia79.9% of total population ages 25+
44Singapore79.0% of total population ages 25+
45Cyprus78.3% of total population ages 25+
46Denmark78.1% of total population ages 25+
47France78.0% of total population ages 25+
48Luxembourg77.2% of total population ages 25+
49Serbia77.1% of total population ages 25+
50United Arab Emirates76.9% of total population ages 25+
51Saudi Arabia76.0% of total population ages 25+
52Moldova, Republic of75.3% of total population ages 25+
53Turks and Caicos Islands75.1% of total population ages 25+
54New Zealand75.1% of total population ages 25+
55Belgium74.4% of total population ages 25+
56Netherlands74.1% of total population ages 25+
57Antigua and Barbuda74.1% of total population ages 25+
58Romania72.8% of total population ages 25+
59Ukraine72.5% of total population ages 25+
60Bosnia and Herzegovina72.0% of total population ages 25+
61Liechtenstein71.5% of total population ages 25+
62Greece70.1% of total population ages 25+
63Chile69.8% of total population ages 25+
64Malaysia69.8% of total population ages 25+
65The Republic of North Macedonia68.7% of total population ages 25+
66Aruba67.9% of total population ages 25+
67Brunei Darussalam67.9% of total population ages 25+
68Bahrain66.4% of total population ages 25+
69Hong Kong66.3% of total population ages 25+
70Sri Lanka65.3% of total population ages 25+
71Marshall Islands64.7% of total population ages 25+
72Oman63.5% of total population ages 25+
73Timor-Leste63.5% of total population ages 25+
74Trinidad and Tobago63.4% of total population ages 25+
75New Caledonia62.8% of total population ages 25+
76Brazil61.7% of total population ages 25+
77Andorra61.2% of total population ages 25+
78Micronesia, Federated States of60.2% of total population ages 25+
79Colombia58.8% of total population ages 25+
80San Marino58.6% of total population ages 25+
81Peru58.3% of total population ages 25+
82Venezuela58.1% of total population ages 25+
83Jamaica56.4% of total population ages 25+
84Malta56.2% of total population ages 25+
85Egypt55.7% of total population ages 25+
86Spain55.7% of total population ages 25+
87Cuba55.3% of total population ages 25+
88Italy55.3% of total population ages 25+
89Argentina54.7% of total population ages 25+
90Albania54.0% of total population ages 25+
91Grenada53.6% of total population ages 25+
92Bolivia53.1% of total population ages 25+
93Dominica52.5% of total population ages 25+
94Macao52.0% of total population ages 25+
95Qatar51.4% of total population ages 25+
96Saint Lucia51.3% of total population ages 25+
97Mauritius51.1% of total population ages 25+
98Curaçao51.0% of total population ages 25+
99French Polynesia49.6% of total population ages 25+
100Dominican Republic49.4% of total population ages 25+
101Panama49.4% of total population ages 25+
102Portugal48.6% of total population ages 25+
103Nigeria48.1% of total population ages 25+
104South Africa48.0% of total population ages 25+
105Paraguay46.2% of total population ages 25+
106Ecuador46.2% of total population ages 25+
107State of Palestine45.9% of total population ages 25+
108Islamic Republic of Iran45.7% of total population ages 25+
109Fiji44.6% of total population ages 25+
110Samoa43.9% of total population ages 25+
111Costa Rica43.3% of total population ages 25+
112Botswana43.0% of total population ages 25+
113Belize42.9% of total population ages 25+
114Jordan42.6% of total population ages 25+
115Mexico42.5% of total population ages 25+
116Lebanon42.4% of total population ages 25+
117American Samoa42.1% of total population ages 25+
118Tonga41.6% of total population ages 25+
119India41.3% of total population ages 25+
120Türkiye41.1% of total population ages 25+
121Nauru39.5% of total population ages 25+
122Vietnam39.5% of total population ages 25+
123Kenya39.2% of total population ages 25+
124Thailand39.1% of total population ages 25+
125Indonesia39.1% of total population ages 25+
126Namibia37.5% of total population ages 25+
127Eswatini35.8% of total population ages 25+
128Guyana35.2% of total population ages 25+
129Uruguay35.0% of total population ages 25+
130Philippines34.5% of total population ages 25+
131El Salvador33.8% of total population ages 25+
132Bangladesh33.7% of total population ages 25+
133Tuvalu33.1% of total population ages 25+
134People's Republic of China31.8% of total population ages 25+
135Kuwait31.2% of total population ages 25+
136Democratic Republic of the Congo30.4% of total population ages 25+
137Angola26.9% of total population ages 25+
138Suriname26.8% of total population ages 25+
139Nicaragua26.7% of total population ages 25+
140Cape Verde26.5% of total population ages 25+
141Lesotho26.4% of total population ages 25+
142Liberia26.2% of total population ages 25+
143Pakistan26.1% of total population ages 25+
144Yemen25.6% of total population ages 25+
145Republic of The Gambia24.8% of total population ages 25+
146Zambia24.4% of total population ages 25+
147Barbados24.2% of total population ages 25+
148Algeria24.1% of total population ages 25+
149Iraq22.9% of total population ages 25+
150Comoros22.8% of total population ages 25+
151Myanmar22.8% of total population ages 25+
152Ghana22.6% of total population ages 25+
153Honduras22.2% of total population ages 25+
154Syrian Arab Republic21.9% of total population ages 25+
155Sudan20.7% of total population ages 25+
156Lao People's Democratic Republic20.6% of total population ages 25+
157Virgin Islands, British20.2% of total population ages 25+
158Republic of the Congo20.0% of total population ages 25+
159Papua New Guinea19.6% of total population ages 25+
160Tunisia19.4% of total population ages 25+
161Bhutan19.2% of total population ages 25+
162Guatemala17.9% of total population ages 25+
163Cote d'Ivoire16.8% of total population ages 25+
164Morocco16.7% of total population ages 25+
165Rwanda16.3% of total population ages 25+
166Maldives16.1% of total population ages 25+
167Djibouti15.6% of total population ages 25+
168Solomon Islands15.3% of total population ages 25+
169South Sudan14.5% of total population ages 25+
170Cameroon14.3% of total population ages 25+
171Guinea-Bissau14.1% of total population ages 25+
172Kiribati13.8% of total population ages 25+
173Zimbabwe13.3% of total population ages 25+
174Uganda13.2% of total population ages 25+
175Nepal12.8% of total population ages 25+
176Afghanistan12.6% of total population ages 25+
177Vanuatu12.2% of total population ages 25+
178Malawi12.1% of total population ages 25+
179Sierra Leone12.1% of total population ages 25+
180Haiti11.8% of total population ages 25+
181Mozambique11.6% of total population ages 25+
182Libya11.2% of total population ages 25+
183Togo11.0% of total population ages 25+
184Cambodia10.4% of total population ages 25+
185Ethiopia9.9% of total population ages 25+
186Somalia9.8% of total population ages 25+
187Burundi9.3% of total population ages 25+
188Madagascar8.9% of total population ages 25+
189Senegal8.4% of total population ages 25+
190Mauritania7.5% of total population ages 25+
191Guinea7.4% of total population ages 25+
192Mali7.2% of total population ages 25+
193United Republic of Tanzania6.5% of total population ages 25+
194Benin6.4% of total population ages 25+
195Central African Republic5.6% of total population ages 25+
196Burkina Faso5.2% of total population ages 25+
197Chad4.6% of total population ages 25+
198Niger1.7% of total population ages 25+
199Sao Tome and Principe1.5% of total population ages 25+
Showing 199 of 199 countries

Topics

#demographic#% of total population ages 25+#educational#attainment#least#completed#upper#secondary#population#total#cumulative#series

Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).

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