demographic2024

Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative)

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Loading visualization...

Key Insights

Global Average
16.0% of male population ages 25+
Median: 13.4% of male population ages 25+
Countries Covered
188
with available data
Highest
United Arab Emirates
50.3% of male population ages 25+
Lowest
Barbados
1.0% of male population ages 25+
Top 5 Countries
1United Arab Emirates50.3% of male population ages 25+
2Switzerland46.1% of male population ages 25+
3Luxembourg43.1% of male population ages 25+
4South Korea41.6% of male population ages 25+
5Ireland39.3% of male population ages 25+
By Region
Oceania31.4% of male population ages 25+(2 countries)
Europe27.5% of male population ages 25+(32 countries)
North America23.4% of male population ages 25+(4 countries)
Asia20.5% of male population ages 25+(25 countries)
South America14.1% of male population ages 25+(6 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1.0% of male population ages 25+)High (50.3% of male population ages 25+)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 16.0% of male population ages 25+)

Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Asia (25)
South America (6)
Other (111)
Africa (8)

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 2024. 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
1United Arab Emirates50.3% of male population ages 25+
2Switzerland46.1% of male population ages 25+
3Luxembourg43.1% of male population ages 25+
4South Korea41.6% of male population ages 25+
5Ireland39.3% of male population ages 25+
6Russian Federation39.2% of male population ages 25+
7United Kingdom38.2% of male population ages 25+
8Singapore38.2% of male population ages 25+
9United States of America37.6% of male population ages 25+
10Netherlands37.2% of male population ages 25+
11Saudi Arabia35.9% of male population ages 25+
12Belgium35.3% of male population ages 25+
13Ukraine35.3% of male population ages 25+
14Lithuania35.3% of male population ages 25+
15Japan35.0% of male population ages 25+
16Germany34.6% of male population ages 25+
17Cyprus34.4% of male population ages 25+
18Israel34.3% of male population ages 25+
19Australia33.9% of male population ages 25+
20Georgia32.4% of male population ages 25+
21Canada31.3% of male population ages 25+
22Kazakhstan30.4% of male population ages 25+
23Sweden29.8% of male population ages 25+
24Curaçao29.3% of male population ages 25+
25Mongolia29.2% of male population ages 25+
26New Zealand28.8% of male population ages 25+
27Greece28.8% of male population ages 25+
28Denmark28.5% of male population ages 25+
29Bermuda28.1% of male population ages 25+
30Iceland27.5% of male population ages 25+
31Cayman Islands27.1% of male population ages 25+
32Finland27.1% of male population ages 25+
33Latvia26.7% of male population ages 25+
34Estonia26.4% of male population ages 25+
35Belarus26.3% of male population ages 25+
36Armenia25.7% of male population ages 25+
37Qatar25.3% of male population ages 25+
38Tajikistan25.0% of male population ages 25+
39Norway24.9% of male population ages 25+
40Bahrain24.5% of male population ages 25+
41Malta24.3% of male population ages 25+
42Jordan24.3% of male population ages 25+
43Hungary24.0% of male population ages 25+
44Andorra24.0% of male population ages 25+
45France23.9% of male population ages 25+
46Puerto Rico23.9% of male population ages 25+
47Poland23.7% of male population ages 25+
48Türkiye23.7% of male population ages 25+
49Slovakia23.1% of male population ages 25+
50Chile22.9% of male population ages 25+
51Lebanon22.3% of male population ages 25+
52Spain22.3% of male population ages 25+
53Bulgaria22.1% of male population ages 25+
54Kyrgyzstan22.0% of male population ages 25+
55Portugal21.4% of male population ages 25+
56Czech Republic21.1% of male population ages 25+
57Timor-Leste21.0% of male population ages 25+
58Moldova, Republic of19.8% of male population ages 25+
59Uzbekistan19.7% of male population ages 25+
60State of Palestine19.5% of male population ages 25+
61Egypt19.3% of male population ages 25+
62Azerbaijan19.2% of male population ages 25+
63Mexico19.2% of male population ages 25+
64Islamic Republic of Iran18.9% of male population ages 25+
65Aruba18.9% of male population ages 25+
66The Republic of North Macedonia18.7% of male population ages 25+
67Montenegro18.7% of male population ages 25+
68Serbia18.6% of male population ages 25+
69Comoros18.1% of male population ages 25+
70Slovenia18.1% of male population ages 25+
71India18.0% of male population ages 25+
72Bolivia18.0% of male population ages 25+
73Croatia17.7% of male population ages 25+
74Venezuela17.5% of male population ages 25+
75Colombia17.4% of male population ages 25+
76San Marino16.8% of male population ages 25+
77Brazil16.0% of male population ages 25+
78Philippines15.9% of male population ages 25+
79Albania15.9% of male population ages 25+
80Italy15.9% of male population ages 25+
81Costa Rica15.8% of male population ages 25+
82Dominican Republic15.7% of male population ages 25+
83Oman15.6% of male population ages 25+
84Brunei Darussalam15.6% of male population ages 25+
85Austria15.1% of male population ages 25+
86Thailand14.8% of male population ages 25+
87New Caledonia14.6% of male population ages 25+
88Malaysia14.4% of male population ages 25+
89Iraq14.1% of male population ages 25+
90Nigeria14.1% of male population ages 25+
91Romania14.0% of male population ages 25+
92Solomon Islands13.9% of male population ages 25+
93Paraguay13.6% of male population ages 25+
94Democratic Republic of the Congo13.6% of male population ages 25+
95South Africa13.2% of male population ages 25+
96Cuba12.9% of male population ages 25+
97Bahamas12.9% of male population ages 25+
98Mauritius12.5% of male population ages 25+
99Palau12.4% of male population ages 25+
100Maldives12.2% of male population ages 25+
101Turkmenistan12.1% of male population ages 25+
102Republic of the Congo12.0% of male population ages 25+
103Antigua and Barbuda11.9% of male population ages 25+
104Vietnam11.7% of male population ages 25+
105Tunisia11.6% of male population ages 25+
106Pakistan11.5% of male population ages 25+
107Panama11.3% of male population ages 25+
108Bhutan11.3% of male population ages 25+
109Samoa11.1% of male population ages 25+
110Bosnia and Herzegovina10.9% of male population ages 25+
111Fiji10.8% of male population ages 25+
112Uruguay10.5% of male population ages 25+
113Tonga10.4% of male population ages 25+
114Guinea10.3% of male population ages 25+
115Djibouti10.2% of male population ages 25+
116Algeria10.0% of male population ages 25+
117Bangladesh9.9% of male population ages 25+
118Seychelles9.9% of male population ages 25+
119Turks and Caicos Islands9.8% of male population ages 25+
120Argentina9.7% of male population ages 25+
121Saint Lucia9.4% of male population ages 25+
122Jamaica9.2% of male population ages 25+
123Indonesia9.1% of male population ages 25+
124Mauritania9.1% of male population ages 25+
125Angola8.9% of male population ages 25+
126Cameroon8.8% of male population ages 25+
127Cape Verde8.8% of male population ages 25+
128Kuwait8.8% of male population ages 25+
129Tuvalu8.7% of male population ages 25+
130Nepal8.7% of male population ages 25+
131Kenya8.3% of male population ages 25+
132Yemen8.2% of male population ages 25+
133Rwanda8.0% of male population ages 25+
134Lao People's Democratic Republic8.0% of male population ages 25+
135People's Republic of China7.9% of male population ages 25+
136Ecuador7.9% of male population ages 25+
137Trinidad and Tobago7.9% of male population ages 25+
138Botswana7.8% of male population ages 25+
139Myanmar7.8% of male population ages 25+
140Micronesia, Federated States of7.8% of male population ages 25+
141Namibia7.7% of male population ages 25+
142Sudan7.7% of male population ages 25+
143Liberia7.6% of male population ages 25+
144Togo7.5% of male population ages 25+
145Cambodia7.4% of male population ages 25+
146El Salvador7.4% of male population ages 25+
147Somalia7.1% of male population ages 25+
148Ghana7.1% of male population ages 25+
149Honduras7.0% of male population ages 25+
150Eswatini6.9% of male population ages 25+
151Suriname6.7% of male population ages 25+
152Cote d'Ivoire6.7% of male population ages 25+
153Dominica6.6% of male population ages 25+
154Afghanistan6.6% of male population ages 25+
155Sao Tome and Principe6.4% of male population ages 25+
156Benin6.4% of male population ages 25+
157Belize6.3% of male population ages 25+
158Haiti6.2% of male population ages 25+
159Senegal5.7% of male population ages 25+
160Uganda5.6% of male population ages 25+
161Guatemala5.6% of male population ages 25+
162Grenada5.6% of male population ages 25+
163Ethiopia5.3% of male population ages 25+
164Sri Lanka5.1% of male population ages 25+
165Marshall Islands4.5% of male population ages 25+
166South Sudan4.4% of male population ages 25+
167Papua New Guinea4.2% of male population ages 25+
168Zambia4.2% of male population ages 25+
169Vanuatu4.1% of male population ages 25+
170Guyana4.1% of male population ages 25+
171Republic of The Gambia4.0% of male population ages 25+
172Mozambique3.9% of male population ages 25+
173Burkina Faso3.7% of male population ages 25+
174Guinea-Bissau3.6% of male population ages 25+
175Mali3.5% of male population ages 25+
176Madagascar3.4% of male population ages 25+
177Sierra Leone3.4% of male population ages 25+
178United Republic of Tanzania3.3% of male population ages 25+
179Lesotho3.1% of male population ages 25+
180Chad3.1% of male population ages 25+
181Central African Republic2.7% of male population ages 25+
182Nauru2.4% of male population ages 25+
183Malawi2.2% of male population ages 25+
184Kiribati2.1% of male population ages 25+
185Niger1.6% of male population ages 25+
186Zimbabwe1.5% of male population ages 25+
187Burundi1.4% of male population ages 25+
188Barbados1.0% of male population ages 25+
Showing 188 of 188 countries

Topics

Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).

View Original Source