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

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•188 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
16.4% of total population ages 25+
Median: 14.6% of total population ages 25+
Countries Covered
188
with available data
Highest
United Arab Emirates
52.7% of total population ages 25+
Lowest
Burundi
0.9% of total population ages 25+
Top 5 Countries
1United Arab Emirates52.7% of total population ages 25+
2Ireland41.9% of total population ages 25+
3Luxembourg41.9% of total population ages 25+
4Switzerland41.6% of total population ages 25+
5Lithuania41.3% of total population ages 25+
By Region
Oceania34.5% of total population ages 25+(2 countries)
Europe29.8% of total population ages 25+(32 countries)
North America24.3% of total population ages 25+(4 countries)
Asia20.0% of total population ages 25+(25 countries)
South America14.8% of total 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 (0.9% of total population ages 25+)High (52.7% of total population ages 25+)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 16.4% of total 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 Emirates52.7% of total population ages 25+
2Ireland41.9% of total population ages 25+
3Luxembourg41.9% of total population ages 25+
4Switzerland41.6% of total population ages 25+
5Lithuania41.3% of total population ages 25+
6Russian Federation41.2% of total population ages 25+
7United Kingdom39.6% of total population ages 25+
8United States of America39.1% of total population ages 25+
9Israel38.3% of total population ages 25+
10Belgium37.4% of total population ages 25+
11Australia36.8% of total population ages 25+
12Netherlands36.6% of total population ages 25+
13South Korea36.5% of total population ages 25+
14Singapore36.2% of total population ages 25+
15Saudi Arabia36.0% of total population ages 25+
16Mongolia35.5% of total population ages 25+
17Sweden34.9% of total population ages 25+
18Ukraine34.7% of total population ages 25+
19Cyprus34.7% of total population ages 25+
20Canada34.7% of total population ages 25+
21Iceland34.5% of total population ages 25+
22Georgia33.7% of total population ages 25+
23Denmark33.6% of total population ages 25+
24Latvia33.2% of total population ages 25+
25Kazakhstan33.0% of total population ages 25+
26Estonia32.9% of total population ages 25+
27New Zealand32.3% of total population ages 25+
28Norway32.2% of total population ages 25+
29Bermuda31.1% of total population ages 25+
30Germany30.5% of total population ages 25+
31Qatar30.4% of total population ages 25+
32Curaçao30.2% of total population ages 25+
33Finland29.9% of total population ages 25+
34Cayman Islands29.9% of total population ages 25+
35Puerto Rico29.6% of total population ages 25+
36Bahrain29.2% of total population ages 25+
37Greece28.9% of total population ages 25+
38Belarus28.3% of total population ages 25+
39Poland27.7% of total population ages 25+
40Bulgaria26.4% of total population ages 25+
41Hungary26.4% of total population ages 25+
42Malta26.3% of total population ages 25+
43Armenia25.9% of total population ages 25+
44Japan25.5% of total population ages 25+
45Slovakia25.3% of total population ages 25+
46Spain25.0% of total population ages 25+
47Andorra25.0% of total population ages 25+
48Portugal24.9% of total population ages 25+
49France24.4% of total population ages 25+
50Kyrgyzstan23.9% of total population ages 25+
51Jordan23.2% of total population ages 25+
52State of Palestine22.8% of total population ages 25+
53Moldova, Republic of22.6% of total population ages 25+
54Chile22.3% of total population ages 25+
55Venezuela22.3% of total population ages 25+
56Lebanon22.1% of total population ages 25+
57Slovenia22.0% of total population ages 25+
58Croatia22.0% of total population ages 25+
59Czech Republic22.0% of total population ages 25+
60Türkiye21.9% of total population ages 25+
61Timor-Leste20.4% of total population ages 25+
62The Republic of North Macedonia20.0% of total population ages 25+
63Serbia20.0% of total population ages 25+
64Aruba19.6% of total population ages 25+
65Montenegro19.6% of total population ages 25+
66Dominican Republic19.2% of total population ages 25+
67Oman19.1% of total population ages 25+
68Bolivia18.8% of total population ages 25+
69Brunei Darussalam18.5% of total population ages 25+
70San Marino18.4% of total population ages 25+
71Mexico18.4% of total population ages 25+
72Philippines18.1% of total population ages 25+
73Egypt18.1% of total population ages 25+
74Islamic Republic of Iran17.9% of total population ages 25+
75Colombia17.7% of total population ages 25+
76Azerbaijan17.7% of total population ages 25+
77Italy17.6% of total population ages 25+
78Albania17.5% of total population ages 25+
79Thailand17.4% of total population ages 25+
80Brazil17.2% of total population ages 25+
81Bahamas16.9% of total population ages 25+
82Uzbekistan16.9% of total population ages 25+
83Costa Rica16.8% of total population ages 25+
84Samoa16.5% of total population ages 25+
85Tajikistan16.3% of total population ages 25+
86Paraguay16.2% of total population ages 25+
87Cuba15.3% of total population ages 25+
88New Caledonia15.2% of total population ages 25+
89India14.9% of total population ages 25+
90Austria14.9% of total population ages 25+
91Antigua and Barbuda14.7% of total population ages 25+
92Palau14.7% of total population ages 25+
93Romania14.6% of total population ages 25+
94Panama14.6% of total population ages 25+
95Malaysia14.6% of total population ages 25+
96South Africa14.4% of total population ages 25+
97Comoros14.1% of total population ages 25+
98Uruguay12.9% of total population ages 25+
99Tunisia12.8% of total population ages 25+
100Turks and Caicos Islands11.7% of total population ages 25+
101Mauritius11.7% of total population ages 25+
102Algeria11.4% of total population ages 25+
103Tonga11.4% of total population ages 25+
104Vietnam11.3% of total population ages 25+
105Bosnia and Herzegovina11.3% of total population ages 25+
106Kuwait11.1% of total population ages 25+
107Saint Lucia11.1% of total population ages 25+
108Maldives11.0% of total population ages 25+
109Jamaica10.9% of total population ages 25+
110Iraq10.9% of total population ages 25+
111Argentina10.9% of total population ages 25+
112Nigeria10.6% of total population ages 25+
113Solomon Islands10.5% of total population ages 25+
114Trinidad and Tobago10.1% of total population ages 25+
115Fiji10.0% of total population ages 25+
116Pakistan9.9% of total population ages 25+
117Turkmenistan9.6% of total population ages 25+
118Seychelles9.5% of total population ages 25+
119Myanmar9.3% of total population ages 25+
120Indonesia9.3% of total population ages 25+
121Cape Verde9.2% of total population ages 25+
122Democratic Republic of the Congo9.2% of total population ages 25+
123Suriname8.9% of total population ages 25+
124Namibia8.6% of total population ages 25+
125Bhutan8.5% of total population ages 25+
126Tuvalu8.4% of total population ages 25+
127Sudan8.1% of total population ages 25+
128Ecuador8.0% of total population ages 25+
129Grenada7.9% of total population ages 25+
130Republic of the Congo7.8% of total population ages 25+
131People's Republic of China7.7% of total population ages 25+
132Bangladesh7.5% of total population ages 25+
133Botswana7.4% of total population ages 25+
134Honduras7.4% of total population ages 25+
135El Salvador7.3% of total population ages 25+
136Djibouti7.1% of total population ages 25+
137Belize7.0% of total population ages 25+
138Micronesia, Federated States of7.0% of total population ages 25+
139Dominica6.8% of total population ages 25+
140Kenya6.8% of total population ages 25+
141Angola6.6% of total population ages 25+
142Rwanda6.5% of total population ages 25+
143Cameroon6.4% of total population ages 25+
144Eswatini6.4% of total population ages 25+
145Lao People's Democratic Republic6.3% of total population ages 25+
146Guinea6.2% of total population ages 25+
147Nepal5.8% of total population ages 25+
148Cambodia5.8% of total population ages 25+
149Sri Lanka5.4% of total population ages 25+
150Ghana5.2% of total population ages 25+
151Mauritania5.2% of total population ages 25+
152Guatemala5.1% of total population ages 25+
153Liberia5.1% of total population ages 25+
154Yemen5.0% of total population ages 25+
155Cote d'Ivoire5.0% of total population ages 25+
156Sao Tome and Principe4.8% of total population ages 25+
157Haiti4.5% of total population ages 25+
158Guyana4.5% of total population ages 25+
159Togo4.4% of total population ages 25+
160Somalia4.3% of total population ages 25+
161Uganda4.2% of total population ages 25+
162Marshall Islands4.2% of total population ages 25+
163Afghanistan4.0% of total population ages 25+
164Lesotho3.9% of total population ages 25+
165Benin3.9% of total population ages 25+
166Senegal3.8% of total population ages 25+
167Ethiopia3.8% of total population ages 25+
168South Sudan3.8% of total population ages 25+
169Vanuatu3.3% of total population ages 25+
170Zambia3.2% of total population ages 25+
171Papua New Guinea3.1% of total population ages 25+
172Mozambique3.0% of total population ages 25+
173Madagascar2.9% of total population ages 25+
174Guinea-Bissau2.6% of total population ages 25+
175Republic of The Gambia2.5% of total population ages 25+
176Burkina Faso2.5% of total population ages 25+
177Mali2.3% of total population ages 25+
178United Republic of Tanzania2.3% of total population ages 25+
179Nauru2.1% of total population ages 25+
180Sierra Leone2.0% of total population ages 25+
181Kiribati1.9% of total population ages 25+
182Central African Republic1.8% of total population ages 25+
183Chad1.8% of total population ages 25+
184Malawi1.3% of total population ages 25+
185Zimbabwe1.1% of total population ages 25+
186Barbados1.1% of total population ages 25+
187Niger1.0% of total population ages 25+
188Burundi0.9% of total population ages 25+
Showing 188 of 188 countries

Topics

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Data Source

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

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