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Educational attainment, Doctoral 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•144 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
0.6% of total population ages 25+
Median: 0.3% of total population ages 25+
Countries Covered
144
with available data
Highest
Tajikistan
5.5% of total population ages 25+
Lowest
Ukraine
0.0% of total population ages 25+
Top 5 Countries
1Tajikistan5.5% of total population ages 25+
2Switzerland3.3% of total population ages 25+
3Luxembourg2.8% of total population ages 25+
4Türkiye2.7% of total population ages 25+
5Lebanon2.4% of total population ages 25+
By Region
Oceania1.5% of total population ages 25+(2 countries)
Europe1.1% of total population ages 25+(32 countries)
North America0.9% of total population ages 25+(4 countries)
Asia0.5% of total population ages 25+(20 countries)
Other0.4% of total population ages 25+(73 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0% of total population ages 25+)High (5.5% of total population ages 25+)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.6% of total population ages 25+)

Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Asia (20)
Other (73)
South America (5)
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 ↕
1Tajikistan5.5% of total population ages 25+
2Switzerland3.3% of total population ages 25+
3Luxembourg2.8% of total population ages 25+
4Türkiye2.7% of total population ages 25+
5Lebanon2.4% of total population ages 25+
6Slovenia2.4% of total population ages 25+
7United States of America2.3% of total population ages 25+
8Liberia2.0% of total population ages 25+
9Germany1.9% of total population ages 25+
10Sweden1.8% of total population ages 25+
11Australia1.8% of total population ages 25+
12Finland1.6% of total population ages 25+
13Israel1.6% of total population ages 25+
14Ireland1.5% of total population ages 25+
15Norway1.5% of total population ages 25+
16Brunei Darussalam1.3% of total population ages 25+
17United Kingdom1.3% of total population ages 25+
18Iceland1.3% of total population ages 25+
19Bermuda1.3% of total population ages 25+
20Russian Federation1.3% of total population ages 25+
21Denmark1.3% of total population ages 25+
22Austria1.2% of total population ages 25+
23Puerto Rico1.2% of total population ages 25+
24New Zealand1.1% of total population ages 25+
25Netherlands1.1% of total population ages 25+
26Canada1.1% of total population ages 25+
27France1.1% of total population ages 25+
28Belgium1.0% of total population ages 25+
29South Korea1.0% of total population ages 25+
30Armenia0.9% of total population ages 25+
31Jordan0.9% of total population ages 25+
32Cyprus0.9% of total population ages 25+
33Cote d'Ivoire0.9% of total population ages 25+
34Croatia0.8% of total population ages 25+
35Spain0.8% of total population ages 25+
36Cayman Islands0.8% of total population ages 25+
37Tunisia0.8% of total population ages 25+
38Poland0.8% of total population ages 25+
39Portugal0.8% of total population ages 25+
40Slovakia0.8% of total population ages 25+
41Czech Republic0.7% of total population ages 25+
42Saudi Arabia0.7% of total population ages 25+
43United Arab Emirates0.7% of total population ages 25+
44Greece0.7% of total population ages 25+
45Estonia0.7% of total population ages 25+
46Malta0.7% of total population ages 25+
47Latvia0.7% of total population ages 25+
48Bahrain0.6% of total population ages 25+
49Lithuania0.6% of total population ages 25+
50Nigeria0.6% of total population ages 25+
51Qatar0.6% of total population ages 25+
52Serbia0.6% of total population ages 25+
53Togo0.6% of total population ages 25+
54Hungary0.5% of total population ages 25+
55Bahamas0.5% of total population ages 25+
56Georgia0.5% of total population ages 25+
57Italy0.5% of total population ages 25+
58Andorra0.4% of total population ages 25+
59Botswana0.4% of total population ages 25+
60Azerbaijan0.4% of total population ages 25+
61Cuba0.4% of total population ages 25+
62The Republic of North Macedonia0.4% of total population ages 25+
63Islamic Republic of Iran0.3% of total population ages 25+
64Albania0.3% of total population ages 25+
65Madagascar0.3% of total population ages 25+
66Mauritania0.3% of total population ages 25+
67Bulgaria0.3% of total population ages 25+
68Oman0.3% of total population ages 25+
69Mexico0.3% of total population ages 25+
70Egypt0.3% of total population ages 25+
71Belarus0.3% of total population ages 25+
72Mauritius0.3% of total population ages 25+
73Burkina Faso0.3% of total population ages 25+
74Afghanistan0.3% of total population ages 25+
75Palau0.3% of total population ages 25+
76Belize0.3% of total population ages 25+
77Brazil0.3% of total population ages 25+
78Senegal0.2% of total population ages 25+
79Mongolia0.2% of total population ages 25+
80Moldova, Republic of0.2% of total population ages 25+
81Panama0.2% of total population ages 25+
82Trinidad and Tobago0.2% of total population ages 25+
83Ecuador0.2% of total population ages 25+
84Chile0.2% of total population ages 25+
85State of Palestine0.2% of total population ages 25+
86Mali0.2% of total population ages 25+
87Saint Lucia0.2% of total population ages 25+
88Comoros0.2% of total population ages 25+
89Costa Rica0.2% of total population ages 25+
90Bosnia and Herzegovina0.2% of total population ages 25+
91South Africa0.2% of total population ages 25+
92South Sudan0.2% of total population ages 25+
93Bhutan0.2% of total population ages 25+
94Timor-Leste0.2% of total population ages 25+
95Marshall Islands0.2% of total population ages 25+
96Philippines0.2% of total population ages 25+
97Colombia0.2% of total population ages 25+
98Cameroon0.2% of total population ages 25+
99Romania0.1% of total population ages 25+
100Iraq0.1% of total population ages 25+
101Montenegro0.1% of total population ages 25+
102Namibia0.1% of total population ages 25+
103Thailand0.1% of total population ages 25+
104People's Republic of China0.1% of total population ages 25+
105Zimbabwe0.1% of total population ages 25+
106Malawi0.1% of total population ages 25+
107Sudan0.1% of total population ages 25+
108Yemen0.1% of total population ages 25+
109Kenya0.1% of total population ages 25+
110Malaysia0.1% of total population ages 25+
111Paraguay0.1% of total population ages 25+
112Algeria0.1% of total population ages 25+
113Niger0.1% of total population ages 25+
114Cambodia0.1% of total population ages 25+
115Guinea0.1% of total population ages 25+
116Kiribati0.1% of total population ages 25+
117India0.1% of total population ages 25+
118Fiji0.1% of total population ages 25+
119Vietnam0.1% of total population ages 25+
120Rwanda0.1% of total population ages 25+
121Angola0.1% of total population ages 25+
122Uruguay0.1% of total population ages 25+
123Bolivia0.1% of total population ages 25+
124Vanuatu0.1% of total population ages 25+
125Ghana0.1% of total population ages 25+
126Lao People's Democratic Republic0.0% of total population ages 25+
127Zambia0.0% of total population ages 25+
128Indonesia0.0% of total population ages 25+
129Myanmar0.0% of total population ages 25+
130Mozambique0.0% of total population ages 25+
131Chad0.0% of total population ages 25+
132Bangladesh0.0% of total population ages 25+
133Maldives0.0% of total population ages 25+
134Pakistan0.0% of total population ages 25+
135El Salvador0.0% of total population ages 25+
136Ethiopia0.0% of total population ages 25+
137Kyrgyzstan0.0% of total population ages 25+
138Cape Verde0.0% of total population ages 25+
139Democratic Republic of the Congo0.0% of total population ages 25+
140Turkmenistan0.0% of total population ages 25+
141Guatemala0.0% of total population ages 25+
142Dominican Republic0.0% of total population ages 25+
143Sao Tome and Principe0.0% of total population ages 25+
144Ukraine0.0% of total population ages 25+
Showing 144 of 144 countries

Topics

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Data Source

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

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