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Adults who completed upper secondary school
% of population aged 25+
direct measurestatistical agency datahigher is better
What it measures
Baseline education level of the adult population.From published value to score
- Published value. Native scale: 0 to 100 percent.
- Transform: value (no transform).
- Goalposts (fixed for all years; 2.5th and 97.5th percentiles of all observed country-years): worst = 6.43 scores 0, best = 92.0 scores 100.
- Direction: higher is better, no flip.
- Clip and scale: anything below the worst goalpost scores 0 and anything above the best scores 100; multiply by 100.
Goalposts come from 2,167 observed country-years since 2000. Coverage: 195 countries · 2,167 observed country-years · 1,562 carried forward (max 8 years) · last year with ≥100 countries observed: 2022. Open any country row below to see this calculation applied to its value.
Where the numbers come from
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- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) data browser produces the series — UIS compiles attainment from national population censuses and household surveys; one value per census or survey year. The World Bank pulls it through the UIS API.
Source statement as published by the data provider (verbatim)
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Detailed documentation is available at: https://api.uis.unesco.org/api/public/documentation/, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), type: Bulk file (csv), date accessed: 2026-03-19, date published: 2026-02
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.
Every country row below has a “verify” link to this series filtered to that country, so each value can be checked against the source.
History
Dots mark years with a published observation; flat stretches are carried forward.
Countries ranked on this indicator
183 countries have a usable value for 2024 (136 carried forward from an earlier year); 34 have none within 8 years.
| # | Country | Value | Observed | Score | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 98.4 | carried from 2022 | 100 | source ↗ |
| 2 | Belarus | 97.9 | carried from 2023 | 100 | source ↗ |
| 3 | Uzbekistan | 96.8 | carried from 2022 | 100 | source ↗ |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 94.3 | carried from 2019 | 100 | source ↗ |
| 5 | Georgia | 93.5 | 2024 | 100 | source ↗ |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 92.9 | 2024 | 100 | source ↗ |
| 7 | Armenia | 92.8 | carried from 2023 | 100 | source ↗ |
| 8 | Lithuania | 92.5 | carried from 2023 | 100 | source ↗ |
| 9 | Azerbaijan | 91.8 | carried from 2023 | 100 | source ↗ |
| 10 | United States | 91.6 | 2024 | 100 | source ↗ |
| 11 | Czechia | 91.4 | carried from 2023 | 99 | source ↗ |
| 12 | Bahamas, The | 90.9 | carried from 2023 | 99 | source ↗ |
| 13 | Slovak Republic | 90.1 | carried from 2023 | 98 | source ↗ |
| 14 | Canada | 89.9 | 2024 | 98 | source ↗ |
| 15 | Latvia | 89.2 | carried from 2023 | 97 | source ↗ |
| 16 | Palau | 87.6 | carried from 2020 | 95 | source ↗ |
| 17 | Bermuda | 87.5 | carried from 2016 | 95 | source ↗ |
| 18 | Poland | 87.4 | carried from 2021 | 95 | source ↗ |
| 19 | Estonia | 86.6 | carried from 2023 | 94 | source ↗ |
| 20 | Israel | 85.2 | carried from 2023 | 92 | source ↗ |
| 21 | Japan | 85.2 | carried from 2020 | 92 | source ↗ |
| 22 | Sweden | 84.7 | carried from 2023 | 92 | source ↗ |
| 23 | Switzerland | 84.4 | 2024 | 91 | source ↗ |
| 24 | Seychelles | 84.3 | carried from 2020 | 91 | source ↗ |
| 25 | Mongolia | 84.0 | 2024 | 91 | source ↗ |
| 26 | Hungary | 83.9 | carried from 2023 | 91 | source ↗ |
| 27 | Ireland | 83.0 | carried from 2023 | 90 | source ↗ |
| 28 | Austria | 82.6 | carried from 2023 | 89 | source ↗ |
| 29 | Slovenia | 82.3 | carried from 2023 | 89 | source ↗ |
| 30 | Finland | 82.1 | carried from 2023 | 88 | source ↗ |
| 31 | Montenegro | 81.9 | carried from 2020 | 88 | source ↗ |
| 32 | Norway | 81.9 | carried from 2023 | 88 | source ↗ |
| 33 | Germany | 81.9 | carried from 2023 | 88 | source ↗ |
| 34 | Puerto Rico (US) | 81.8 | 2024 | 88 | source ↗ |
| 35 | Korea, Rep. | 81.5 | 2024 | 88 | source ↗ |
| 36 | Croatia | 81.4 | carried from 2023 | 88 | source ↗ |
| 37 | Tajikistan | 80.7 | carried from 2017 | 87 | source ↗ |
| 38 | United Kingdom | 80.5 | carried from 2021 | 87 | source ↗ |
| 39 | Bulgaria | 80.2 | carried from 2023 | 86 | source ↗ |
| 40 | Iceland | 80.2 | carried from 2023 | 86 | source ↗ |
| 41 | Australia | 79.9 | 2024 | 86 | source ↗ |
| 42 | Singapore | 79.0 | carried from 2022 | 85 | source ↗ |
| 43 | Cyprus | 78.3 | carried from 2023 | 84 | source ↗ |
| 44 | Denmark | 78.1 | carried from 2023 | 84 | source ↗ |
| 45 | France | 78.0 | carried from 2023 | 84 | source ↗ |
| 46 | Luxembourg | 77.2 | carried from 2023 | 83 | source ↗ |
| 47 | Serbia | 77.1 | 2024 | 83 | source ↗ |
| 48 | United Arab Emirates | 76.9 | 2024 | 82 | source ↗ |
| 49 | Saudi Arabia | 76.0 | 2024 | 81 | source ↗ |
| 50 | Moldova | 75.3 | 2024 | 81 | source ↗ |
| 51 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 75.1 | carried from 2019 | 80 | source ↗ |
| 52 | New Zealand | 75.1 | carried from 2020 | 80 | source ↗ |
| 53 | Belgium | 74.4 | carried from 2023 | 80 | source ↗ |
| 54 | Netherlands | 74.1 | carried from 2023 | 79 | source ↗ |
| 55 | Antigua and Barbuda | 74.1 | carried from 2023 | 79 | source ↗ |
| 56 | Romania | 72.8 | carried from 2023 | 78 | source ↗ |
| 57 | Ukraine | 72.5 | carried from 2021 | 77 | source ↗ |
| 58 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 72.0 | carried from 2023 | 77 | source ↗ |
| 59 | Greece | 70.1 | 2024 | 74 | source ↗ |
| 60 | Chile | 69.8 | 2024 | 74 | source ↗ |
| 61 | Malaysia | 69.8 | carried from 2022 | 74 | source ↗ |
| 62 | North Macedonia | 68.7 | 2024 | 73 | source ↗ |
| 63 | Aruba | 67.9 | carried from 2023 | 72 | source ↗ |
| 64 | Brunei Darussalam | 67.9 | carried from 2023 | 72 | source ↗ |
| 65 | Bahrain | 66.4 | 2024 | 70 | source ↗ |
| 66 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 66.3 | 2024 | 70 | source ↗ |
| 67 | Sri Lanka | 65.3 | 2024 | 69 | source ↗ |
| 68 | Marshall Islands | 64.7 | carried from 2019 | 68 | source ↗ |
| 69 | Oman | 63.5 | carried from 2022 | 67 | source ↗ |
| 70 | Timor-Leste | 63.5 | carried from 2022 | 67 | source ↗ |
| 71 | Trinidad and Tobago | 63.4 | carried from 2022 | 67 | source ↗ |
| 72 | New Caledonia | 62.8 | carried from 2019 | 66 | source ↗ |
| 73 | Brazil | 61.7 | 2024 | 65 | source ↗ |
| 74 | Andorra | 61.2 | carried from 2022 | 64 | source ↗ |
| 75 | Colombia | 58.8 | 2024 | 61 | source ↗ |
| 76 | San Marino | 58.6 | carried from 2022 | 61 | source ↗ |
| 77 | Peru | 58.3 | 2024 | 61 | source ↗ |
| 78 | Venezuela, RB | 58.1 | carried from 2017 | 60 | source ↗ |
| 79 | Jamaica | 56.4 | carried from 2022 | 58 | source ↗ |
| 80 | Malta | 56.2 | carried from 2021 | 58 | source ↗ |
| 81 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 55.7 | carried from 2023 | 58 | source ↗ |
| 82 | Spain | 55.7 | 2024 | 58 | source ↗ |
| 83 | Cuba | 55.3 | carried from 2019 | 57 | source ↗ |
| 84 | Italy | 55.3 | carried from 2023 | 57 | source ↗ |
| 85 | Argentina | 54.7 | carried from 2022 | 56 | source ↗ |
| 86 | Albania | 54.0 | carried from 2023 | 56 | source ↗ |
| 87 | Grenada | 53.6 | carried from 2023 | 55 | source ↗ |
| 88 | Bolivia | 53.1 | 2024 | 55 | source ↗ |
| 89 | Dominica | 52.5 | carried from 2021 | 54 | source ↗ |
| 90 | Macao SAR, China | 52.0 | carried from 2016 | 53 | source ↗ |
| 91 | Qatar | 51.4 | carried from 2022 | 53 | source ↗ |
| 92 | St. Lucia | 51.3 | carried from 2020 | 52 | source ↗ |
| 93 | Mauritius | 51.1 | carried from 2022 | 52 | source ↗ |
| 94 | Curacao | 51.0 | carried from 2020 | 52 | source ↗ |
| 95 | Dominican Republic | 49.4 | 2024 | 50 | source ↗ |
| 96 | Panama | 49.4 | 2024 | 50 | source ↗ |
| 97 | Portugal | 48.6 | 2024 | 49 | source ↗ |
| 98 | Nigeria | 48.1 | 2024 | 49 | source ↗ |
| 99 | South Africa | 48.0 | 2024 | 49 | source ↗ |
| 100 | Paraguay | 46.2 | 2024 | 47 | source ↗ |
| 101 | Ecuador | 46.2 | 2024 | 46 | source ↗ |
| 102 | West Bank and Gaza | 45.9 | 2024 | 46 | source ↗ |
| 103 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 45.7 | carried from 2023 | 46 | source ↗ |
| 104 | Fiji | 44.6 | carried from 2017 | 45 | source ↗ |
| 105 | Samoa | 43.9 | carried from 2022 | 44 | source ↗ |
| 106 | Costa Rica | 43.3 | 2024 | 43 | source ↗ |
| 107 | Botswana | 43.0 | carried from 2023 | 43 | source ↗ |
| 108 | Belize | 42.9 | carried from 2022 | 43 | source ↗ |
| 109 | Jordan | 42.6 | carried from 2023 | 42 | source ↗ |
| 110 | Lebanon | 42.4 | carried from 2019 | 42 | source ↗ |
| 111 | Tonga | 41.6 | carried from 2023 | 41 | source ↗ |
| 112 | India | 41.3 | carried from 2023 | 41 | source ↗ |
| 113 | Turkiye | 41.1 | carried from 2023 | 41 | source ↗ |
| 114 | Mexico | 40.9 | 2024 | 40 | source ↗ |
| 115 | Naoero | 39.5 | carried from 2023 | 39 | source ↗ |
| 116 | Viet Nam | 39.5 | carried from 2023 | 39 | source ↗ |
| 117 | Kenya | 39.2 | 2024 | 38 | source ↗ |
| 118 | Thailand | 39.1 | 2024 | 38 | source ↗ |
| 119 | Indonesia | 39.1 | carried from 2023 | 38 | source ↗ |
| 120 | Namibia | 37.5 | carried from 2023 | 36 | source ↗ |
| 121 | Eswatini | 35.8 | carried from 2022 | 34 | source ↗ |
| 122 | Guyana | 35.2 | carried from 2019 | 34 | source ↗ |
| 123 | Uruguay | 35.0 | 2024 | 33 | source ↗ |
| 124 | Philippines | 34.5 | carried from 2022 | 33 | source ↗ |
| 125 | El Salvador | 33.8 | carried from 2023 | 32 | source ↗ |
| 126 | Bangladesh | 33.7 | carried from 2021 | 32 | source ↗ |
| 127 | Tuvalu | 33.1 | carried from 2019 | 31 | source ↗ |
| 128 | China | 31.8 | carried from 2020 | 30 | source ↗ |
| 129 | Kuwait | 31.2 | carried from 2018 | 29 | source ↗ |
| 130 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 30.4 | carried from 2023 | 28 | source ↗ |
| 131 | Angola | 26.9 | carried from 2023 | 24 | source ↗ |
| 132 | Suriname | 26.8 | carried from 2022 | 24 | source ↗ |
| 133 | Cabo Verde | 26.5 | 2024 | 24 | source ↗ |
| 134 | Lesotho | 26.4 | 2024 | 23 | source ↗ |
| 135 | Liberia | 26.2 | carried from 2019 | 23 | source ↗ |
| 136 | Pakistan | 26.1 | carried from 2018 | 23 | source ↗ |
| 137 | Yemen, Rep. | 25.6 | carried from 2023 | 22 | source ↗ |
| 138 | Gambia, The | 24.8 | carried from 2023 | 22 | source ↗ |
| 139 | Zambia | 24.4 | 2024 | 21 | source ↗ |
| 140 | Algeria | 24.1 | carried from 2019 | 21 | source ↗ |
| 141 | Iraq | 22.9 | carried from 2021 | 19 | source ↗ |
| 142 | Comoros | 22.8 | carried from 2022 | 19 | source ↗ |
| 143 | Myanmar | 22.8 | carried from 2019 | 19 | source ↗ |
| 144 | Ghana | 22.6 | 2024 | 19 | source ↗ |
| 145 | Honduras | 22.2 | 2024 | 19 | source ↗ |
| 146 | Sudan | 20.7 | carried from 2022 | 17 | source ↗ |
| 147 | Lao PDR | 20.6 | carried from 2023 | 17 | source ↗ |
| 148 | Papua New Guinea | 19.6 | carried from 2022 | 15 | source ↗ |
| 149 | Tunisia | 19.4 | carried from 2023 | 15 | source ↗ |
| 150 | Bhutan | 19.2 | carried from 2022 | 15 | source ↗ |
| 151 | Guatemala | 17.9 | 2024 | 13 | source ↗ |
| 152 | Cote d'Ivoire | 16.8 | carried from 2021 | 12 | source ↗ |
| 153 | Morocco | 16.7 | carried from 2017 | 12 | source ↗ |
| 154 | Rwanda | 16.3 | 2024 | 12 | source ↗ |
| 155 | Maldives | 16.1 | carried from 2017 | 11 | source ↗ |
| 156 | Djibouti | 15.6 | carried from 2017 | 11 | source ↗ |
| 157 | Cameroon | 14.3 | carried from 2018 | 9 | source ↗ |
| 158 | Guinea-Bissau | 14.1 | carried from 2022 | 9 | source ↗ |
| 159 | Kiribati | 13.8 | 2024 | 9 | source ↗ |
| 160 | Zimbabwe | 13.3 | carried from 2019 | 8 | source ↗ |
| 161 | Uganda | 13.2 | 2024 | 8 | source ↗ |
| 162 | Nepal | 12.8 | carried from 2021 | 8 | source ↗ |
| 163 | Afghanistan | 12.6 | carried from 2022 | 7 | source ↗ |
| 164 | Vanuatu | 12.2 | carried from 2023 | 7 | source ↗ |
| 165 | Malawi | 12.1 | carried from 2020 | 7 | source ↗ |
| 166 | Sierra Leone | 12.1 | carried from 2019 | 7 | source ↗ |
| 167 | Haiti | 11.8 | carried from 2017 | 6 | source ↗ |
| 168 | Mozambique | 11.6 | carried from 2022 | 6 | source ↗ |
| 169 | Togo | 11.0 | carried from 2022 | 5 | source ↗ |
| 170 | Cambodia | 10.4 | carried from 2023 | 5 | source ↗ |
| 171 | Ethiopia | 9.92 | carried from 2022 | 4 | source ↗ |
| 172 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 9.81 | carried from 2022 | 4 | source ↗ |
| 173 | Burundi | 9.31 | carried from 2020 | 3 | source ↗ |
| 174 | Madagascar | 8.87 | carried from 2021 | 3 | source ↗ |
| 175 | Senegal | 8.45 | carried from 2023 | 2 | source ↗ |
| 176 | Guinea | 7.39 | carried from 2018 | 1 | source ↗ |
| 177 | Mali | 7.24 | carried from 2022 | 1 | source ↗ |
| 178 | Tanzania | 6.54 | carried from 2022 | 0 | source ↗ |
| 179 | Benin | 6.42 | carried from 2022 | 0 | source ↗ |
| 180 | Central African Republic | 5.61 | carried from 2019 | 0 | source ↗ |
| 181 | Burkina Faso | 5.16 | 2024 | 0 | source ↗ |
| 182 | Chad | 4.56 | carried from 2019 | 0 | source ↗ |
| 183 | Niger | 1.72 | carried from 2022 | 0 | source ↗ |
No official value for 2024: 34 countries
American Samoa, Barbados, Channel Islands, Congo, Rep., Cayman Islands, Eritrea, Faroe Islands, Micronesia, Fed. Sts., Gabon, Gibraltar, Equatorial Guinea, Greenland, Guam, Isle of Man, Kyrgyz Republic, St. Kitts and Nevis, Libya, Liechtenstein, St. Martin (French part), Monaco, Northern Mariana Islands, Mauritania, Nicaragua, Korea, Dem. People's Rep., French Polynesia, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Sao Tome and Principe, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Syrian Arab Republic, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, British Virgin Islands, Virgin Islands (U.S.), Kosovo