Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ years, female (%) (cumulative) - Country Ranking - Europe

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed primary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Germany 100.00 2018
1 Denmark 100.00 2003
1 United Kingdom 100.00 2020
1 Latvia 100.00 2019
1 Sweden 100.00 2019
6 Czech Republic 99.88 2019
7 Estonia 99.82 2020
8 Slovak Republic 99.78 2019
9 Belarus 99.76 2019
10 Slovenia 99.76 2019
11 Norway 99.65 2019
12 Hungary 99.64 2020
13 Moldova 99.34 2019
14 Poland 99.11 2020
15 Lithuania 99.07 2020
16 Malta 98.63 2020
17 Romania 98.48 2019
18 Netherlands 98.36 2020
19 France 97.47 2019
20 Serbia 97.41 2019
21 Belgium 96.34 2019
22 Bulgaria 96.13 2001
23 Andorra 96.12 2016
24 Liechtenstein 96.04 2000
25 Ukraine 95.99 2001
26 Montenegro 95.97 2011
27 Italy 95.66 2020
28 San Marino 95.57 2018
29 Croatia 95.44 2011
30 Greece 95.29 2020
31 Luxembourg 94.86 2007
32 Cyprus 94.57 2020
33 Albania 94.26 2012
34 Spain 91.99 2020
35 Portugal 91.58 2020
36 North Macedonia 90.87 2020
37 Bosnia and Herzegovina 86.99 2020
38 Turkey 85.73 2019
39 Ireland 63.20 1991

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Development Relevance: A relative high concentration of the adult population in a given level of education reflects the capacity of the educational system in the corresponding level of education. Educational attainment is closely related to the skills and competencies of a country's population, and could be seen as a proxy of both the quantitative and qualitative aspects of the stock of human capital.

Limitations and Exceptions: Caution is required when using this indicator for cross-country comparison, since the countries do not always classify degrees and qualifications at the same International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) levels, even if they are received at roughly the same age or after a similar number of years of schooling. Also, certain educational programmes and study courses cannot be easily classified according to ISCED. This indicator only measures educational attainment in terms of level of education attained, i.e. years of schooling, and do not necessarily reveal the quality of the education (learning achievement and other impacts).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: It is calculated by dividing the number of population ages 25 and older who attained or completed primary education by the total population of the same age group and multiplying by 100. The number 0 means zero or small enough that the number would round to zero. Data are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics mainly from national population census, household survey, and labour force survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011.

Periodicity: Annual