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

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

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

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

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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 Greenland 100.00 2019
1 Australia 100.00 2012
1 Latvia 100.00 2019
1 Sweden 100.00 2019
1 Uzbekistan 100.00 2018
9 Kazakhstan 99.95 2018
10 Oman 99.92 2020
11 Fiji 99.86 2017
12 Slovenia 99.85 2019
13 Czech Republic 99.84 2019
14 Belarus 99.82 2019
15 Norway 99.78 2019
16 Serbia 99.74 2019
17 Slovak Republic 99.73 2019
18 Estonia 99.72 2020
19 Hungary 99.71 2020
20 Russia 99.57 2010
21 Moldova 99.52 2019
22 Armenia 99.51 2020
23 Japan 99.50 2010
24 Poland 99.48 2020
25 Georgia 99.46 2019
26 Lithuania 99.39 2020
27 Malta 99.28 2020
28 Azerbaijan 99.23 2019
29 Jamaica 99.14 2011
30 Montenegro 99.12 2011
31 Cayman Islands 99.08 2015
32 United States 99.02 2020
33 Romania 99.02 2019
34 Samoa 98.93 2011
35 Netherlands 98.77 2020
36 Palau 98.72 2013
37 Kyrgyz Republic 98.72 2009
38 Croatia 98.70 2011
39 Ukraine 98.69 2001
40 Bolivia 98.39 2019
41 Tajikistan 98.34 2000
42 Korea 98.30 2015
43 Turkmenistan 97.97 1995
44 Bulgaria 97.93 2001
45 France 97.90 2019
46 Italy 97.89 2020
47 Hong Kong SAR, China 97.82 2019
48 Greece 97.75 2020
49 San Marino 97.73 2018
50 Cyprus 97.50 2020
51 Liechtenstein 97.33 2000
52 Belgium 97.17 2019
53 Israel 97.02 2015
54 Andorra 96.91 2016
55 Albania 96.89 2012
56 Portugal 96.64 2020
57 Turkey 96.45 2019
58 North Macedonia 96.44 2020
59 Bosnia and Herzegovina 96.20 2020
60 Trinidad and Tobago 96.09 2009
61 Malaysia 96.09 2019
62 Tonga 95.98 2011
63 Bahrain 95.80 2020
64 Canada 95.19 1991
65 Luxembourg 95.16 2007
66 The Bahamas 94.85 2010
67 Spain 94.53 2020
68 United Arab Emirates 94.46 2019
69 São Tomé and Principe 94.26 2012
70 Seychelles 94.06 2002
71 Brunei 93.33 2011
72 Jordan 92.96 2020
73 Suriname 92.81 2012
74 Cuba 92.10 2012
75 Macao SAR, China 92.06 2016
76 Venezuela 92.01 2016
77 Saudi Arabia 91.87 2020
78 South Africa 91.53 2019
79 Singapore 91.43 2019
80 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 91.33 2017
81 Vietnam 91.15 2019
82 Puerto Rico 91.15 2017
83 Uruguay 91.00 2019
84 Mongolia 90.24 2020
85 Chile 88.45 2017
86 Sri Lanka 88.44 2001
87 Dominica 88.43 2001
88 Panama 87.55 2019
89 Qatar 87.24 2017
90 Peru 87.23 2018
91 Zimbabwe 86.38 2017
92 Barbados 86.35 2000
93 Ecuador 85.26 2020
94 Indonesia 85.04 2020
95 Mexico 84.31 2020
96 Iraq 83.39 2013
97 Costa Rica 83.09 2020
98 Lebanon 82.53 2007
99 Belize 81.40 2020
100 Argentina 81.35 2001
101 Colombia 80.87 2020
102 Philippines 80.23 2019
103 Brazil 79.64 2018
104 Paraguay 78.87 2020
105 Dem. Rep. Congo 78.36 2016
106 Syrian Arab Republic 76.14 2009
107 Thailand 74.41 2019
108 Algeria 73.47 2008
109 Ghana 73.36 2010
110 Honduras 73.35 2019
111 China 72.38 1982
112 Tanzania 71.22 2012
113 Mauritius 70.83 2011
114 Dominican Republic 70.38 2016
115 Myanmar 68.13 2019
116 Guyana 67.12 2002
117 Bangladesh 66.91 2020
118 Nigeria 66.04 2006
119 El Salvador 66.03 2019
120 India 62.23 2011
121 Kuwait 59.80 2018
122 Ireland 59.66 1991
123 Egypt 58.20 2006
124 Mozambique 58.07 2017
125 Nepal 57.26 2011
126 Guatemala 56.73 2019
127 Angola 56.42 2014
128 Pakistan 55.12 2019
129 Cabo Verde 54.61 2015
130 Kenya 54.51 2010
131 Madagascar 50.89 2018
132 Namibia 50.70 2001
133 Cameroon 47.00 2010
134 Togo 46.95 2011
135 Uganda 42.35 2012
136 Côte d'Ivoire 41.49 2014
137 Rwanda 40.85 2018
138 Congo 40.12 1984
139 Bhutan 37.29 2017
140 Ethiopia 37.28 2011
141 Libya 36.15 1984
142 Mauritania 35.64 2013
143 Lesotho 34.03 2008
144 Vanuatu 33.31 1979
145 Cambodia 31.96 2015
146 Senegal 31.57 2017
147 Sierra Leone 31.24 2004
148 Eswatini 29.58 1986
149 Malawi 28.76 1998
150 Guinea 27.10 2018
151 Burundi 22.69 2017
152 Chad 21.53 2009
153 Niger 20.48 2012
154 Afghanistan 19.34 2021
155 Central African Republic 18.62 1975
156 Burkina Faso 18.49 2018
157 Mali 17.28 2020
158 Liberia 15.79 1974
159 Haiti 9.39 1982
160 Morocco 8.56 1971
161 Botswana 7.31 1971
162 The Gambia 6.01 1973

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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