Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative) - Country Ranking - Europe

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Bachelor's or equivalent.

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

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Iceland 41.95 2020
2 Lithuania 41.39 2020
3 United Kingdom 38.79 2020
4 Denmark 37.95 2020
5 Latvia 37.14 2019
6 Belgium 36.86 2019
7 Norway 34.35 2019
8 Estonia 34.32 2020
9 Ireland 33.65 2017
10 Netherlands 33.34 2020
11 Poland 31.16 2020
12 Cyprus 30.50 2020
13 Belarus 29.87 2019
14 Bulgaria 29.62 2020
15 Sweden 29.04 2019
16 Finland 28.07 2019
17 Hungary 25.62 2020
18 Spain 25.55 2020
19 Portugal 25.42 2020
20 Greece 25.38 2020
21 Slovak Republic 24.59 2019
22 Slovenia 24.24 2019
23 North Macedonia 22.48 2020
24 Moldova 22.20 2019
25 Malta 21.90 2020
26 Andorra 21.21 2016
27 Germany 21.10 2018
28 Czech Republic 20.95 2019
29 France 19.46 2019
30 Italy 17.74 2020
31 San Marino 17.45 2018
32 Serbia 16.29 2019
33 Ukraine 16.08 2001
34 Austria 15.31 2019
35 Romania 12.74 2014
36 Albania 12.40 2012
37 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.63 2020

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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 Bachelor's or equivalent 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