Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative) - Country Ranking

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

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 Georgia 24.87 2019
2 Switzerland 23.71 2019
3 Estonia 19.11 2020
4 Slovak Republic 19.02 2019
5 Poland 17.75 2020
6 Belgium 17.31 2019
7 Czech Republic 17.15 2019
8 Ukraine 17.11 2001
9 Tajikistan 15.58 2017
10 Iceland 15.38 2020
11 Netherlands 14.30 2020
12 Kyrgyz Republic 14.18 2009
13 Panama 14.13 2019
14 Slovenia 13.89 2019
15 Spain 13.89 2020
16 Denmark 13.84 2020
17 United States 13.77 2020
18 United Kingdom 13.16 2020
19 Portugal 13.15 2020
20 Latvia 12.95 2019
21 Albania 12.82 2012
22 Lithuania 12.81 2020
23 Cyprus 12.79 2020
24 Hungary 12.79 2020
25 Peru 12.75 2018
26 Austria 12.58 2019
27 Italy 12.36 2020
28 Norway 12.20 2019
29 Israel 12.20 2015
30 France 12.04 2019
31 Germany 11.94 2018
32 Finland 11.65 2019
33 Andorra 11.41 2016
34 Sweden 11.40 2019
35 United Arab Emirates 11.19 2019
36 San Marino 10.46 2018
37 Ireland 10.20 2017
38 Romania 9.81 2014
39 Malta 9.58 2020
40 Cayman Islands 9.44 2015
41 Australia 9.27 2020
42 Greece 8.38 2020
43 Canada 7.54 2016
44 Bangladesh 7.50 2020
45 Paraguay 7.01 2020
46 New Zealand 6.26 2020
47 Korea 5.62 2015
48 Iran 4.97 2016
49 Saudi Arabia 4.39 2020
50 Guinea 4.38 2018
51 Cuba 3.97 2012
52 The Bahamas 3.83 2010
53 Colombia 3.73 2020
54 Mauritania 3.65 2013
55 Costa Rica 2.99 2020
56 Turkey 2.95 2019
57 Bhutan 2.94 2017
58 South Africa 2.90 2019
59 Jordan 2.76 2020
60 Senegal 2.70 2017
61 Mexico 2.67 2020
62 Greenland 2.55 2019
63 Nepal 2.33 2011
64 Mongolia 2.31 2020
65 Burkina Faso 2.29 2018
66 Nigeria 2.21 2006
67 Puerto Rico 2.20 2017
68 Bahrain 2.08 2020
69 St. Lucia 2.07 2010
70 Belize 2.00 2020
71 Brunei 1.99 2011
72 Thailand 1.97 2019
73 North Macedonia 1.90 2020
74 Uruguay 1.90 2019
75 Madagascar 1.90 2018
76 Serbia 1.78 2019
77 Chile 1.76 2017
78 Trinidad and Tobago 1.66 2011
79 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.65 2020
80 Mali 1.64 2020
81 Ecuador 1.64 2020
82 Malaysia 1.62 2019
83 Oman 1.59 2020
84 Bolivia 1.56 2019
85 Fiji 1.31 2017
86 Cabo Verde 1.23 2015
87 Moldova 1.22 2019
88 Qatar 1.21 2017
89 Cambodia 1.08 2015
90 Brazil 1.02 2018
91 Belarus 0.97 2019
92 Niger 0.89 2012
93 Sri Lanka 0.87 2019
94 Vietnam 0.85 2019
95 Zimbabwe 0.82 2017
96 Venezuela 0.80 2016
97 Egypt 0.79 2017
98 Dominican Republic 0.78 2016
99 Indonesia 0.75 2020
100 Kuwait 0.48 2018
101 Rwanda 0.48 2018
102 Chad 0.47 2009
103 Afghanistan 0.47 2021
104 Philippines 0.45 2019
105 China 0.44 2010
106 Mozambique 0.31 2017
107 El Salvador 0.28 2013
108 Burundi 0.27 2014
109 Dem. Rep. Congo 0.23 2016
110 Myanmar 0.16 2019
111 Guatemala 0.08 2019
112 Kazakhstan 0.07 2018
113 São Tomé and Principe 0.00 2012

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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 Master'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