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

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/)

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Georgia 24.87 2019
2 Tajikistan 15.58 2017
3 Kyrgyz Republic 14.18 2009
4 Israel 12.20 2015
5 United Arab Emirates 11.19 2019
6 Bangladesh 7.50 2020
7 Korea 5.62 2015
8 Iran 4.97 2016
9 Saudi Arabia 4.39 2020
10 Turkey 2.95 2019
11 Bhutan 2.94 2017
12 Jordan 2.76 2020
13 Nepal 2.33 2011
14 Mongolia 2.31 2020
15 Bahrain 2.08 2020
16 Brunei 1.99 2011
17 Thailand 1.97 2019
18 Malaysia 1.62 2019
19 Oman 1.59 2020
20 Qatar 1.21 2017
21 Cambodia 1.08 2015
22 Sri Lanka 0.87 2019
23 Vietnam 0.85 2019
24 Indonesia 0.75 2020
25 Kuwait 0.48 2018
26 Afghanistan 0.47 2021
27 Philippines 0.45 2019
28 China 0.44 2010
29 Myanmar 0.16 2019
30 Kazakhstan 0.07 2018

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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