UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes by country
The percentage of population (age 25 and over) with completed post-secondary education (ISCED 4) as the highest level of educational attainment. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of persons aged 25 years and above who completed post-secondary education as the highest level of educational...
What the numbers show
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 25.2% in Georgia; the lowest is 0.1% in Spain.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.6%, and the mean is 6.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 456.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Hungary (up 361.3%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (down 93.2%).
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 25.2% | 2017 | up 12.1% | flat |
| 2 | Republic of Moldova | 24.7% | 2012 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 23.8% | 2017 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 4 | Lithuania | 20.1% | 2017 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 5 | Cayman Islands | 16.4% | 2015 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 6 | New Zealand | 13.4% | 2016 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 7 | Latvia | 10.5% | 2018 | up 80.0% | falling |
| 8 | Germany | 9.8% | 2018 | up 70.8% | rising |
| 9 | Singapore | 9.1% | 2018 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 10 | Malta | 8.0% | 2018 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 11 | Hungary | 7.1% | 2016 | up 361.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Hong Kong, China | 6.2% | 2017 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 6.1% | 2019 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 14 | Sweden | 5.6% | 2017 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 15 | Greece | 5.5% | 2016 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 16 | Qatar | 5.2% | 2017 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 17 | Australia | 4.9% | 2018 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 18 | Azerbaijan | 4.6% | 2017 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Philippines | 4.0% | 2017 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 20 | Poland | 3.1% | 2016 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 21 | Romania | 3.1% | 2017 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 22 | Austria | 2.2% | 2017 | down 72.7% | falling |
| 23 | Slovakia | 1.9% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 24 | South Africa | 1.9% | 2017 | down 71.0% | falling |
| 25 | Serbia | 1.8% | 2017 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 26 | Czechia | 1.7% | 2013 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 27 | Norway | 1.5% | 2017 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 28 | Cyprus | 1.4% | 2018 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 29 | Belgium | 1.3% | 2017 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 30 | Italy | 0.6% | 2015 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 31 | Portugal | 0.5% | 2018 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 32 | Cambodia | 0.3% | 2015 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Netherlands | 0.2% | 2018 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 34 | France | 0.1% | 2017 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 35 | Spain | 0.1% | 2018 | up 4.2% | falling |
About this data
The percentage of population (age 25 and over) with completed post-secondary education (ISCED 4) as the highest level of educational attainment. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of persons aged 25 years and above who completed post-secondary education as the highest level of educational attainment by the total population of the same age group and multiplying the result by 100. The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) educational attainment dataset shows the educational composition of the population aged 25 years and above and hence the stock and quality of human capital within a country. The dataset also reflects the structure and performance of the education system and its accumulated impact on human capital formation. For more information, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/