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

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/)

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Russia 57.09 2010
2 United Arab Emirates 45.89 2019
3 United States 36.67 2020
4 Netherlands 36.26 2020
5 United Kingdom 35.71 2020
6 Lithuania 34.14 2020
7 Singapore 34.10 2019
8 Belgium 33.67 2019
9 Korea 33.45 2015
10 Georgia 32.35 2019
11 Kazakhstan 32.03 2018
12 Iceland 31.65 2020
13 Australia 31.62 2020
14 Israel 30.81 2015
15 Saudi Arabia 30.29 2020
16 Germany 29.36 2018
17 Japan 29.14 2010
18 Cyprus 29.04 2020
19 New Zealand 28.85 2020
20 Ireland 28.53 2017
21 Denmark 28.24 2020
22 Mongolia 27.25 2020
23 Cayman Islands 27.09 2015
24 Greece 26.76 2020
25 Estonia 26.73 2020
26 Belarus 26.34 2019
27 Bolivia 25.98 2019
28 Canada 24.74 2016
29 Armenia 24.67 2020
30 Poland 24.50 2020
31 Norway 24.16 2019
32 Latvia 23.80 2019
33 Finland 23.68 2019
34 Jordan 23.46 2020
35 Hungary 22.33 2020
36 Bulgaria 22.12 2020
37 Malta 21.78 2020
38 Philippines 21.78 2019
39 Bahrain 21.73 2020
40 Spain 21.47 2020
41 Sweden 21.05 2019
42 Slovak Republic 20.97 2019
43 Andorra 20.89 2016
44 Czech Republic 20.87 2019
45 North Macedonia 20.86 2020
46 Venezuela 20.68 2016
47 Costa Rica 20.54 2020
48 France 19.97 2019
49 Uzbekistan 19.66 2019
50 Azerbaijan 19.20 2019
51 Portugal 19.07 2020
52 Slovenia 18.70 2019
53 Mexico 18.00 2020
54 Iran 17.81 2016
55 Bangladesh 17.78 2020
56 Ukraine 17.59 2001
57 Moldova 17.50 2019
58 Tajikistan 16.94 2017
59 Panama 16.63 2019
60 Austria 15.42 2019
61 Chile 15.24 2017
62 Italy 15.24 2020
63 Qatar 15.21 2017
64 Dominican Republic 15.01 2016
65 Kyrgyz Republic 14.91 2009
66 Serbia 14.67 2019
67 Brazil 14.55 2018
68 Oman 14.13 2020
69 San Marino 13.90 2018
70 Thailand 13.64 2019
71 Albania 13.46 2012
72 Romania 13.31 2014
73 The Bahamas 12.69 2010
74 Bhutan 12.67 2017
75 Cuba 12.29 2012
76 Colombia 12.10 2020
77 Paraguay 11.73 2020
78 India 11.49 2011
79 Nigeria 11.46 2006
80 Malaysia 11.38 2019
81 Vietnam 11.04 2019
82 Ecuador 10.89 2020
83 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.55 2020
84 Brunei 10.54 2011
85 South Africa 10.49 2019
86 Indonesia 10.48 2020
87 Guinea 10.29 2018
88 Uruguay 9.13 2019
89 El Salvador 9.11 2019
90 Kuwait 8.79 2018
91 Suriname 8.20 2012
92 Honduras 8.17 2019
93 Myanmar 7.79 2019
94 Nepal 7.30 2011
95 Greenland 6.93 2019
96 Cabo Verde 6.83 2015
97 Belize 6.70 2020
98 Puerto Rico 6.13 2017
99 Dem. Rep. Congo 5.63 2016
100 Fiji 5.37 2017
101 Trinidad and Tobago 5.35 2011
102 Dominica 5.23 2001
103 Jamaica 5.17 2011
104 Rwanda 4.96 2018
105 Senegal 4.79 2017
106 Guatemala 4.59 2019
107 Samoa 4.44 2001
108 São Tomé and Principe 4.39 2012
109 Afghanistan 4.25 2021
110 Mauritania 4.23 2013
111 Sri Lanka 4.19 2019
112 China 4.15 2010
113 Zimbabwe 4.14 2017
114 Burkina Faso 3.71 2018
115 Angola 3.34 2014
116 Madagascar 3.29 2018
117 Tanzania 2.62 2012
118 Mozambique 2.42 2017
119 Mali 2.38 2020
120 Uganda 2.34 2012
121 Niger 1.62 2012
122 Chad 1.51 2009
123 Sierra Leone 1.50 2004
124 Burundi 1.40 2017
125 Barbados 0.97 2000
126 Malawi 0.73 1998

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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