Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative) - Country Ranking - Asia

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.

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

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Kazakhstan 97.40 2018
2 Uzbekistan 96.68 2019
3 Georgia 92.17 2019
4 Armenia 89.88 2020
5 Azerbaijan 88.42 2019
6 Kyrgyz Republic 88.37 2009
7 Russia 84.99 2010
8 Israel 81.44 2015
9 Tajikistan 80.67 2017
10 Japan 80.34 2010
11 Turkmenistan 77.07 1995
12 Korea 76.45 2015
13 Singapore 74.48 2019
14 United Arab Emirates 71.52 2019
15 Bahrain 68.74 2020
16 Hong Kong SAR, China 63.96 2019
17 Brunei 63.00 2011
18 Malaysia 62.61 2019
19 Sri Lanka 62.30 2019
20 Saudi Arabia 62.29 2020
21 Oman 62.23 2020
22 Macao SAR, China 51.98 2016
23 Jordan 50.24 2020
24 Iran 48.39 2016
25 Mongolia 44.95 2020
26 Turkey 42.17 2019
27 Qatar 41.30 2017
28 Indonesia 38.10 2020
29 Bangladesh 36.77 2020
30 Thailand 35.26 2019
31 Lebanon 32.93 2007
32 Vietnam 31.93 2019
33 Kuwait 31.20 2018
34 Philippines 30.46 2019
35 Iraq 29.72 2013
36 India 26.89 2011
37 Myanmar 22.76 2019
38 China 22.32 2010
39 Syrian Arab Republic 21.90 2009
40 Bhutan 17.32 2017
41 Nepal 16.58 2011
42 Pakistan 11.57 2019
43 Afghanistan 9.46 2021
44 Cambodia 9.30 2015

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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 upper secondary education 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