NationsTreeRanking · latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
Completed lower secondary, 25+ (% of adults)
Share of adults aged 25+ who completed at least lower secondary school. Higher is better.
Source: World Bank · World Development Indicators · SE.SEC.CUAT.LO.ZS
Top 5 over time
Dashed line: world median| # | Country | Region | Completed lower secondary, 25+% of adults | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Uzbekistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 100.0% of adults | 2022 |
| 2 |  Czechia |
Europe & Central Asia | 99.9% of adults | 2023 |
| 3 |  United Kingdom |
Europe & Central Asia | 99.8% of adults | 2021 |
| 4 |  Iceland |
Europe & Central Asia | 99.6% of adults | 2023 |
| 5 |  Turkmenistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 99.6% of adults | 2022 |
| 6 |  Slovakia |
Europe & Central Asia | 99.4% of adults | 2023 |
| 7 |  Slovenia |
Europe & Central Asia | 99.3% of adults | 2023 |
| 8 |  Armenia |
Europe & Central Asia | 99.1% of adults | 2023 |
| 9 |  Hungary |
Europe & Central Asia | 98.9% of adults | 2023 |
| 10 |  Norway |
Europe & Central Asia | 98.9% of adults | 2023 |
| 11 |  Estonia |
Europe & Central Asia | 98.7% of adults | 2023 |
| 12 |  Latvia |
Europe & Central Asia | 98.7% of adults | 2023 |
| 13 |  Georgia |
Europe & Central Asia | 98.6% of adults | 2024 |
| 14 |  Japan |
East Asia & Pacific | 98.6% of adults | 2020 |
| 15 |  Russia |
Europe & Central Asia | 98.6% of adults | 2021 |
| 16 |  Moldova |
Europe & Central Asia | 98.3% of adults | 2024 |
| 17 |  Azerbaijan |
Europe & Central Asia | 98.2% of adults | 2023 |
| 18 |  Switzerland |
Europe & Central Asia | 98.2% of adults | 2024 |
| 19 |  Lithuania |
Europe & Central Asia | 97.9% of adults | 2023 |
| 20 |  Bulgaria |
Europe & Central Asia | 97.0% of adults | 2023 |
| 21 |  United States |
North America | 96.6% of adults | 2024 |
| 22 |  Canada |
North America | 96.4% of adults | 2024 |
| 23 |  Montenegro |
Europe & Central Asia | 96.1% of adults | 2020 |
| 24 |  Bahamas |
Latin America & Caribbean | 96.1% of adults | 2022 |
| 25 |  Kyrgyzstan |
Europe & Central Asia | 95.8% of adults | 2023 |
| 26 |  Croatia |
Europe & Central Asia | 95.7% of adults | 2023 |
| 27 |  Kazakhstan |
Europe & Central Asia | 95.7% of adults | 2024 |
| 28 |  Sweden |
Europe & Central Asia | 95.4% of adults | 2023 |
| 29 |  Germany |
Europe & Central Asia | 94.8% of adults | 2023 |
| 30 |  Austria |
Europe & Central Asia | 94.7% of adults | 2021 |
| 31 |  Palau |
East Asia & Pacific | 94.4% of adults | 2020 |
| 32 |  Tonga |
East Asia & Pacific | 94.2% of adults | 2021 |
| 33 |  Malta |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 93.7% of adults | 2023 |
| 34 |  Romania |
Europe & Central Asia | 93.4% of adults | 2023 |
| 35 |  Denmark |
Europe & Central Asia | 93.3% of adults | 2023 |
| 36 |  Albania |
Europe & Central Asia | 93.2% of adults | 2023 |
| 37 |  Australia |
East Asia & Pacific | 93.2% of adults | 2024 |
| 38 |  Serbia |
Europe & Central Asia | 93.1% of adults | 2022 |
| 39 |  Mongolia |
East Asia & Pacific | 92.8% of adults | 2024 |
| 40 |  Ireland |
Europe & Central Asia | 92.5% of adults | 2023 |
| 41 |  Samoa |
East Asia & Pacific | 92.3% of adults | 2022 |
| 42 |  Finland |
Europe & Central Asia | 91.7% of adults | 2023 |
| 43 |  Israel |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 91.6% of adults | 2023 |
| 44 |  France |
Europe & Central Asia | 91.6% of adults | 2023 |
| 45 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Europe & Central Asia | 91.0% of adults | 2022 |
| 46 |  Luxembourg |
Europe & Central Asia | 90.7% of adults | 2023 |
| 47 |  Curaçao |
Latin America & Caribbean | 90.4% of adults | 2020 |
| 48 |  Netherlands |
Europe & Central Asia | 90.3% of adults | 2023 |
| 49 |  South Korea |
East Asia & Pacific | 90.0% of adults | 2024 |
| 50 |  Tajikistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 89.1% of adults | 2023 |
| 51 |  Belgium |
Europe & Central Asia | 88.9% of adults | 2023 |
| 52 |  Puerto Rico (US) |
Latin America & Caribbean | 88.8% of adults | 2024 |
| 53 |  Aruba |
Latin America & Caribbean | 88.8% of adults | 2023 |
| 54 |  Brunei |
East Asia & Pacific | 88.7% of adults | 2023 |
| 55 |  Poland |
Europe & Central Asia | 88.2% of adults | 2021 |
| 56 |  Chile |
Latin America & Caribbean | 87.8% of adults | 2024 |
| 57 |  San Marino |
Europe & Central Asia | 87.7% of adults | 2022 |
| 58 |  United Arab Emirates |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 87.3% of adults | 2024 |
| 59 |  Cyprus |
Europe & Central Asia | 85.9% of adults | 2023 |
| 60 |  Saudi Arabia |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 85.8% of adults | 2024 |
| 61 |  South Africa |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 85.4% of adults | 2024 |
| 62 |  Singapore |
East Asia & Pacific | 85.3% of adults | 2022 |
| 63 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
Latin America & Caribbean | 85.1% of adults | 2023 |
| 64 |  Italy |
Europe & Central Asia | 84.4% of adults | 2023 |
| 65 |  Spain |
Europe & Central Asia | 84.3% of adults | 2023 |
| 66 |  Andorra |
Europe & Central Asia | 83.2% of adults | 2022 |
| 67 |  Sri Lanka |
South Asia | 82.7% of adults | 2024 |
| 68 |  Bahrain |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 82.6% of adults | 2024 |
| 69 |  New Zealand |
East Asia & Pacific | 81.9% of adults | 2020 |
| 70 |  Hong Kong |
East Asia & Pacific | 80.6% of adults | 2022 |
| 71 |  Malaysia |
East Asia & Pacific | 80.6% of adults | 2022 |
| 72 |  Seychelles |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 79.6% of adults | 2023 |
| 73 |  Jordan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 79.5% of adults | 2023 |
| 74 |  Greece |
Europe & Central Asia | 78.4% of adults | 2024 |
| 75 |  Timor-Leste |
East Asia & Pacific | 77.8% of adults | 2022 |
| 76 |  Jamaica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 77.4% of adults | 2022 |
| 77 |  Kiribati |
East Asia & Pacific | 77.3% of adults | 2024 |
| 78 |  Namibia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 76.8% of adults | 2023 |
| 79 |  Qatar |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 73.7% of adults | 2022 |
| 80 |  China |
East Asia & Pacific | 72.4% of adults | 2020 |
| 81 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
Latin America & Caribbean | 71.9% of adults | 2022 |
| 82 |  Naoero |
East Asia & Pacific | 71.4% of adults | 2023 |
| 83 |  Palestine |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 69.5% of adults | 2022 |
| 84 |  Mexico |
Latin America & Caribbean | 69.0% of adults | 2024 |
| 85 |  North Macedonia |
Europe & Central Asia | 69.0% of adults | 2024 |
| 86 |  Brazil |
Latin America & Caribbean | 67.2% of adults | 2023 |
| 87 |  Mauritius |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 66.7% of adults | 2023 |
| 88 |  Kenya |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 66.0% of adults | 2024 |
| 89 |  Vietnam |
East Asia & Pacific | 66.0% of adults | 2023 |
| 90 |  Bolivia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 65.6% of adults | 2024 |
| 91 |  Iran |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 65.1% of adults | 2023 |
| 92 |  Panama |
Latin America & Caribbean | 64.7% of adults | 2024 |
| 93 |  Portugal |
Europe & Central Asia | 64.5% of adults | 2024 |
| 94 |  Peru |
Latin America & Caribbean | 63.7% of adults | 2024 |
| 95 |  Botswana |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 63.7% of adults | 2023 |
| 96 |  Uruguay |
Latin America & Caribbean | 63.3% of adults | 2024 |
| 97 |  Colombia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 62.7% of adults | 2024 |
| 98 |  Philippines |
East Asia & Pacific | 61.9% of adults | 2022 |
| 99 |  Dominican Republic |
Latin America & Caribbean | 61.6% of adults | 2024 |
| 100 |  Dominica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 61.5% of adults | 2021 |
| 101 |  Ghana |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 58.4% of adults | 2024 |
| 102 |  Grenada |
Latin America & Caribbean | 58.1% of adults | 2023 |
| 103 |  Paraguay |
Latin America & Caribbean | 57.2% of adults | 2024 |
| 104 |  Indonesia |
East Asia & Pacific | 56.7% of adults | 2023 |
| 105 |  Egypt |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 55.7% of adults | 2023 |
| 106 |  Ecuador |
Latin America & Caribbean | 54.4% of adults | 2024 |
| 107 |  Türkiye |
Europe & Central Asia | 54.3% of adults | 2023 |
| 108 |  DR Congo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 54.0% of adults | 2023 |
| 109 |  Thailand |
East Asia & Pacific | 53.6% of adults | 2022 |
| 110 |  Nigeria |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 53.4% of adults | 2024 |
| 111 |  India |
South Asia | 52.7% of adults | 2023 |
| 112 |  Costa Rica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 52.4% of adults | 2024 |
| 113 |  Belize |
Latin America & Caribbean | 52.2% of adults | 2020 |
| 114 |  Suriname |
Latin America & Caribbean | 50.0% of adults | 2022 |
| 115 |  El Salvador |
Latin America & Caribbean | 49.2% of adults | 2023 |
| 116 |  Eswatini |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 49.1% of adults | 2022 |
| 117 |  Bangladesh |
South Asia | 48.6% of adults | 2021 |
| 118 |  Zambia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 44.1% of adults | 2024 |
| 119 |  Tunisia |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 42.1% of adults | 2023 |
| 120 |  Pakistan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 38.4% of adults | 2021 |
| 121 |  Angola |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 38.1% of adults | 2023 |
| 122 |  Lesotho |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 37.2% of adults | 2024 |
| 123 |  Gambia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 36.9% of adults | 2023 |
| 124 |  Papua New Guinea |
East Asia & Pacific | 34.5% of adults | 2022 |
| 125 |  Honduras |
Latin America & Caribbean | 34.3% of adults | 2024 |
| 126 |  Guatemala |
Latin America & Caribbean | 33.9% of adults | 2024 |
| 127 |  Nepal |
South Asia | 33.9% of adults | 2021 |
| 128 |  Cabo Verde |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 33.7% of adults | 2024 |
| 129 |  Yemen |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 33.5% of adults | 2023 |
| 130 |  Iraq |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 32.1% of adults | 2021 |
| 131 |  Comoros |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 31.6% of adults | 2022 |
| 132 |  Laos |
East Asia & Pacific | 29.0% of adults | 2023 |
| 133 |  Vanuatu |
East Asia & Pacific | 28.7% of adults | 2023 |
| 134 |  Bhutan |
South Asia | 27.8% of adults | 2022 |
| 135 |  Côte d'Ivoire |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 26.7% of adults | 2021 |
| 136 |  Sudan |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 26.2% of adults | 2022 |
| 137 |  Uganda |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 23.1% of adults | 2024 |
| 138 |  Cambodia |
East Asia & Pacific | 22.1% of adults | 2021 |
| 139 |  Togo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 21.6% of adults | 2022 |
| 140 |  Guinea-Bissau |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 21.4% of adults | 2022 |
| 141 |  Malawi |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.8% of adults | 2020 |
| 142 |  Madagascar |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.4% of adults | 2021 |
| 143 |  Rwanda |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.0% of adults | 2022 |
| 144 |  Mozambique |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 17.8% of adults | 2022 |
| 145 |  Ethiopia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 16.6% of adults | 2022 |
| 146 |  Afghanistan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 15.3% of adults | 2022 |
| 147 |  Tanzania |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 15.1% of adults | 2022 |
| 148 |  Senegal |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 14.7% of adults | 2023 |
| 149 |  Benin |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 12.3% of adults | 2022 |
| 150 |  Somalia, Fed. Rep. |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.1% of adults | 2022 |
| 151 |  Mali |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 10.2% of adults | 2022 |
| 152 |  Burkina Faso |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 10.2% of adults | 2024 |
| 153 |  Niger |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.4% of adults | 2022 |
| — |  Algeria |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 45.1% of adults | 2019 |
| — |  American Samoa |
East Asia & Pacific | 81.3% of adults | 1990 |
| — |  Argentina |
Latin America & Caribbean | 56.4% of adults | 2003 |
| — |  Barbados |
Latin America & Caribbean | 78.1% of adults | 2000 |
| — |  Belarus |
Europe & Central Asia | 98.2% of adults | 2019 |
| — |  Bermuda |
North America | 91.5% of adults | 2000 |
| — |  British Virgin Islands |
Latin America & Caribbean | 55.5% of adults | 1991 |
| — |  Burundi |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.3% of adults | 2017 |
| — |  Cameroon |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 30.3% of adults | 2018 |
| — |  Cayman Islands |
Latin America & Caribbean | 95.3% of adults | 2015 |
| — |  Central African Republic |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 12.5% of adults | 2019 |
| — |  Chad |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.8% of adults | 2019 |
| — |  Congo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 39.1% of adults | 2015 |
| — |  Cuba |
Latin America & Caribbean | 80.2% of adults | 2019 |
| — |  Djibouti |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 23.8% of adults | 2017 |
| — |  Fiji |
East Asia & Pacific | 87.3% of adults | 2017 |
| — |  French Polynesia |
East Asia & Pacific | 69.4% of adults | 2007 |
| — |  Guam |
East Asia & Pacific | 86.2% of adults | 1990 |
| — |  Guinea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 12.6% of adults | 2018 |
| — |  Guyana |
Latin America & Caribbean | 57.0% of adults | 2019 |
| — |  Haiti |
Latin America & Caribbean | 31.0% of adults | 2017 |
| — |  Kuwait |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 55.9% of adults | 2018 |
| — |  Lebanon |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 65.0% of adults | 2019 |
| — |  Liberia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 35.6% of adults | 2019 |
| — |  Liechtenstein |
Europe & Central Asia | 96.7% of adults | 2000 |
| — |  Macao |
East Asia & Pacific | 73.3% of adults | 2016 |
| — |  Maldives |
South Asia | 41.4% of adults | 2017 |
| — |  Marshall Islands |
East Asia & Pacific | 94.0% of adults | 2019 |
| — |  Mauritania |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.4% of adults | 2015 |
| — |  Micronesia |
East Asia & Pacific | 76.3% of adults | 2014 |
| — |  Morocco |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 30.5% of adults | 2017 |
| — |  Myanmar |
East Asia & Pacific | 42.6% of adults | 2019 |
| — |  New Caledonia |
East Asia & Pacific | 75.0% of adults | 2019 |
| — |  Nicaragua |
Latin America & Caribbean | 35.5% of adults | 2014 |
| — |  Oman |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 66.4% of adults | 2015 |
| — |  Saint Lucia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 46.8% of adults | 2019 |
| — |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Latin America & Caribbean | 41.8% of adults | 2017 |
| — |  Sierra Leone |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 23.1% of adults | 2019 |
| — |  Solomon Islands |
East Asia & Pacific | 34.1% of adults | 2015 |
| — |  South Sudan |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 33.2% of adults | 2008 |
| — |  Syria |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 34.1% of adults | 2009 |
| — |  São Tomé and Príncipe |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 38.9% of adults | 2012 |
| — |  Turks and Caicos Islands |
Latin America & Caribbean | 88.2% of adults | 2019 |
| — |  Tuvalu |
East Asia & Pacific | 58.3% of adults | 2019 |
| — |  Ukraine |
Europe & Central Asia | 99.3% of adults | 2019 |
| — |  Venezuela |
Latin America & Caribbean | 70.9% of adults | 2017 |
| — |  Zimbabwe |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.9% of adults | 2017 |
Latest value per country. Ranked: countries with data from the last 5 years of the series; older values are listed below without a rank. 153 ranked.