Bachelor's or Higher Attainment, 2021

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Bachelor's or Higher Attainment, 2021: every country, as published by UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Positionderived	Country	Adults 25+ who completed a bachelor's degree or higher (%)	Female	Male	Source (UIS footnote)
1	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	47.183	48.68	46.118	Source: Labour Force Survey
2	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	41.581	40.59	42.571	UIS based on LUX - LFS - EU Labour Force Survey: ILO Harmonized Microdata, https://ilostat.ilo.org/ | Age coverage - minimum age: 15 years old | Age coverage - maximum age: None
3	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	41.218	42.83	39.227	Source: Census of population
4	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	39.986	35.21	44.898	UIS based on CHE - LFS - Labour Force Survey: ILO Harmonized Microdata, https://ilostat.ilo.org/ | Age coverage - minimum age: 15 years old | Age coverage - maximum age: None
5	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	39.594	40.94	38.210	Qualifier: Proportion of population with unknown educational attainment greater than 5%. Source: Labour Force Survey
6	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	38.491	39.81	37.112	UIS based on IRL - LFS - EU Labour Force Survey: ILO Harmonized Microdata, https://ilostat.ilo.org/ | Age coverage - minimum age: 15 years old | Age coverage - maximum age: None
7	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	37.581	39.11	35.974	UIS based on BEL - LFS - EU Labour Force Survey: ILO Harmonized Microdata, https://ilostat.ilo.org/ | Age coverage - minimum age: 15 years old | Age coverage - maximum age: None
8	IsraelISRWestern Asia	37.200	40.48	33.718	UIS based on ISR - LFS - Labour Force Survey: ILO Harmonized Microdata, https://ilostat.ilo.org/ | Age coverage - minimum age: 15 years old | Age coverage - maximum age: None
9	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	36.247	39.96	31.682	Source: Census
10	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	36.065	34.51	37.750	Source: Household Survey
11	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	35.957	38.80	32.994	Qualifier: Data for population 25 to 74 years. Source: Survey of Education and Work (May 2021)
12	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	35.429	34.13	36.765	UIS based on NLD - LFS - EU Labour Force Survey: ILO Harmonized Microdata, https://ilostat.ilo.org/ | Age coverage - minimum age: 15 years old | Age coverage - maximum age: None
13	United StatesUSANorthern America	35.049	36.12	33.927	Source: United States of America American Community Survey (ACS) 2021 (IPUMS version).
14	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	34.242	28.99	39.617	UIS based on KOR - LFS - Economically Active Population Survey: ILO Harmonized Microdata, https://ilostat.ilo.org/ | Age coverage - minimum age: 15 years old | Age coverage - maximum age: None
15	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	33.593	—	27.430	UIS based on NOR - LFS - EU Labour Force Survey: ILO Harmonized Microdata, https://ilostat.ilo.org/ | Age coverage - minimum age: 15 years old | Age coverage - maximum age: None
16	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	33.534	34.59	32.286	UIS based on GEO - LFS - Labour Force Survey: ILO Harmonized Microdata, https://ilostat.ilo.org/ | Age coverage - minimum age: 15 years old | Age coverage - maximum age: None
17	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	32.788	37.39	27.687	UIS based on MNG - LFS - Labour Force Survey: ILO Harmonized Microdata, https://ilostat.ilo.org/ | Age coverage - minimum age: 15 years old | Age coverage - maximum age: None
18	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	32.723	37.21	28.121	UIS based on DNK - LFS - EU Labour Force Survey: ILO Harmonized Microdata, https://ilostat.ilo.org/ | Age coverage - minimum age: 15 years old | Age coverage - maximum age: None
19	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	32.615	37.80	27.438	UIS based on SWE - LFS - EU Labour Force Survey: ILO Harmonized Microdata, https://ilostat.ilo.org/ | Age coverage - minimum age: 15 years old | Age coverage - maximum age: None
20	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	32.199	37.58	25.508	UIS based on LVA - LFS - EU Labour Force Survey: ILO Harmonized Microdata, https://ilostat.ilo.org/ | Age coverage - minimum age: 15 years old | Age coverage - maximum age: None
21	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	31.869	36.23	26.708	Source: Census
22	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	31.785	31.51	32.087	UIS based on CYP - LFS - Labour Force Survey: ILO Harmonized Microdata, https://ilostat.ilo.org/ | Age coverage - minimum age: 15 years old | Age coverage - maximum age: None
23	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	31.106	32.42	30.284	UIS based on SAU - LFS - Labour Force Survey: ILO Harmonized Microdata, https://ilostat.ilo.org/ | Age coverage - minimum age: 15 years old | Age coverage - maximum age: None
24	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	30.023	33.93	25.640	Source: Census
25	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	29.404	25.30	33.665	UIS based on DEU - LFS - EU Labour Force Survey: ILO Harmonized Microdata, https://ilostat.ilo.org/ | Age coverage - minimum age: 15 years old | Age coverage - maximum age: None

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 20.019. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

• Female

  HighestUnited Arab Emirates48.68

  LowestSri Lanka0.66

  Middle country: 20.63

• Male

  HighestUnited Arab Emirates46.118

  LowestSri Lanka0.871

  Middle country: 19.399

• +24 / −29countries joined / left
• 60values changed, of 60 in both
• 44 · 16rose · fell
• 0unchanged

+ United Arab Emirates+ Antigua and Barbuda+ Benin+ Burkina Faso+ Bangladesh+ Côte d’Ivoire+ Dominica+ Egypt+ Ethiopia+ Fiji+ Ghana+ Iraq+ Latvia+ Madagascar+ Marshall Islands+ Nigeria+ Norway+ Pakistan+ Russia+ Tonga+ Türkiye+ Uganda+ Uzbekistan+ Zimbabwe− Bahrain− Belize− Bolivia− China− Cook Islands− Colombia− Costa Rica− Curaçao− Gambia− Indonesia− India− Iceland− Japan− Kiribati− Saint Lucia− Mexico− Mali− Montenegro− Mozambique− Montserrat− Malawi− New Zealand− Oman− Palau− Puerto Rico− Paraguay− El Salvador− San Marino− Vanuatu

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

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