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Upper Secondary Attainment

23 years, 2000–2023 · 95 countries · 3 measures

Upper secondary attainment is the share of adults aged 25 and over who finished upper secondary education or went further. It describes the education a country’s working-age population already holds, rather than what its schools are doing now.

This site holds every year from 2000 to 2023, read from UIS’s own data and stored exactly as published.

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Upper Secondary Attainment · the file

Newest
Upper Secondary Attainment, 2023
Held
23 years · 2,078 rows
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0

0123 years

Every year

Newest first. Each opens the full table for that year, and each downloads as a CSV.

2000bar height: countries covered, up to 1162023
Every year of Upper Secondary Attainment held on this site, newest first, with its download files.
YearCountriesChangeReadDownload
Upper Secondary Attainment, 2023Newest95+15 −35September 10, 2026CSV
Upper Secondary Attainment, 2022115+31 −15September 10, 2026CSV
Upper Secondary Attainment, 202199+22 −23September 10, 2026CSV
Upper Secondary Attainment, 2020100+21 −37September 10, 2026CSV
Upper Secondary Attainment, 2019116+26 −23September 10, 2026CSV
Upper Secondary Attainment, 2018113+30 −28September 10, 2026CSV
Upper Secondary Attainment, 2017111+27 −20September 10, 2026CSV
Upper Secondary Attainment, 2016104+22 −25September 10, 2026CSV
Upper Secondary Attainment, 2015107+18 −20September 10, 2026CSV
Upper Secondary Attainment, 2014109+25 −12September 10, 2026CSV
Upper Secondary Attainment, 201396+17 −15September 10, 2026CSV
Upper Secondary Attainment, 201294+16 −17September 10, 2026CSV
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YearCountriesChangeReadDownload
Upper Secondary Attainment, 201195+19 −24September 10, 2026CSV
Upper Secondary Attainment, 2010100+26 −14September 10, 2026CSV
Upper Secondary Attainment, 200988+20 −15September 10, 2026CSV
Upper Secondary Attainment, 200883+19 −12September 10, 2026CSV
Upper Secondary Attainment, 200776+20 −21September 10, 2026CSV
Upper Secondary Attainment, 200677+25 −13September 10, 2026CSV
Upper Secondary Attainment, 200565+19 −14September 10, 2026CSV
Upper Secondary Attainment, 200460+14 −8September 10, 2026CSV
Upper Secondary Attainment, 200354+16 −26September 10, 2026CSV
Upper Secondary Attainment, 200164+30 −23September 10, 2026CSV
Upper Secondary Attainment, 200057—September 10, 2026CSV

Every year in one file, one row per country per year: upper-secondary-attainment-all-editions-nations-inquiry.csv

025 columns

What’s in the file

Every column, what it holds, how it is stored and what its values look like — what a reader needs before opening the file.

Every column in the newest file of Upper Secondary Attainment: what it holds, how it is stored, and its range.
ColumnWhat it holdsStored asRange, 2023DistinctEmptySpread
CountrycountryNameThe country’s name, as this file spells it.Text—950
ISO Codecountry_codeIdentifierThe ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code, added by this site. Every table here joins on it.Text · 3 letters—950
Adults 25+ who completed upper secondary or higher (%)upper_secondary_attainmentHeadlineThe headline figure: Adults 25+ who completed upper secondary or higher (%).Number · up to 14 decimals5.26Burkina Faso97.89Belarusmiddle 65.76950
FemalefemaleWomenThe same measure, for women.Number · up to 14 decimals3.310Burkina Faso98.180Belarusmiddle 66.360941
MalemaleMenThe same measure, for men.Number · up to 14 decimals7.57Burkina Faso97.55Belarusmiddle 63.10950

Profiled from the newest file. Range: the lowest and highest value, with the country holding it when only one does. Spread: countries in ten equal steps from lowest to highest. A higher value is the better result.

03198 countries across every year

Who is covered

How many countries each year holds, continent by continent, who joined and who left, and which places this site covers that the dataset never has.

All regions
Countries in each year of Upper Secondary Attainment, by continent.
201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Africa111320201420212110132112
Americas252223222123212521202422
Asia192224262832292826263123
Europe363738363733383538383633
Oceania324343475235
All94961091071041111131161009911595

The newest 12 of 23 years.

Who joined and who left

  • 2023
    + Aruba+ Angola+ Antigua and Barbuda+ Azerbaijan+ DR Congo+ Gambia+ Grenada+ Cambodia+ Kiribati+ Namibia+ Nauru+ Tonga+ Tunisia+ Vanuatu+ Yemen− Afghanistan− Andorra− Argentina− Benin− Belize− Bhutan− Comoros− Ethiopia− Guinea-Bissau− Jamaica− Kenya− North Macedonia− Mali− Mozambique− Mauritius− Malaysia− Niger− Oman− Philippines− Papua New Guinea− Palestine− Saudi Arabia− Sudan− Singapore− San Marino− Somalia− Suriname− Eswatini− Togo− Turkmenistan− Timor-Leste− Trinidad and Tobago− Tanzania− Uzbekistan− Samoa
  • 2022
    + Andorra+ Argentina+ Bahrain+ Bahamas+ Belize+ Bhutan+ Guinea-Bissau+ Honduras+ India+ Laos+ Mali+ Mozambique+ Mauritius+ Malaysia+ Niger+ Oman+ Papua New Guinea+ Puerto Rico+ Qatar+ Sudan+ Senegal+ San Marino+ Somalia+ Suriname+ Eswatini+ Togo+ Turkmenistan+ Timor-Leste+ Trinidad and Tobago+ Tanzania+ Samoa− Antigua and Barbuda− Bangladesh− Côte d’Ivoire− Dominica− United Kingdom− Grenada− Iraq− Cambodia− Madagascar− Malta− Nigeria− Nepal− Poland− Tonga− Ukraine
  • 2021
    + United Arab Emirates+ Antigua and Barbuda+ Benin+ Burkina Faso+ Bangladesh+ Côte d’Ivoire+ Comoros+ Dominica+ Egypt+ Ethiopia+ Ghana+ Guatemala+ Iraq+ Jamaica+ Latvia+ Madagascar+ Nigeria+ Norway+ Nepal+ Philippines+ Tonga+ Uruguay− Burundi− Bahrain− Belize− China− Cook Islands− Curaçao− Gambia− India− Japan− Saint Lucia− Mali− Montenegro− Mozambique− Montserrat− Malawi− New Zealand− Oman− Palau− Puerto Rico− San Marino− Seychelles− Trinidad and Tobago− Vanuatu
  • 2020
    + Afghanistan+ Burundi+ Bahrain+ Belize+ China+ Curaçao+ Estonia+ United Kingdom+ Gambia+ India+ Japan+ North Macedonia+ Mozambique+ Montserrat+ Malawi+ New Zealand+ Oman+ Palau+ Poland+ Puerto Rico+ San Marino− United Arab Emirates− Azerbaijan− Benin− Burkina Faso− Bangladesh− Bahamas− Central African Republic− Cuba− Algeria− Ethiopia− Guinea-Bissau− Guatemala− Guyana− Honduras− Jamaica− Kazakhstan− Lebanon− Liberia− Latvia− Marshall Islands− Myanmar− Malaysia− New Caledonia− Niger− Nigeria− Norway− Nepal− Senegal− Sierra Leone− Turks and Caicos Islands− Chad− Togo− Tuvalu− Uganda− Uruguay− Samoa− Zimbabwe
  • 2019
    + Benin+ Bahamas+ Botswana+ Central African Republic+ Cook Islands+ Cuba+ Algeria+ Ethiopia+ Guatemala+ Iran+ Kenya+ Cambodia+ Liberia+ Saint Lucia+ Marshall Islands+ Malaysia+ New Caledonia+ Nepal+ Turks and Caicos Islands+ Togo+ Trinidad and Tobago+ Tuvalu+ Uganda+ Vanuatu+ Samoa+ Zimbabwe− Antigua and Barbuda− Bahrain− Cameroon− DR Congo− Egypt− Estonia− Guinea− Gambia− India− Iraq− Kiribati− Kuwait− Lesotho− Madagascar− North Macedonia− Mauritius− Pakistan− Papua New Guinea− San Marino− Suriname− Tonga− Tanzania− Zambia
  • 2018
    + Antigua and Barbuda+ Burkina Faso+ Cameroon+ DR Congo+ Guinea+ Gambia+ Guinea-Bissau+ Grenada+ Guyana+ India+ Iraq+ Kazakhstan+ Kiribati+ Lebanon+ Lesotho+ Luxembourg+ Latvia+ Madagascar+ North Macedonia+ Malta+ Nigeria+ Papua New Guinea+ San Marino+ Suriname+ Chad+ Tonga+ Tanzania+ Ukraine+ Uzbekistan+ Zambia− Afghanistan− Burundi− Benin− Belize− Bhutan− Djibouti− Fiji− United Kingdom− Ghana− Guatemala− Haiti− Cambodia− Laos− Liberia− Saint Lucia− Morocco− Maldives− Marshall Islands− Mozambique− Malawi− Philippines− Puerto Rico− Qatar− Togo− Tajikistan− Tunisia− Venezuela− Zimbabwe
  • 2017
    + Afghanistan+ Burundi+ Benin+ Brunei+ Bhutan+ Djibouti+ Fiji+ United Kingdom+ Ghana+ Haiti+ Jordan+ Cambodia+ Kuwait+ Laos+ Saint Lucia+ Morocco+ Marshall Islands+ Mozambique+ Malawi+ Niger+ Philippines+ Puerto Rico+ Rwanda+ Saudi Arabia+ Sierra Leone+ Togo+ Zimbabwe− Andorra− Bermuda− Côte d’Ivoire− DR Congo− Cook Islands− Ethiopia− Guinea− Iran− Latvia− Macau− North Macedonia− Malta− Malaysia− Nigeria− New Zealand− Poland− Timor-Leste− Tuvalu− Uganda− Uzbekistan
  • 2016
    + United Arab Emirates+ Bahrain+ Belarus+ Bermuda+ Côte d’Ivoire+ DR Congo+ Cook Islands+ Ethiopia+ Guinea+ Iran+ Jamaica+ Liberia+ Sri Lanka+ Macau+ Maldives+ Malaysia+ Nigeria+ Poland+ Qatar+ Tajikistan+ Tuvalu+ Uganda− Afghanistan− Angola− Brunei− Republic of the Congo− Cabo Verde− Cayman Islands− Ghana− Gambia− Cambodia− Kuwait− Laos− Luxembourg− Madagascar− Mozambique− Mauritania− Malawi− Oman− Puerto Rico− Rwanda− Solomon Islands− Turkmenistan− Trinidad and Tobago− Tanzania− Zambia− Zimbabwe

04Provenance

Where it comes from

The path from the publisher to this page, and what was checked and changed on the way.

The site’s method
  1. 1 · Publisher

    UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)

  2. 2 · Their file

    Upper Secondary Attainment 2023

  3. 3 · Read by this site

    September 10, 2026

    Imported by a script that parses each figure and writes it down unrounded.
  4. 4 · Stored as

    23 files, one per year

    Each downloads as a CSV, or every year together as upper-secondary-attainment-all-editions-nations-inquiry.csv
  5. 5 · Used on

    Its statistic page, and every profile it measures

Precision

The headline is stored to 14 decimals, as published.

Rounded by this site

Never. Tables on screen may show fewer decimals; the files never do.

Changed by this site

Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

From the UNESCO Institute for Statistics data API. Years reporting fewer than 50 countries are left out. Female and male rates are stored beside the headline.

05Reuse

Licence and credit

What the publisher’s licence lets you do, what it asks of you, and a credit line and citation ready to copy.

Every publisher’s terms

Licence · checked September 5, 2026

CC BY-SA 4.0

  • Share and redistribute it
  • Adapt it and build on it
  • Use it commercially
  • Credit the publisher
  • Say what you changed
  • Publish anything adapted from it under the same licence

Share, adapt and use commercially with credit — and anything you publish that adapts it must carry the same licence.

A credit line

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), Upper Secondary Attainment, via Nations Inquiry.

Cite this dataset

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). Upper Secondary Attainment, 2000–2023 [data set]. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/upper-secondary-attainment

The publisher’s own citation: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. UIS Data Browser. Montreal: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Plain-language summary, not legal advice. The licence text is what binds.

06Questions

Upper Secondary Attainment: questions and answers

What is the Upper Secondary Attainment?

Upper secondary attainment is the share of adults aged 25 and over who finished upper secondary education or went further. It describes the education a country’s working-age population already holds, rather than what its schools are doing now.

Which years of the Upper Secondary Attainment can I download?

All 23, from 2000 to 2023, each as a CSV file, or every year together in one CSV.

Does UIS rank countries on it?

No. UIS publishes values only. The positions shown on this site are derived by ordering the published values, and are labelled as ours.

Can I use it commercially?

Yes, under CC BY-SA 4.0, with credit to UIS. The licence text is linked on this page.

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