List of countries by secondary education attainment

This is a list of countries by the proportion of the population that has attained at least a secondary education. The list is composed of the percent of the population of the relevant age groups that have completed an upper secondary education in the listed countries. The lists are compiled from several sources.

List of countries by percent secondary education attainment for selected age groups

Country	Year	3 to 5 Years above graduation age (%)^[1]	Year	20–24 (%)^[2]	Year	20–29 (%) ^[3]	Year	25–34 (%)^[4]
South Korea	2014	99			2015	98
Georgia	2013	96			2013	95
Japan	2016	95
Croatia	2013	95	2015	95.7	2013	95
Ukraine	2012	95			2012	94
Sweden	2013	92	2015	87.3	2012	94	2015	82
Ireland			2015	92.7			2015	91
Armenia	2010	93			2010	92
United Kingdom	2013	94	2015	85.7	2013	92	2015	85
Kazakhstan	2010	93			2010	92
Poland	2013	83	2015	90.8	2013	92	2015	94
United States	2010	92			2013	91	2015	90
Canada	2010	86			2010	91	2015	93
Greece	2013	92	2015	89.6	2013	91	2015	84
Slovakia	2013	93	2015	91.3	2013	90	2015	93
Cyprus	2013	93	2015	94.3	2013	90
Slovenia	2013	89	2015	90.9	2013	90	2015	94
Israel	2012	88			2012	89	2015	91
Russian Federation	2013	87			2013	88	2013	95
Czech Republic	2013	90	2015	90.4	2013	88	2015	94
Lithuania	2013	91	2015	90.9	2013	88	2015	90
France	2013	83	2015	87.2	2013	88	2014	87
Belarus	2012	83			2012	88
Austria	2013	84	2015	88.7	2013	88	2015	90
Finland	2013	85	2015	86.8	2013	87	2015	90
Australia	2010	85			2010	85	2015	88
Hungary	2013	85	2015	84.2	2013	85	2015	86
Switzerland	2013	72	2015	86	2013	84	2015	92
Belgium	2013	82	2015	84.4	2013	84	2015	83
Bulgaria	2013	84	2015	85.1	2013	84
Kyrgyzstan	2014	81			2014	83
Netherlands	2013	73	2015	80	2013	83	2015	86
Italy	2013	83	2015	80.1	2013	82	2015	74
Estonia	2013	79	2015	83.3	2013	82	2015	89
Germany	2013	78	2015	77.1	2013	81	2015	87
Latvia	2013	82	2015	86.1	2013	80	2015	85
New Zealand							2015	81
Chile							2013	80
Montenegro	2013	85			2013	79
Romania	2013	82	2015	79.7	2013	77
Denmark	2013	73	2015	74.1	2013	73	2015	84
Peru	2012	74			2012	73
Macedonia	2011	75			2011	72
Norway	2013	68	2015	79.3	2013	71	2015	81
Philippines	2013	72			2013	71
Argentina	2012	66			2012	70
Saudi Arabia							2014	69
Egypt	2014	71			2014	69
Serbia	2014	75			2014	68
Spain	2013	67	2015	68.5	2013	66	2015	66
Portugal	2013	60	2015	77	2013	64	2015	67
Azerbaijan	2006	71			2006	64
Ecuador	2013	66			2013	63
Colombia	2010	63			2010	62	2015	67
Brazil							2014	62
Bosnia	2011	69			2011	62
Panama	2013	62			2013	60
Moldova	2012	66			2012	59
Jordan	2012	59			2012	58
Thailand	2005	64			2005	57
Uzbekistan	2006	61
Tajikistan	2012	60			2012	57
Dominican Republic	2013	60			2013	57
Bolivia	2008	60			2008	54
Turkey			2015	53.8			2015	52
Vietnam	2013	55			2013	51
Mongolia	2010	65			2010	51
Mexico	2012	53			2012	50
Indonesia	2012	51			2012	48
Tunisia	2011	49			2011	44
South Africa	2013	45			2013	44	2014	49
Nigeria	2013	44			2013	44
Nepal	2014	52			2013	42
Kenya	2014	44			2013	41
Ghana	2014	39			2014	37
Namibia	2013	35			2013	33
Swaziland					2010	33
Honduras	2011	31			2011	31
India	2011	35			2011	30
Yemen	2013	30			2010	29
Gambia	2013	29			2013	26
Syria	2006	29			2006	26
Zambia	2013	27			2013	25
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2013	30			2013	25
Laos	2011	27			2011	24
Liberia	2013	23			2013	23
Guatemala					2011	22
Pakistan	2012	20			2012	20
Iraq	2011	19			2011	19
Sudan	2010	21			2010	18
Cambodia	2014	19			2014	18
Bangladesh	2014	23			2014	17
Republic of Congo	2011	15			2011	17
Sierra Leone	2013	20			2013	15
Côte d'Ivoire	2011	16			2011	15
Mauritania	2011	17			2011	15
Morocco	2009	16			2009	15
Uganda	2011	16			2011	14
Malawi	2013	11			2013	14
Haiti	2012	15			2012	13
Cameroon	2011	13			2011	13
Guinea	2012	16			2009	13
Benin	2011	13			2011	12
Afghanistan	2010	14			2011	11
Guinea Bissau	2006	13			2006	11
Zimbabwe	2014	9			2014	11
Ethiopia	2011	13			2011	11
Mali	2012	14			2012	10
Rwanda	2010	9			2010	8
Senegal	2014	9			2014	7
Bhutan	2010	5			2010	7
Chad	2010	7			2010	7
Madagascar	2008	5			2008	6
Central African Republic	2010	6			2010	6
Venezuela	2010	7			2010	6
Mozambique	2011	5			2011	6
Burundi	2010	4			2010	4
Burkina Faso	2010	3			2010	3
Tanzania	2010	3			2010	3
Somalia	2006	2			2006	2
Niger	2012	2			2012	2

References

^ World Inequality Database on Education Upper secondary completion rate Upper secondary graduation age http://www.education-inequalities.org/indicators/comp_upsec_v2#?sort=mean&dimension=all&group=all&age_group=comp_upsec_v2&countries=all
^ DataMarket Eurostat https://datamarket.com/is/data/set/27xd/at-least-upper-secondary-educational-attainment-age-group-20-24-by-sex#!ds=27xd!2qpp=3:2qpr=1.2.3.j.5.6.8.b.h.r.i.7.c.k.m.l.n.q.o.p.s.t.u.v.w.x.10.z.d.y.4.11.12&display=choropleth&map=europe&classifier=natural&numclasses=5
^ World Inequality Database on Education Upper secondary completion rate 20-29 http://www.education-inequalities.org/indicators/comp_upsec_v2#?sort=mean&dimension=all&group=all&age_group=comp_upsec_2029&countries=all
^ OECD Education at a Glance 2016 P.46 http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/education/education-at-a-glance-2016_eag-2016-en#page45

[1] World Inequality Database on Education Upper secondary completion rate Upper secondary graduation age http://www.education-inequalities.org/indicators/comp_upsec_v2#?sort=mean&dimension=all&group=all&age_group=comp_upsec_v2&countries=all

[2] DataMarket Eurostat https://datamarket.com/is/data/set/27xd/at-least-upper-secondary-educational-attainment-age-group-20-24-by-sex#!ds=27xd!2qpp=3:2qpr=1.2.3.j.5.6.8.b.h.r.i.7.c.k.m.l.n.q.o.p.s.t.u.v.w.x.10.z.d.y.4.11.12&display=choropleth&map=europe&classifier=natural&numclasses=5

[3] World Inequality Database on Education Upper secondary completion rate 20-29 http://www.education-inequalities.org/indicators/comp_upsec_v2#?sort=mean&dimension=all&group=all&age_group=comp_upsec_2029&countries=all

[4] OECD Education at a Glance 2016 P.46 http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/education/education-at-a-glance-2016_eag-2016-en#page45