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Education in high-income countries: how the countries rank

School enrolment, completion, literacy and public spending on education. 11 indicators for the 86 economies in the high income group, ranked within the group; the group figure is the World Bank aggregate.

Pre-primary enrolment83.8%high-income countries, 2020 · world 60.9%Primary enrolment99.8%high-income countries, 2024 · world 102.2%Primary completion97.8%high-income countries, 2024 · world 88.0%Secondary enrolment103.2%high-income countries, 2024 · world 77.3%Lower secondary completion95.6%high-income countries, 2024 · world 77.9%Tertiary enrolment82.0%high-income countries, 2024 · world 43.6%Out-of-school children2.5%high-income countries, 2025Youth literacy99.3%high-income countries, 2021 · world 93.1%
Pre-primary enrolment
high-income countriesWorldlow-income countrieslower-middle-income countriesupper-middle-income countries
0%25%50%75%100%199520002005201020152020high-income countries83.8%Worldlow-income countrieslower-middle-income countriesupper-middle-income countries
Primary enrolment
high-income countriesWorldlow-income countrieslower-middle-income countriesupper-middle-income countries
0%50%100%150%199520002005201020152020high-income countries99.8%Worldlow-income countrieslower-middle-income countriesupper-middle-income countries
countries

All 86 economies, education

Latest value and rank within the group (small figure). Click a column to sort; the country name opens its education profile.

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CountryPre-primary enrolmentPrimary enrolmentPrimary completionSecondary enrolmentLower secondary completionTertiary enrolmentOut-of-school childrenYouth literacy
Australia160.2%#1 · 202099.6%#40 · 2024—131.9%#7 · 2024—108.4%#8 · 20240.1%#63 · 2024—
Czechia113.5%#2 · 202099.7%#39 · 202398.7%#24 · 202397.6%#50 · 202395.1%#40 · 202366.7%#42 · 20230.8%#50 · 2023—
Malta112.5%#3 · 202097.7%#49 · 202397.1%#33 · 2023103.0%#38 · 202397.3%#31 · 202380.5%#21 · 20232.6%#29 · 202398.9%#30 · 2011
Belgium112.4%#4 · 2020102.1%#26 · 2023—143.0%#2 · 202392.4%#53 · 202382.1%#18 · 20231.7%#39 · 2023—
Israel111.2%#5 · 202097.4%#53 · 202497.0%#34 · 202498.5%#49 · 202497.8%#29 · 202456.3%#50 · 20242.7%#28 · 2024—
Germany108.0%#6 · 2020102.6%#23 · 202496.8%#36 · 2024100.2%#46 · 202471.4%#62 · 202476.7%#32 · 20240.3%#56 · 2024—
France106.7%#7 · 2020103.4%#18 · 2024—103.8%#36 · 202499.5%#21 · 202471.5%#39 · 20240.2%#59 · 2024—
United Kingdom105.8%#8 · 2020102.2%#24 · 2023101.1%#12 · 2023112.1%#19 · 202398.0%#26 · 202380.4%#22 · 20230.1%#66 · 2023—
Gibraltar105.6%#9 · 2021101.8%#28 · 202495.4%#40 · 202478.5%#68 · 2024110.3%#5 · 2024—1.6%#40 · 2024—
Seychelles104.3%#10 · 202193.4%#66 · 202494.2%#43 · 202470.8%#71 · 202493.2%#50 · 202414.5%#67 · 20246.8%#11 · 202499.0%#28 · 2010
Denmark103.2%#11 · 202099.8%#38 · 202499.7%#19 · 2024125.6%#9 · 202499.2%#22 · 202479.0%#26 · 20240.9%#48 · 2024—
Switzerland102.9%#12 · 2020101.2%#30 · 202494.0%#46 · 2024101.4%#42 · 202496.0%#37 · 202473.5%#37 · 20240.1%#60 · 2024—
Austria102.9%#13 · 2020101.3%#29 · 202496.7%#37 · 2024100.6%#45 · 202495.8%#38 · 202492.6%#13 · 20241.4%#42 · 2024—
Liechtenstein102.2%#14 · 2020102.1%#25 · 202188.9%#53 · 2021118.7%#15 · 202194.5%#41 · 202146.0%#57 · 20210.8%#49 · 2021—
Spain101.8%#15 · 2020102.9%#20 · 202498.5%#27 · 2024118.5%#16 · 202493.4%#47 · 202493.8%#12 · 20241.2%#46 · 202499.7%#15 · 2021
Slovakia101.8%#16 · 2020102.8%#22 · 202498.4%#28 · 202493.2%#59 · 202484.9%#56 · 202454.5%#53 · 20241.1%#47 · 2024—
Sweden100.4%#17 · 2020114.9%#5 · 202499.8%#18 · 2024132.0%#6 · 202499.7%#20 · 202484.0%#15 · 20240.6%#51 · 2024—
San Marino100.1%#18 · 202193.5%#65 · 202493.4%#49 · 202460.4%#72 · 202492.5%#51 · 202457.5%#49 · 20246.1%#14 · 2024100.0%#3 · 2022
Portugal99.4%#19 · 2020111.0%#7 · 2023104.5%#8 · 2023120.3%#12 · 2023100.6%#16 · 202377.7%#28 · 20230.5%#54 · 202399.4%#20 · 2011
Uruguay97.1%#20 · 2020104.5%#14 · 2023101.2%#11 · 2023119.1%#14 · 202377.9%#60 · 202380.0%#24 · 20230.0%#69 · 202399.0%#27 · 2024
Norway96.3%#21 · 202098.5%#44 · 202498.7%#25 · 2024116.3%#17 · 202499.1%#23 · 202495.5%#10 · 20241.4%#44 · 2024—
Turks and Caicos Islands96.2%#22 · 2021125.1%#2 · 2024132.4%#2 · 2024119.7%#13 · 2024116.6%#4 · 202425.3%#63 · 20230.1%#61 · 202499.9%#6 · 2020
Singapore96.1%#23 · 2020100.2%#36 · 202396.8%#35 · 2023103.1%#37 · 2023101.6%#12 · 202397.3%#9 · 20230.2%#58 · 202399.9%#9 · 2021
Ireland95.4%#24 · 202096.5%#58 · 202293.7%#48 · 2022130.6%#8 · 2022100.8%#15 · 202277.6%#29 · 20221.8%#35 · 2022—
Costa Rica95.2%#25 · 2021104.8%#13 · 2024106.4%#7 · 2024121.8%#11 · 202461.4%#63 · 202455.0%#52 · 20194.5%#22 · 202480.5%#36 · 2018
Iceland95.1%#26 · 202098.2%#46 · 202398.6%#26 · 2023108.9%#21 · 202397.8%#30 · 202376.5%#33 · 20231.8%#34 · 2023—
Romania94.9%#27 · 202084.9%#71 · 202381.0%#57 · 202381.6%#65 · 202378.0%#59 · 202355.2%#51 · 202315.6%#6 · 202399.9%#5 · 2021
Latvia94.6%#28 · 202097.6%#50 · 202498.1%#29 · 2024101.3%#43 · 202493.3%#49 · 202482.9%#17 · 20242.7%#27 · 202499.8%#12 · 2011
Estonia94.3%#29 · 201997.8%#47 · 202499.9%#17 · 2024108.5%#24 · 202498.2%#25 · 202465.7%#43 · 20243.4%#25 · 202499.9%#4 · 2011
United Arab Emirates94.2%#30 · 2020108.0%#8 · 202499.2%#22 · 2023102.1%#39 · 2024104.2%#9 · 202363.7%#45 · 20240.0%#70 · 202499.6%#17 · 2024
Curaçao94.0%#31 · 202079.3%#74 · 2024—89.9%#63 · 2024——27.9%#1 · 2024—
Slovenia94.0%#32 · 2020100.9%#33 · 202397.4%#30 · 2023107.6%#26 · 202393.5%#46 · 202380.1%#23 · 20231.4%#41 · 2023—
Poland93.9%#33 · 2020105.4%#11 · 2024—107.9%#25 · 202455.0%#64 · 202480.9%#20 · 20240.1%#65 · 2024—
Saint Kitts and Nevis93.7%#34 · 2021121.1%#3 · 2023124.3%#3 · 2023137.5%#5 · 2023119.7%#3 · 202393.9%#11 · 2015——
Hong Kong93.6%#35 · 2020103.2%#19 · 202491.7%#51 · 2024107.2%#28 · 2024129.5%#2 · 2024120.1%#4 · 20241.4%#43 · 2024—
Greece93.3%#36 · 2020102.0%#27 · 202399.9%#16 · 2023105.2%#31 · 202393.9%#44 · 2023165.1%#1 · 20230.1%#64 · 202399.5%#19 · 2009
Italy92.7%#37 · 2020103.6%#17 · 202397.4%#31 · 2023100.7%#44 · 202396.3%#36 · 202375.9%#35 · 20232.1%#33 · 202399.9%#10 · 2019
Luxembourg92.2%#38 · 202099.2%#42 · 202476.5%#59 · 2024108.6%#23 · 202499.9%#18 · 202422.4%#65 · 20240.3%#57 · 2024—
Netherlands92.0%#39 · 2020104.2%#15 · 2023—137.5%#4 · 2023—86.6%#14 · 20230.5%#53 · 2023—
South Korea91.8%#40 · 2020100.9%#34 · 2024102.9%#9 · 202496.3%#52 · 202497.3%#34 · 2024111.9%#5 · 20240.1%#68 · 2024—
New Zealand91.7%#41 · 202096.7%#57 · 2024—114.2%#18 · 2024—77.2%#31 · 20242.6%#30 · 2024—
Hungary90.8%#42 · 2020102.9%#21 · 2024108.9%#5 · 2024107.4%#27 · 202493.8%#45 · 202460.5%#46 · 20242.8%#26 · 2024—
Cayman Islands89.3%#43 · 201895.7%#59 · 2024106.5%#6 · 202484.8%#64 · 202497.3%#33 · 2024—5.2%#17 · 202498.9%#29 · 2017
Lithuania89.1%#44 · 2020100.5%#35 · 2024100.1%#15 · 2024104.9%#33 · 202498.7%#24 · 202475.6%#36 · 20240.1%#62 · 202499.9%#11 · 2011
Finland88.4%#45 · 202098.9%#43 · 202497.2%#32 · 2024142.4%#3 · 202497.8%#28 · 2024110.3%#6 · 20241.8%#37 · 2024—
British Virgin Islands87.9%#46 · 202172.8%#75 · 202446.4%#61 · 202475.6%#69 · 202474.8%#61 · 202429.6%#61 · 202427.0%#2 · 2024—
Cyprus86.7%#47 · 2020105.3%#12 · 2024102.2%#10 · 2024106.7%#29 · 2024101.1%#14 · 2024120.9%#3 · 20240.4%#55 · 202399.8%#13 · 2011
Macao86.4%#48 · 202189.8%#69 · 202494.1%#44 · 202494.7%#57 · 202494.2%#42 · 2024141.9%#2 · 202410.8%#8 · 202499.8%#14 · 2016
Russia86.0%#49 · 201997.7%#48 · 2023—92.5%#60 · 2023—60.4%#47 · 20244.9%#19 · 202399.9%#7 · 2021
Chile84.5%#50 · 202099.5%#41 · 202499.1%#23 · 2024105.6%#30 · 2024102.3%#11 · 2024110.2%#7 · 20242.1%#32 · 202499.3%#23 · 2022
Bulgaria84.3%#51 · 202095.3%#60 · 202494.6%#42 · 202494.8%#56 · 202494.0%#43 · 202469.5%#40 · 20245.9%#15 · 202497.9%#32 · 2011
Barbados75.1%#52 · 202183.9%#72 · 202485.3%#55 · 2024104.4%#34 · 202497.3%#32 · 202450.8%#56 · 202517.6%#4 · 2024100.0%#1 · 2012
United States72.4%#53 · 202097.0%#54 · 202295.7%#39 · 202297.5%#51 · 2022101.4%#13 · 202279.4%#25 · 20224.0%#23 · 2022—
Croatia70.9%#54 · 2020101.2%#31 · 2023100.5%#13 · 2023105.0%#32 · 2023100.1%#17 · 202381.2%#19 · 20231.8%#36 · 2023—
Palau70.5%#55 · 2020106.9%#10 · 2024100.4%#14 · 202495.7%#53 · 202491.7%#54 · 202471.8%#38 · 20241.3%#45 · 2024100.0%#2 · 2020
Antigua and Barbuda70.3%#56 · 2018112.3%#6 · 2023123.4%#4 · 2022108.9%#22 · 2023106.0%#7 · 2022—1.7%#38 · 2023—
Trinidad and Tobago64.5%#57 · 202198.3%#45 · 202491.6%#52 · 202395.7%#54 · 202497.1%#35 · 202423.8%#64 · 20247.2%#10 · 202492.0%#34 · 2022
Brunei63.5%#58 · 202094.8%#62 · 202499.4%#20 · 202491.8%#61 · 2023105.0%#8 · 202436.4%#60 · 20233.6%#24 · 202499.4%#21 · 2011
Kuwait60.2%#59 · 202082.4%#73 · 202180.4%#58 · 2021—85.3%#55 · 202151.9%#55 · 2021—99.3%#22 · 2020
Qatar54.0%#60 · 202197.6%#51 · 202495.4%#41 · 202499.6%#47 · 202492.5%#52 · 202443.0%#58 · 20244.6%#21 · 202498.7%#31 · 2014
Bahrain52.6%#61 · 202096.9%#56 · 202494.1%#45 · 202498.8%#48 · 202499.8%#19 · 202458.4%#48 · 20244.7%#20 · 202499.5%#18 · 2024
Canada48.9%#62 · 202095.0%#61 · 2023—104.3%#35 · 2023—76.3%#34 · 20235.0%#18 · 2023—
Bahamas39.7%#63 · 201992.9%#67 · 2024—79.5%#67 · 2024——15.9%#5 · 2024—
Nauru32.2%#64 · 202094.4%#64 · 202586.4%#54 · 202594.5%#58 · 202597.9%#27 · 2025—6.6%#13 · 202591.7%#35 · 2021
Oman27.4%#65 · 202194.7%#63 · 202492.1%#50 · 202495.1%#55 · 202495.3%#39 · 202442.2%#59 · 20245.8%#16 · 202499.7%#16 · 2022
Panama27.0%#66 · 202096.9%#55 · 202496.2%#38 · 2024—78.8%#58 · 202453.7%#54 · 20237.7%#9 · 202499.2%#24 · 2024
Saudi Arabia18.3%#67 · 2021104.0%#16 · 202499.4%#21 · 2024110.7%#20 · 2024103.5%#10 · 202483.9%#16 · 20240.5%#52 · 202499.9%#8 · 2024
Andorra—99.9%#37 · 202467.4%#60 · 2024101.9%#40 · 202493.4%#48 · 202467.7%#41 · 20242.4%#31 · 2024—
Aruba—107.7%#9 · 202493.8%#47 · 2022124.4%#10 · 2024107.2%#6 · 202214.1%#68 · 2024—99.1%#25 · 2010
Bermuda—92.9%#68 · 2023—74.4%#70 · 2023—17.3%#66 · 2023——
Guyana—97.6%#52 · 2024—91.4%#62 · 2024—26.4%#62 · 202418.0%#3 · 202399.1%#26 · 2020
Japan—101.1%#32 · 2023—101.5%#41 · 2023—64.5%#44 · 20230.1%#67 · 2023—
Monaco—120.6%#4 · 2024135.0%#1 · 2024158.5%#1 · 2024148.1%#1 · 202477.5%#30 · 2024——
Puerto Rico—87.9%#70 · 202483.1%#56 · 202481.5%#66 · 202480.3%#57 · 202377.9%#27 · 202313.3%#7 · 202492.4%#33 · 2017
Sint Maarten—135.1%#1 · 2023———7.7%#69 · 20236.8%#12 · 2023—
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Ranks count group members with a value in the recent window.
within the group

Highest and lowest, indicator by indicator

Pre-primary enrolment67 countries
  1. 1Australia160.2%2020
  2. 2Czechia113.5%2020
  3. 3Malta112.5%2020
Lowest
  1. 67Saudi Arabia18.3%2021
  2. 66Panama27.0%2020
  3. 65Oman27.4%2021
Median country 93.7% · group 83.8%
Primary enrolment75 countries
  1. 1Sint Maarten135.1%2023
  2. 2Turks and Caicos Islands125.1%2024
  3. 3Saint Kitts and Nevis121.1%2023
Lowest
  1. 75British Virgin Islands72.8%2024
  2. 74Curaçao79.3%2024
  3. 73Kuwait82.4%2021
Median country 99.8% · group 99.8%
Primary completion61 countries
  1. 1Monaco135.0%2024
  2. 2Turks and Caicos Islands132.4%2024
  3. 3Saint Kitts and Nevis124.3%2023
Lowest
  1. 61British Virgin Islands46.4%2024
  2. 60Andorra67.4%2024
  3. 59Luxembourg76.5%2024
Median country 97.4% · group 97.8%
Secondary enrolment72 countries
  1. 1Monaco158.5%2024
  2. 2Belgium143.0%2023
  3. 3Finland142.4%2024
Lowest
  1. 72San Marino60.4%2024
  2. 71Seychelles70.8%2024
  3. 70Bermuda74.4%2023
Median country 103.4% · group 103.2%
Lower secondary completion64 countries
  1. 1Monaco148.1%2024
  2. 2Hong Kong129.5%2024
  3. 3Saint Kitts and Nevis119.7%2023
Lowest
  1. 64Poland55.0%2024
  2. 63Costa Rica61.4%2024
  3. 62Germany71.4%2024
Median country 97.3% · group 95.6%
Tertiary enrolment69 countries
  1. 1Greece165.1%2023
  2. 2Macao141.9%2024
  3. 3Cyprus120.9%2024
Lowest
  1. 69Sint Maarten7.7%2023
  2. 68Aruba14.1%2024
  3. 67Seychelles14.5%2024
Median country 75.9% · group 82.0%
Out-of-school children70 countries
  1. 1Curaçao27.9%2024
  2. 2British Virgin Islands27.0%2024
  3. 3Guyana18.0%2023
Lowest
  1. 70United Arab Emirates0.0%2024
  2. 69Uruguay0.0%2023
  3. 68South Korea0.1%2024
Median country 1.8% · group 2.5%
Youth literacy36 countries
  1. 1Barbados100.0%2012
  2. 2Palau100.0%2020
  3. 3San Marino100.0%2022
Lowest
  1. 36Costa Rica80.5%2018
  2. 35Nauru91.7%2021
  3. 34Trinidad and Tobago92.0%2022
Median country 99.5% · group 99.3%
Pupils per teacher64 countries
  1. 1Nauru40.22016
  2. 2United Arab Emirates24.52016
  3. 3Panama22.02017
Lowest
  1. 64San Marino6.92018
  2. 63Liechtenstein7.82017
  3. 62Luxembourg8.32016
Median country 12.4 · group 14.0
Education spending71 countries
  1. 1Sweden7.3%2022
  2. 2Iceland7.3%2022
  3. 3Kuwait6.4%2024
Lowest
  1. 71Cayman Islands1.6%2023
  2. 70Monaco1.7%2023
  3. 69Bermuda1.9%2023
Median country 4.3% · group 4.7%
Education, % of budget68 countries
  1. 1Sint Maarten23.0%2023
  2. 2Costa Rica20.4%2023
  3. 3Chile18.4%2022
Lowest
  1. 68Antigua and Barbuda5.9%2025
  2. 67Greece6.4%2022
  3. 66Nauru6.6%2025
Median country 12.0% · group 12.0%
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