Countries ranked by tertiary education

Every country ranked by tertiary education, highest to lowest. Russia tops the list at 69.8%; Malawi is lowest at 0.2%.

Highest

1Russia69.8%
2United States60.9%
3South Korea58.3%
4Singapore52.0%
5Taiwan51.9%

Lowest

146Malawi0.2%
145Guatemala0.4%
144Mozambique0.5%
143Zimbabwe0.7%
142Tanzania0.9%

Full ranking — all 146 countries

#	Country	Tertiary education
1	Russia	69.8%
2	United States	60.9%
3	South Korea	58.3%
4	Singapore	52.0%
5	Taiwan	51.9%
6	Iceland	51.4%
7	Canada	51.3%
8	Ireland	50.3%
9	Ukraine	49.0%
10	Japan	47.2%
11	New Zealand	39.8%
12	Cyprus	38.7%
13	Israel	36.5%
14	Belgium	34.5%
15	Switzerland	33.0%
16	Greece	33.0%
17	Lithuania	33.0%
18	Kazakhstan	32.8%
19	Estonia	32.5%
20	Libya	32.4%
21	France	31.9%
22	Norway	31.8%
23	Luxembourg	31.5%
24	Spain	31.3%
25	Finland	31.2%
26	United Kingdom	31.1%
27	Netherlands	30.9%
28	Denmark	30.8%
29	Sweden	30.6%
30	Germany	30.4%
31	Latvia	30.4%
32	Australia	30.2%
33	Philippines	29.7%
34	Armenia	29.5%
35	Cuba	29.5%
36	Bolivia	29.2%
37	Panama	27.7%
38	Malaysia	26.5%
39	Colombia	26.4%
40	Mongolia	26.4%
41	Hong Kong	25.3%
42	Poland	24.9%
43	Slovenia	24.5%
44	Iran	24.4%
45	Croatia	24.2%
46	Bulgaria	23.9%
47	Macao	23.9%
48	Slovakia	23.4%
49	Hungary	23.0%
50	Mexico	22.9%
51	Kyrgyzstan	21.7%
52	Serbia	20.6%
53	Iraq	20.4%
54	Tunisia	20.2%
55	Peru	19.9%
56	Costa Rica	19.5%
57	Jordan	19.1%
58	Malta	18.9%
59	Czechia	18.4%
60	Jamaica	18.4%
61	Moldova	17.6%
62	Chile	17.3%
63	Algeria	17.3%
64	Thailand	17.2%
65	Portugal	16.1%
66	Austria	15.9%
67	Italy	15.9%
68	Sri Lanka	15.7%
69	Saudi Arabia	15.2%
70	Egypt	15.0%
71	Qatar	14.9%
72	Venezuela	14.9%
73	Fiji	14.8%
74	Dominican Republic	14.7%
75	Romania	14.7%
76	Gabon	14.6%
77	Nicaragua	14.3%
78	United Arab Emirates	14.2%
79	Myanmar	13.9%
80	Argentina	13.8%
81	Brunei	12.7%
82	Morocco	12.7%
83	Trinidad and Tobago	12.0%
84	Brazil	11.2%
85	Liberia	11.1%
86	Paraguay	10.8%
87	Turkey	10.8%
88	Bahrain	10.7%
89	Ecuador	10.7%
90	China	8.7%
91	Laos	8.6%
92	Kenya	8.4%
93	Indonesia	8.1%
94	Afghanistan	8.0%
95	India	7.9%
96	Uruguay	7.7%
97	Barbados	7.5%
98	Vietnam	7.4%
99	Mauritius	6.6%
100	Sudan	6.6%
101	Tonga	6.6%
102	Kuwait	6.3%
103	El Salvador	6.3%
104	Benin	6.1%
105	Pakistan	5.9%
106	South Africa	5.4%
107	Botswana	5.2%
108	Belize	5.0%
109	Cote d'Ivoire	4.7%
110	Cameroon	4.7%
111	Tajikistan	4.7%
112	Syria	4.3%
113	Ghana	4.0%
114	Reunion	4.0%
115	Honduras	3.9%
116	Yemen	3.8%
117	Senegal	3.7%
118	Togo	3.6%
119	Bangladesh	3.5%
120	Sierra Leone	3.3%
121	Cambodia	2.8%
122	Nepal	2.8%
123	Eswatini	2.7%
124	Rwanda	2.5%
125	Uganda	2.3%
126	Albania	2.0%
127	Burundi	1.9%
128	Mauritania	1.9%
129	Mali	1.6%
130	Maldives	1.5%
131	Central African Republic	1.4%
132	Niger	1.4%
133	Papua New Guinea	1.4%
134	Congo	1.3%
135	Gambia	1.3%
136	Namibia	1.3%
137	Democratic Republic of Congo	1.2%
138	Guyana	1.2%
139	Haiti	1.2%
140	Lesotho	1.1%
141	Zambia	1.0%
142	Tanzania	0.9%
143	Zimbabwe	0.7%
144	Mozambique	0.5%
145	Guatemala	0.4%
146	Malawi	0.2%

Common questions

Which country has the highest tertiary education?

Russia, at 69.8% — the highest of all 146 countries with data.

Which country has the lowest tertiary education?

Malawi, at 0.2%, ranks lowest among the 146 countries in this list.

How many countries are ranked?

146 countries and territories with recent data are included, ordered from highest to lowest.

Where does the data come from?

Our World in Data. The ranking updates as new data is published.

Source: Our World in Data. See the data on the interactive tertiary education map, or browse all country rankings.

Last updated: 3 August 2026.