| # | Flag | Country | Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ years, male (%) (cumulative)Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ years, male (%) (cumulative) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 100% | 2016 | |
| 2 | Greenland | 100% | 2015 | |
| 3 | Switzerland | 100% | 2009 | |
| 4 | Tajikistan | 100% | 2017 | |
| 5 | Denmark | 100% | 2008 | |
| 6 | Germany | 100% | 2016 | |
| 7 | Uzbekistan | 100% | 2016 | |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 100% | 2016 | |
| 9 | Australia | 100% | 2015 | |
| 10 | Sweden | 100% | 2016 | |
| 11 | Latvia | 100% | 2015 | |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 99.965% | 2009 | |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 99.926% | 2014 | |
| 14 | Lithuania | 99.878% | 2016 | |
| 15 | Slovenia | 99.823% | 2016 | |
| 16 | Czech Republic | 99.804% | 2016 | |
| 17 | Belize | 99.796% | 2010 | |
| 18 | Slovakia | 99.789% | 2016 | |
| 19 | Norway | 99.746% | 2016 | |
| 20 | Hungary | 99.601% | 2016 | |
| 21 | Armenia | 99.585% | 2015 | |
| 22 | Russia | 99.558% | 2010 | |
| 23 | Belarus | 99.551% | 2009 | |
| 24 | Poland | 99.534% | 2016 | |
| 25 | Georgia | 99.523% | 2016 | |
| 26 | Bermuda | 99.5% | 2000 | |
| 27 | Japan | 99.497% | 2010 | |
| 28 | Moldova | 99.433% | 2015 | |
| 29 | Malta | 99.26% | 2016 | |
| 30 | Azerbaijan | 99.143% | 2016 | |
| 31 | Jamaica | 99.137% | 2011 | |
| 32 | Romania | 99.136% | 2016 | |
| 33 | Montenegro | 99.115% | 2011 | |
| 34 | Cayman Islands | 99.078% | 2015 | |
| 35 | Serbia | 98.971% | 2016 | |
| 36 | Samoa | 98.926% | 2011 | |
| 37 | United States | 98.855% | 2016 | |
| 38 | Palau | 98.724% | 2013 | |
| 39 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.721% | 2009 | |
| 40 | Netherlands | 98.711% | 2016 | |
| 41 | Croatia | 98.697% | 2011 | |
| 42 | Ukraine | 98.689% | 2001 | |
| 43 | South Korea | 98.295% | 2015 | |
| 44 | Turkmenistan | 97.973% | 1995 | |
| 45 | France | 97.889% | 2016 | |
| 46 | Hong Kong | 97.849% | 2017 | |
| 47 | Liechtenstein | 97.327% | 2000 | |
| 48 | Israel | 97.018% | 2015 | |
| 49 | Italy | 96.955% | 2015 | |
| 50 | Andorra | 96.914% | 2016 | |
| 51 | Albania | 96.891% | 2012 | |
| 52 | Cyprus | 96.792% | 2016 | |
| 53 | Marshall Islands | 96.458% | 2011 | |
| 54 | Belgium | 96.441% | 2016 | |
| 55 | Trinidad and Tobago | 96.088% | 2009 | |
| 56 | Tonga | 95.984% | 2011 | |
| 57 | Malaysia | 95.895% | 2016 | |
| 58 | Mongolia | 95.41% | 2010 | |
| 59 | Canada | 95.188% | 1991 | |
| 60 | Luxembourg | 95.163% | 2007 | |
| 61 | The Bahamas | 94.85% | 2010 | |
| 62 | Portugal | 94.49% | 2016 | |
| 63 | French Polynesia | 94.303% | 2007 | |
| 64 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 94.258% | 2012 | |
| 65 | Seychelles | 94.064% | 2002 | |
| 66 | Greece | 93.959% | 2016 | |
| 67 | Suriname | 92.811% | 2012 | |
| 68 | Spain | 92.697% | 2016 | |
| 69 | Aruba | 92.341% | 2010 | |
| 70 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 92.184% | 2016 | |
| 71 | Argentina | 92.104% | 2016 | |
| 72 | Cuba | 92.102% | 2012 | |
| 73 | Macao | 92.056% | 2016 | |
| 74 | Venezuela | 92.014% | 2016 | |
| 75 | Puerto Rico | 91.146% | 2017 | |
| 76 | Jordan | 90.288% | 2010 | |
| 77 | Uruguay | 90.183% | 2017 | |
| 78 | Singapore | 89.481% | 2016 | |
| 79 | Sri Lanka | 88.437% | 2001 | |
| 80 | Dominica | 88.427% | 2001 | |
| 81 | Chile | 88.211% | 2015 | |
| 82 | Qatar | 86.659% | 2016 | |
| 83 | Barbados | 86.352% | 2000 | |
| 84 | Turkey | 86.224% | 2016 | |
| 85 | Peru | 85.905% | 2015 | |
| 86 | Saudi Arabia | 85.602% | 2013 | |
| 87 | Republic of Macedonia | 85.339% | 2002 | |
| 88 | Guam | 85.177% | 1980 | |
| 89 | South Africa | 84.04% | 2015 | |
| 90 | Indonesia | 83.991% | 2016 | |
| 91 | Ecuador | 83.929% | 2016 | |
| 92 | Iraq | 83.387% | 2013 | |
| 93 | Oman | 83.308% | 2015 | |
| 94 | Tunisia | 82.993% | 2016 | |
| 95 | Fiji | 82.816% | 2007 | |
| 96 | Panama | 82.775% | 2010 | |
| 97 | Lebanon | 82.525% | 2007 | |
| 98 | Philippines | 82.49% | 2013 | |
| 99 | Zimbabwe | 82.226% | 2014 | |
| 100 | Costa Rica | 81.47% | 2016 | |
| 101 | Mexico | 81.201% | 2016 | |
| 102 | Vietnam | 80.863% | 1979 | |
| 103 | Bolivia | 79.225% | 2015 | |
| 104 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | 78.361% | 2016 | |
| 105 | Brazil | 76.876% | 2015 | |
| 106 | Colombia | 76.339% | 2016 | |
| 107 | Syria | 76.145% | 2009 | |
| 108 | Paraguay | 75.519% | 2016 | |
| 109 | Algeria | 73.471% | 2008 | |
| 110 | Ghana | 73.358% | 2010 | |
| 111 | United Arab Emirates | 73.196% | 2005 | |
| 112 | China | 72.383% | 1982 | |
| 113 | Tanzania | 71.221% | 2012 | |
| 114 | Mauritius | 70.831% | 2011 | |
| 115 | Thailand | 69.72% | 2016 | |
| 116 | South Sudan | 67.509% | 2008 | |
| 117 | Guyana | 67.123% | 2002 | |
| 118 | Nigeria | 66.041% | 2006 | |
| 119 | Dominican Republic | 65.697% | 2015 | |
| 120 | El Salvador | 62.981% | 2017 | |
| 121 | Bahrain | 62.914% | 2016 | |
| 122 | Pakistan | 62.516% | 2016 | |
| 123 | Guatemala | 62.275% | 2014 | |
| 124 | India | 62.232% | 2011 | |
| 125 | Bangladesh | 60.908% | 2016 | |
| 126 | Kuwait | 60.886% | 2015 | |
| 127 | Honduras | 60.645% | 2016 | |
| 128 | Angola | 56.42% | 2014 | |
| 129 | Nepal | 56.06% | 2011 | |
| 130 | Cape Verde | 54.609% | 2015 | |
| 131 | Kenya | 54.51% | 2010 | |
| 132 | Namibia | 50.702% | 2001 | |
| 133 | Cambodia | 47.948% | 2009 | |
| 134 | Cameroon | 46.995% | 2010 | |
| 135 | Togo | 46.948% | 2011 | |
| 136 | Maldives | 42.873% | 2006 | |
| 137 | Ivory Coast | 42.392% | 2014 | |
| 138 | Uganda | 42.346% | 2012 | |
| 139 | Republic of the Congo | 40.116% | 1984 | |
| 140 | Mozambique | 40.067% | 2015 | |
| 141 | Rwanda | 38.16% | 2014 | |
| 142 | Ethiopia | 37.275% | 2011 | |
| 143 | Libya | 36.148% | 1984 | |
| 144 | Lesotho | 34.031% | 2008 | |
| 145 | Vanuatu | 33.309% | 1979 | |
| 146 | Senegal | 31.569% | 2017 | |
| 147 | Swaziland | 29.577% | 1986 | |
| 148 | Malawi | 28.76% | 1998 | |
| 149 | Bhutan | 26.327% | 2012 | |
| 150 | Niger | 20.484% | 2012 | |
| 151 | Central African Republic | 18.615% | 1975 | |
| 152 | Mali | 17.38% | 2016 | |
| 153 | Liberia | 15.786% | 1974 | |
| 154 | Burundi | 14.389% | 2014 | |
| 155 | Chad | 14.292% | 2004 | |
| 156 | Haiti | 9.394% | 1982 | |
| 157 | Burkina Faso | 8.03% | 2007 | |
| 158 | Afghanistan | 7.912% | 1979 | |
| 159 | Botswana | 7.311% | 1971 | |
| 160 | Gambia | 6.013% | 1973 |