| # | Flag | Country | Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ years, total (%) (cumulative)Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ years, total (%) (cumulative) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 100% | 2009 | |
| 2 | Greenland | 100% | 2015 | |
| 3 | New Zealand | 100% | 2016 | |
| 4 | Tajikistan | 100% | 2017 | |
| 5 | Latvia | 100% | 2015 | |
| 6 | Uzbekistan | 100% | 2016 | |
| 7 | Denmark | 100% | 2008 | |
| 8 | Australia | 100% | 2015 | |
| 9 | Germany | 100% | 2016 | |
| 10 | Sweden | 100% | 2016 | |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 100% | 2016 | |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 99.948% | 2009 | |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 99.86% | 2014 | |
| 14 | Czech Republic | 99.839% | 2016 | |
| 15 | Slovenia | 99.809% | 2016 | |
| 16 | Slovakia | 99.803% | 2016 | |
| 17 | Belize | 99.793% | 2010 | |
| 18 | Norway | 99.675% | 2016 | |
| 19 | Hungary | 99.567% | 2016 | |
| 20 | Japan | 99.521% | 2010 | |
| 21 | Bermuda | 99.5% | 2000 | |
| 22 | Armenia | 99.456% | 2015 | |
| 23 | Moldova | 99.388% | 2015 | |
| 24 | Russia | 99.365% | 2010 | |
| 25 | Georgia | 99.306% | 2016 | |
| 26 | Jamaica | 99.249% | 2011 | |
| 27 | Poland | 99.201% | 2016 | |
| 28 | Belarus | 99.036% | 2009 | |
| 29 | Cayman Islands | 99.029% | 2015 | |
| 30 | Samoa | 99.025% | 2011 | |
| 31 | Malta | 98.928% | 2016 | |
| 32 | United States | 98.877% | 2016 | |
| 33 | Lithuania | 98.838% | 2016 | |
| 34 | Romania | 98.7% | 2016 | |
| 35 | Palau | 98.597% | 2013 | |
| 36 | Netherlands | 98.506% | 2016 | |
| 37 | Azerbaijan | 98.496% | 2016 | |
| 38 | Kyrgyzstan | 97.972% | 2009 | |
| 39 | France | 97.626% | 2016 | |
| 40 | Montenegro | 97.487% | 2011 | |
| 41 | Serbia | 97.44% | 2016 | |
| 42 | Ukraine | 97.183% | 2001 | |
| 43 | Croatia | 96.974% | 2011 | |
| 44 | Liechtenstein | 96.672% | 2000 | |
| 45 | Andorra | 96.519% | 2016 | |
| 46 | Turkmenistan | 96.483% | 1995 | |
| 47 | Marshall Islands | 96.43% | 2011 | |
| 48 | Tonga | 96.04% | 2011 | |
| 49 | Belgium | 95.699% | 2016 | |
| 50 | Hong Kong | 95.661% | 2017 | |
| 51 | Israel | 95.631% | 2015 | |
| 52 | Albania | 95.508% | 2012 | |
| 53 | South Korea | 95.506% | 2015 | |
| 54 | Mongolia | 95.495% | 2010 | |
| 55 | Italy | 95.269% | 2015 | |
| 56 | The Bahamas | 95.078% | 2010 | |
| 57 | Canada | 95.061% | 1991 | |
| 58 | Luxembourg | 95.012% | 2007 | |
| 59 | Cyprus | 95.011% | 2016 | |
| 60 | Trinidad and Tobago | 94.625% | 2009 | |
| 61 | French Polynesia | 94.446% | 2007 | |
| 62 | Seychelles | 94.173% | 2002 | |
| 63 | Malaysia | 93.943% | 2016 | |
| 64 | Venezuela | 92.711% | 2016 | |
| 65 | Argentina | 91.931% | 2016 | |
| 66 | Greece | 91.476% | 2016 | |
| 67 | Aruba | 91.41% | 2010 | |
| 68 | Puerto Rico | 91.388% | 2017 | |
| 69 | Cuba | 91.195% | 2012 | |
| 70 | Spain | 91.12% | 2016 | |
| 71 | Portugal | 91.117% | 2016 | |
| 72 | Suriname | 90.379% | 2012 | |
| 73 | Uruguay | 90.284% | 2017 | |
| 74 | Macao | 89.828% | 2016 | |
| 75 | Dominica | 89.436% | 2001 | |
| 76 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 88.02% | 2012 | |
| 77 | Chile | 87.076% | 2015 | |
| 78 | Qatar | 87.026% | 2016 | |
| 79 | Barbados | 86.373% | 2000 | |
| 80 | Singapore | 86.114% | 2016 | |
| 81 | Sri Lanka | 85.888% | 2001 | |
| 82 | Jordan | 85.149% | 2010 | |
| 83 | Philippines | 84.157% | 2013 | |
| 84 | Oman | 83.886% | 2015 | |
| 85 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 83.749% | 2016 | |
| 86 | United Arab Emirates | 82.911% | 2016 | |
| 87 | Fiji | 82.795% | 2007 | |
| 88 | Ecuador | 82.736% | 2016 | |
| 89 | Panama | 82.629% | 2010 | |
| 90 | South Africa | 82.384% | 2015 | |
| 91 | Guam | 82.017% | 1980 | |
| 92 | Saudi Arabia | 81.325% | 2013 | |
| 93 | Costa Rica | 81.24% | 2016 | |
| 94 | Turkey | 80.943% | 2016 | |
| 95 | Peru | 80.549% | 2015 | |
| 96 | Indonesia | 80.238% | 2016 | |
| 97 | Mexico | 80.112% | 2016 | |
| 98 | Iraq | 79.394% | 2013 | |
| 99 | Republic of Macedonia | 78.601% | 2002 | |
| 100 | Lebanon | 78.44% | 2007 | |
| 101 | Brazil | 77.565% | 2015 | |
| 102 | Colombia | 77.055% | 2016 | |
| 103 | Zimbabwe | 75.785% | 2014 | |
| 104 | Paraguay | 74.523% | 2016 | |
| 105 | Tunisia | 74.22% | 2016 | |
| 106 | Bolivia | 72.205% | 2015 | |
| 107 | Vietnam | 71.245% | 1979 | |
| 108 | Guyana | 67.499% | 2002 | |
| 109 | Syria | 67.492% | 2009 | |
| 110 | Mauritius | 66.984% | 2011 | |
| 111 | Dominican Republic | 66.805% | 2015 | |
| 112 | Thailand | 65.743% | 2016 | |
| 113 | Tanzania | 64.791% | 2012 | |
| 114 | Ghana | 64.67% | 2010 | |
| 115 | Algeria | 64.372% | 2008 | |
| 116 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | 63.56% | 2016 | |
| 117 | South Sudan | 63.032% | 2008 | |
| 118 | Bahrain | 63.009% | 2016 | |
| 119 | Kuwait | 62.157% | 2015 | |
| 120 | Guatemala | 61.818% | 2014 | |
| 121 | Honduras | 61.289% | 2016 | |
| 122 | Nigeria | 59.531% | 2006 | |
| 123 | El Salvador | 58.553% | 2017 | |
| 124 | Bangladesh | 56.304% | 2016 | |
| 125 | China | 55.526% | 1982 | |
| 126 | Cape Verde | 51.922% | 2015 | |
| 127 | India | 51.424% | 2011 | |
| 128 | Kenya | 50.987% | 2010 | |
| 129 | Namibia | 50.033% | 2001 | |
| 130 | Pakistan | 49.731% | 2016 | |
| 131 | Angola | 43.998% | 2014 | |
| 132 | Lesotho | 40.928% | 2008 | |
| 133 | Nepal | 40.469% | 2011 | |
| 134 | Maldives | 38.928% | 2006 | |
| 135 | Cameroon | 36.31% | 2010 | |
| 136 | Cambodia | 35.633% | 2009 | |
| 137 | Mozambique | 35.605% | 2015 | |
| 138 | Ivory Coast | 35.374% | 2014 | |
| 139 | Swaziland | 33.61% | 1986 | |
| 140 | Rwanda | 32.687% | 2014 | |
| 141 | Uganda | 32.504% | 2012 | |
| 142 | Togo | 30.43% | 2011 | |
| 143 | Vanuatu | 28.5% | 1979 | |
| 144 | Republic of the Congo | 28.177% | 1984 | |
| 145 | Libya | 24.9% | 1984 | |
| 146 | Ethiopia | 24.631% | 2011 | |
| 147 | Senegal | 21.922% | 2017 | |
| 148 | Bhutan | 20.429% | 2012 | |
| 149 | Malawi | 19.8% | 1998 | |
| 150 | Niger | 13.87% | 2012 | |
| 151 | Mali | 12.827% | 2016 | |
| 152 | Burundi | 10.931% | 2014 | |
| 153 | Liberia | 10.319% | 1974 | |
| 154 | Central African Republic | 10.119% | 1975 | |
| 155 | Chad | 8.545% | 2004 | |
| 156 | Haiti | 7.803% | 1982 | |
| 157 | Botswana | 5.201% | 1971 | |
| 158 | Burkina Faso | 5.168% | 2007 | |
| 159 | Afghanistan | 4.483% | 1979 | |
| 160 | Gambia | 4.287% | 1973 |