| # | Flag | Country | Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative)Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 62.508% | 2016 | |
| 2 | Russia | 61.933% | 2010 | |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 52.382% | 2009 | |
| 4 | Belarus | 51.657% | 2009 | |
| 5 | Canada | 47.675% | 2011 | |
| 6 | Armenia | 47.323% | 2015 | |
| 7 | Israel | 47.074% | 2015 | |
| 8 | Singapore | 43.851% | 2016 | |
| 9 | United States | 43.512% | 2016 | |
| 10 | Australia | 41.39% | 2016 | |
| 11 | South Korea | 40.302% | 2015 | |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 38.98% | 2014 | |
| 13 | Cayman Islands | 38.166% | 2015 | |
| 14 | Ukraine | 38.142% | 2001 | |
| 15 | Estonia | 37.8% | 2016 | |
| 16 | Bermuda | 37.365% | 2010 | |
| 17 | Norway | 37.233% | 2016 | |
| 18 | Republic of Ireland | 36.656% | 2017 | |
| 19 | Switzerland | 36.617% | 2016 | |
| 20 | Cyprus | 36.496% | 2016 | |
| 21 | Denmark | 35.418% | 2016 | |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates | 34.86% | 2016 | |
| 23 | Japan | 34.396% | 2010 | |
| 24 | Finland | 34.346% | 2015 | |
| 25 | Venezuela | 34.29% | 2016 | |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 34.277% | 2015 | |
| 27 | Palau | 33.946% | 2013 | |
| 28 | Lithuania | 33.858% | 2016 | |
| 29 | Moldova | 33.073% | 2015 | |
| 30 | Georgia | 32.859% | 2016 | |
| 31 | Belgium | 32.541% | 2016 | |
| 32 | New Zealand | 32.31% | 2016 | |
| 33 | Sweden | 32.232% | 2016 | |
| 34 | Latvia | 31.631% | 2016 | |
| 35 | Netherlands | 31.507% | 2016 | |
| 36 | Spain | 29.791% | 2016 | |
| 37 | France | 29.51% | 2016 | |
| 38 | Iceland | 28.924% | 2005 | |
| 39 | Austria | 27.447% | 2016 | |
| 40 | Slovenia | 26.952% | 2016 | |
| 41 | Philippines | 26.586% | 2013 | |
| 42 | Puerto Rico | 26.277% | 2017 | |
| 43 | Germany | 26.177% | 2016 | |
| 44 | Azerbaijan | 25.465% | 2016 | |
| 45 | Poland | 25.033% | 2016 | |
| 46 | Cambodia | 24.776% | 2015 | |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 24.628% | 2016 | |
| 48 | Bolivia | 24.006% | 2015 | |
| 49 | Macao | 23.856% | 2016 | |
| 50 | Mongolia | 23.713% | 2010 | |
| 51 | Iran | 23.062% | 2016 | |
| 52 | Hong Kong | 22.91% | 2017 | |
| 53 | The Bahamas | 22.894% | 2010 | |
| 54 | Tajikistan | 22.747% | 2017 | |
| 55 | Costa Rica | 21.446% | 2016 | |
| 56 | Hungary | 21.396% | 2016 | |
| 57 | Panama | 21.359% | 2010 | |
| 58 | Greece | 21.201% | 2016 | |
| 59 | Andorra | 21.047% | 2016 | |
| 60 | Saudi Arabia | 20.983% | 2013 | |
| 61 | Peru | 20.877% | 2015 | |
| 62 | Serbia | 20.691% | 2016 | |
| 63 | Czech Republic | 20.241% | 2016 | |
| 64 | Colombia | 20.136% | 2016 | |
| 65 | Chile | 19.809% | 2015 | |
| 66 | Montenegro | 19.571% | 2011 | |
| 67 | Argentina | 19.422% | 2016 | |
| 68 | Thailand | 19.067% | 2016 | |
| 69 | Portugal | 19.004% | 2016 | |
| 70 | Malaysia | 18.838% | 2016 | |
| 71 | Slovakia | 18.811% | 2016 | |
| 72 | Croatia | 18.292% | 2011 | |
| 73 | Kyrgyzstan | 17.623% | 2009 | |
| 74 | French Polynesia | 17.484% | 2007 | |
| 75 | Nigeria | 17.345% | 2006 | |
| 76 | Malta | 16.785% | 2016 | |
| 77 | Turkey | 16.523% | 2016 | |
| 78 | Aruba | 16.395% | 2000 | |
| 79 | Jordan | 16.182% | 2010 | |
| 80 | Lebanon | 15.363% | 2007 | |
| 81 | Tunisia | 15.158% | 2016 | |
| 82 | Mexico | 15.153% | 2016 | |
| 83 | Cuba | 15.083% | 2012 | |
| 84 | Romania | 14.607% | 2016 | |
| 85 | Italy | 14.353% | 2015 | |
| 86 | Sri Lanka | 14.108% | 2009 | |
| 87 | Paraguay | 14.045% | 2016 | |
| 88 | Oman | 14.032% | 2008 | |
| 89 | Brazil | 13.556% | 2015 | |
| 90 | Greenland | 13.17% | 2015 | |
| 91 | Uruguay | 13.167% | 2017 | |
| 92 | Albania | 12.9% | 2012 | |
| 93 | Turkmenistan | 12.66% | 1995 | |
| 94 | Dominican Republic | 12.38% | 2015 | |
| 95 | Fiji | 12.309% | 2007 | |
| 96 | Bahrain | 12.155% | 2016 | |
| 97 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.086% | 2016 | |
| 98 | Honduras | 10.791% | 2016 | |
| 99 | Iraq | 10.74% | 2013 | |
| 100 | Saint Lucia | 10.243% | 2013 | |
| 101 | India | 9.893% | 2011 | |
| 102 | Cape Verde | 9.775% | 2015 | |
| 103 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.613% | 2009 | |
| 104 | Kuwait | 9.519% | 2012 | |
| 105 | Indonesia | 9.398% | 2016 | |
| 106 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | 9.118% | 2016 | |
| 107 | Bangladesh | 8.85% | 2016 | |
| 108 | China | 8.812% | 2010 | |
| 109 | Pakistan | 8.617% | 2016 | |
| 110 | Guatemala | 8.531% | 2014 | |
| 111 | Uganda | 8.145% | 2012 | |
| 112 | Algeria | 8.031% | 2008 | |
| 113 | El Salvador | 7.951% | 2017 | |
| 114 | South Africa | 7.818% | 2015 | |
| 115 | Seychelles | 7.695% | 2002 | |
| 116 | Vietnam | 6.696% | 2009 | |
| 117 | Syria | 6.246% | 2009 | |
| 118 | Tonga | 6.227% | 2011 | |
| 119 | Belize | 5.718% | 2010 | |
| 120 | Ivory Coast | 5.308% | 2014 | |
| 121 | Mauritius | 5.276% | 2011 | |
| 122 | Dominica | 5.034% | 2001 | |
| 123 | Nepal | 4.621% | 2011 | |
| 124 | Bhutan | 4.548% | 2012 | |
| 125 | Senegal | 4.032% | 2017 | |
| 126 | Samoa | 3.935% | 2001 | |
| 127 | Suriname | 3.915% | 2004 | |
| 128 | South Sudan | 3.775% | 2008 | |
| 129 | Marshall Islands | 3.663% | 2011 | |
| 130 | Zimbabwe | 3.4% | 2012 | |
| 131 | Rwanda | 3.324% | 2014 | |
| 132 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 3.259% | 2012 | |
| 133 | Chad | 3.224% | 2004 | |
| 134 | Ghana | 3.129% | 2010 | |
| 135 | Guinea | 2.806% | 2010 | |
| 136 | Angola | 2.634% | 2014 | |
| 137 | Togo | 2.632% | 2009 | |
| 138 | Namibia | 2.298% | 2001 | |
| 139 | Kenya | 2.183% | 2009 | |
| 140 | Benin | 2.161% | 2002 | |
| 141 | Mali | 2.058% | 2016 | |
| 142 | Tanzania | 1.928% | 2012 | |
| 143 | Lesotho | 1.888% | 2008 | |
| 144 | Mozambique | 1.805% | 2015 | |
| 145 | Maldives | 1.742% | 2006 | |
| 146 | Niger | 1.705% | 2012 | |
| 147 | Cameroon | 1.444% | 2010 | |
| 148 | Burundi | 1.353% | 2014 | |
| 149 | Ethiopia | 1.093% | 2011 | |
| 150 | Barbados | 1.058% | 2000 | |
| 151 | Malawi | 0.488% | 1998 | |
| 152 | Guyana | 0.199% | 2002 | |
| 153 | Burkina Faso | 0% | 2014 |