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Georgia leads the world in percentage of population 25+ with at least a master's degree at 24.94% in 2024, followed by Switzerland (19.13%) and United States of America (15%). United Arab Emirates (13.36%) and Australia (10.26%) close out the top 5. Next up, Greece (8.44%) and Portugal (6.32%). Bahrain (5.83%), Republic of Korea (5.06%), and Colombia (4.6%) round out the top ten. The gap across this list is wide — Georgia has 5.4× the value of Colombia (4.6%). Four of the top ten are in Asia, with three from Western. Among these countries, Portugal saw the largest year-over-year change at -61.2%.
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