Post-secondary education or higher (2024)

Canada tops the global rankings for percentage of population 25+ with at least post-secondary education, recording 68.85% in 2024, followed by the United Arab Emirates (56.99%) and Georgia (52.86%). Australia (52.42%) and South Africa (50.66%) complete the top 5. Saudi Arabia (45.42%) and Switzerland (41.61%) follow close behind. Bahrain (40.29%), Greece (37.27%), and Colombia (27.23%) round out the top ten. The spread across the top ten is substantial: Canada has 2.5× the figure recorded by Colombia (27.23%). Four of the top ten are in Western Asia. Among these countries, Saudi Arabia saw the largest year-over-year change at +18.3%.