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Share of the population of the stated age group that has completed post-secondary or tertiary education as the highest level of educational attainment. Projections are based on collected census and survey data for the base year (around 2010) and the Medium Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSP2) projection model. The SSP2 is a middle-of-the-road scenario that combines medium fertility with medium mortality, medium migration, and the Global Education Trend (GET) education scenario. For more information and other projection models, consult the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital's website: http://www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/dataexplorer/
As of 2025, Singapore ranks first with 0.88%, followed by South Korea (0.79%) and Ireland (0.77%).
Across 166 countries and territories, values run from 0.88% (Singapore) to 0.00% (São Tomé and Príncipe), with a median of 0.24%.
By region, the top 10 is made up of 5 from Asia, 4 from Europe and 1 from the Americas.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Wittgenstein Projection: Percentage of the population age 25-29 by highest level of educational attainment. Post Secondary. Female, 2025. Unit: %.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Wittgenstein Projection: Percentage of the population age 25-29 by highest level of educational attainment. Post Secondary. Female · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 17, 2026