Countries with the lowest rates of higher education levels worldwide 2023

Published by S. Galan, Feb 28, 2025

As of 2023, based on data dating back to 2021, Angola was the country worldwide where the lowest share of the population had a higher education of a bachelor's degree or higher. A high number of the countries on the list were located in Sub-Saharan Africa. On the other hand, Montenegro was the country where the highest share of the population had completed a bachelor's degree or more.

20 countries worldwide with the lowest share of population with at least a bachelor's degree as of 2023

CharacteristicShare of adult population
Angola (2021) 0.1%
Burundi (2017) 0.9%
Sri Lanka (2022) 0.9%
Zimbabwe (2022) 0.9%
Niger (2022) 1.1%
Timor-Leste (2022) 1.3%
Malawi (2020) 1.3%
Nauru (2021) 1.6%
Chad (2019) 1.8%
Central African Republic (2019) 1.8%
Sierra Leone (2019) 2%
Kiribati (2020) 2%
Burkina Faso (2023) 2.3%
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Release date

September 2024

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2023*

Age group

25 years and older

Special properties

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Please note that values were not available for a range of countries.

Countries for which values were only available in 2015 or earlier are not included.

* Year of value in brackets.

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