Educational Attainment for Population Aged 25+, Percentage with Upper Secondary Education

A dataset from UNICEF Data and Analytics (HQ) measuring the percentage of the population aged 25 years and older that has completed at least upper secondary education (ISCED 3). The data was last updated on March 26, 2026 and is available in CSV and XML formats under a CC-BY-3.0-IGO license.

Use Cases

• Benchmarking national education levels based on the percentage of adults with upper secondary education.
• Analyzing gender disparities in educational attainment based on the 'Gender' platform tag.
• Modeling the relationship between adult education and other socio-economic indicators.
• Tracking progress towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to education.

Strengths

• Data is provided by UNICEF Data and Analytics (HQ), an authoritative source.
• Last update timestamp is precise: 2026-03 26 10:44:31.977888.
• Available in two common, machine-readable formats: CSV and XML.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

UNICEF Data and Analytics (HQ)

Collection Method

Likely compiled from national surveys or administrative records.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-26 10:44:31.977888; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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