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In brief

Secondary school enrolment: 142% (2024). World rank 3 of 176 (1 = best); in Europe, 3 of 45. Access to safe drinking water: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 206 (1 = best); in Europe, 1 of 47. Access to clean cooking fuels: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 192 (1 = best); in Europe, 1 of 43. From 2014 to 2024: primary school enrolment 99.7% → 98.9%, secondary school enrolment 147% → 142%, and higher education enrolment 90% → 110%. Better than all its neighbours (Norway, Sweden, and Russia): secondary school enrolment, higher education enrolment, access to basic sanitation, and infant deaths per 1,000 births. Worse than all its neighbours (Norway, Sweden, and Russia): doctors per 1,000 people and diabetes prevalence.

Education

Adult literacy
No data
Primary school enrolment
98.9% 2024
Secondary school enrolment
142% 2024
Higher education enrolment
110% 2024
Public spending on education, share of GDP
6.4% 2022

Healthcare

Health spending, share of GDP
10.5% 2023
Health spending per person
$5,515 2023
Out-of-pocket health spending, share of total
14.1% 2023
Doctors per 1,000 people
3.6 2021
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
14 2021
Hospital beds per 1,000 people
2.6 2022
Children vaccinated against measles
94% 2024

Public health

Infant deaths per 1,000 births
1.9 2024
Deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births
2.4 2024
Maternal deaths per 100,000 births
8 2023
HIV prevalence, ages 15–49
No data
Diabetes prevalence, ages 20–79
6.9% 2024
Overweight adults
55.3% 2022
Adults who use tobacco
21.4% 2024

Living conditions

Access to safe drinking water
100% 2024
Access to basic sanitation
99.5% 2024
Access to clean cooking fuels
100% 2024