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Educational attainment and labour-force status : ELS - Population who attained tertiary education, by sex and age group

INDICATORShare of population by educational attainment
Reference yearLatest available year
FieldTotal
ISCED 2011 A education level
MeasureValue
GenderWomenMen
Age25-64 years25-34 years35-44 years45-54 years55-64 years25-64 years25-34 years35-44 years45-54 years55-64 years
CountryUnit
AustraliaPercentage, 202256.863.064.956.040.446.048.851.844.937.0
AustriaPercentage, 202235.447.643.231.421.335.738.740.034.430.2
BelgiumPercentage, 202250.258.656.448.537.541.444.143.642.935.0
CanadaPercentage, 202269.575.875.069.857.556.058.459.257.348.9
ChilePercentage, 202031.943.638.325.618.430.937.037.926.819.6
ColombiaPercentage, 202230.739.234.325.319.225.628.928.922.419.0
Costa RicaPercentage, 202227.634.130.223.620.723.028.323.019.319.4
CzechiaPercentage, 202229.843.136.223.617.423.726.727.820.120.1
DenmarkPercentage, 202249.058.357.546.634.635.340.038.936.326.0
EstoniaPercentage, 202253.554.859.449.750.330.834.032.228.627.9
FinlandPercentage, 202249.946.955.154.243.835.735.038.437.531.8
FrancePercentage, 202244.754.053.244.728.438.446.642.838.326.9
GermanyInformation on itemPercentage, 202230.539.535.326.322.934.635.136.633.533.2
GreecePercentage, 202237.151.842.532.626.333.039.133.730.829.6
HungaryPercentage, 202233.937.441.931.325.224.826.730.622.518.6
IcelandPercentage, 202254.755.064.759.438.433.328.738.937.328.7
IrelandPercentage, 202258.166.565.556.740.850.560.055.449.235.2
IsraelInformation on itemPercentage, 202256.056.961.455.248.445.135.750.449.345.9
ItalyPercentage, 202223.535.531.020.113.117.123.119.715.711.8
JapanPercentage, 2022Information on item
(w) 57.3
(w) 69.2
(w) 62.1
(w) 55.5
(w) 45.3
(w) 54.9
(w) 62.3
(w) 58.2
(w) 50.9
(w) 50.4
KoreaPercentage, 202251.076.669.845.420.054.563.368.153.834.7
LatviaPercentage, 202248.957.157.646.936.929.435.235.924.621.6
LithuaniaPercentage, 202254.167.165.648.240.238.549.550.229.925.0
LuxembourgPercentage, 202252.663.364.947.029.750.456.856.346.340.1
MexicoPercentage, 202220.127.721.315.713.521.226.821.316.718.3
NetherlandsPercentage, 202245.760.653.241.329.443.652.348.541.433.1
New ZealandPercentage, 202243.549.149.941.632.236.139.140.333.130.9
NorwayPercentage, 202254.266.062.049.437.842.247.246.840.433.7
PolandPercentage, 202240.450.154.034.720.827.431.238.123.213.8
PortugalPercentage, 202236.751.945.433.621.025.836.929.723.615.2
Slovak RepublicPercentage, 202234.650.740.227.719.623.927.927.621.417.6
SloveniaPercentage, 202248.360.261.944.631.132.536.437.532.224.4
SpainPercentage, 202244.757.050.044.630.237.544.139.037.730.2
SwedenPercentage, 202256.360.965.555.741.841.144.249.241.228.5
SwitzerlandPercentage, 202241.953.149.636.828.547.449.551.648.140.4
TürkiyePercentage, 202224.744.024.112.98.425.338.626.617.412.8
United KingdomPercentage, 2022Information on item53.160.760.751.040.249.554.856.647.039.3
United StatesPercentage, 202254.056.358.355.046.545.946.248.146.542.9
European Union 22 members in OECD43.553.351.640.530.134.139.338.732.326.2
OECD - Average44.353.851.641.331.036.541.041.034.828.9
G2035.144.141.033.525.331.836.735.831.026.4
Non-OECD EconomiesArgentinaPercentage, 2021Information on item28.922.333.631.828.020.415.623.621.421.5
BrazilPercentage, 202223.826.927.821.016.817.919.420.516.113.6
China (People's Republic of)Percentage, 202018.7
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IndiaPercentage, 202210.618.68.76.24.015.322.413.911.49.0
IndonesiaPercentage, 202214.021.214.09.78.012.114.812.410.19.6
RussiaPercentage, 201863.568.964.863.556.549.255.350.147.042.0
South AfricaPercentage, 202215.114.816.415.612.312.711.512.914.712.8
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wIncludes data from another category
Data extracted on 18 Apr 2024 20:56 UTC (GMT) from OECD.Stat

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