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INDICATORShare of population by educational attainment
Age
Gender
FieldTotal
Reference year200020112022
ISCED 2011 A education levelBelow upper secondary educationUpper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary educationTertiary educationBelow upper secondary educationUpper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary educationTertiary educationBelow upper secondary educationUpper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary educationTertiary education
MeasureValueSEValueSEValueSEValueSEValueSEValueSEValueSEValueSEValueSE
Country
Australia
(b41.2
..
(b31.3
..
(b27.5
..
(b25.9
..
(b35.7
..
(b38.3
..14.8..33.7..51.5..
Austria
(m..
..
(m..
..
(m..
..17.60.154.40.228.00.114.10.150.40.235.60.2
Belgium
(b41.5
..
(b31.4
..
(b27.1
..
(b28.7
..
(b36.7
..
(b34.6
..17.60.136.70.245.80.2
Canada19.3..40.6..40.1..11.4..37.6..51.0..6.8..30.4..62.7..
Chile
(m..
..
(m..
..
(m..
..
(b42.3
0.2
(b39.9
0.2
(b17.8
0.1............
Colombia
(m..
..
(m..
..
(m..
..55.90.126.50.117.60.137.90.133.90.128.30.1
Costa Rica69.60.413.90.316.40.362.60.415.80.321.60.454.90.519.80.425.30.4
Czechia
(b14.1
..
(b75.0
..
(b11.0
..
(b7.7
..
(b74.1
..
(b18.2
..5.60.167.80.226.70.1
Denmark
(b20.2
..
(b54.0
..
(b25.8
..22.00.244.30.233.70.218.20.239.70.342.10.3
Estonia14.80.456.60.528.70.411.00.352.10.536.90.410.20.347.70.442.10.4
Finland26.8..40.5..32.6..16.3..44.4..39.3..10.90.146.50.242.60.2
France37.8..40.7..21.6..28.42.841.83.129.82.916.70.141.70.141.60.1
GermanyInformation on item
(b18.3
..
(b58.2
..
(b23.5
..
(b13.7
..
(b58.7
..
(b27.6
..16.50.151.00.132.50.1
Greece
(b50.7
0.1
(b31.6
0.1
(b17.7
0.1
(b35.4
0.1
(b38.4
0.1
(b26.1
0.119.70.145.20.235.10.2
Hungary30.8..55.2..14.0..18.2..60.6..21.1..13.00.157.60.129.40.1
Iceland
(m..
..
(m..
..
(m..
..30.40.537.00.532.60.522.20.534.20.543.60.6
Ireland
(b42.7
..
(b35.7
..
(b21.6
..
(b26.4
..
(b35.5
..
(b38.2
..12.40.133.20.254.40.2
IsraelInformation on item
(m..
..
(m..
..
(m..
..
(b17.0
..
(b36.6
..
(b46.4
..11.80.137.60.150.60.1
Italy
(b57.9
..
(b32.7
..
(b9.4
..
(b44.0
..
(b41.1
..
(b14.9
..37.00.142.70.120.30.1
JapanInformation on item
(mb..
..Information on item
(mb..
..Information on item
(wb33.6
..Information on item
(mb..
..Information on item
(mb..
..Information on item
(wb46.4
..Information on item
(m..
..Information on item
(m..
..Information on item
(w56.1
..
Korea
(b31.8
..
(b44.4
..
(b23.8
..
(b18.5
..
(b41.1
..
(b40.4
..8.8..38.4..52.8..
Latvia16.80.365.00.318.20.312.10.260.20.427.70.310.80.249.70.439.50.3
Lithuania
(b15.8
0.5
(b42.4
0.7
(b41.8
0.7
(b7.1
..
(b59.4
..
(b33.5
..7.10.246.40.346.50.3
Luxembourg
(b39.1
..
(b42.6
..
(b18.3
..
(b22.7
..
(b40.2
..
(b37.0
..19.00.529.50.651.50.7
Mexico
(b70.9
..
(b14.5
..
(b14.6
..66.90.118.10.115.00.156.20.123.10.120.60.1
Netherlands
(b35.1
..
(b41.5
..
(b23.4
..
(b27.7
..
(b40.2
..
(b32.0
..18.80.136.60.144.70.1
New Zealand36.8..
(m..
..
(m..
..25.9..
(m..
..
(m..
..19.00.141.10.239.80.2
Norway............18.1..43.8..38.1..17.40.234.50.248.10.2
Poland
(b20.1
..
(b68.5
..
(b11.4
..
(b11.1
..
(b65.6
..
(b23.3
..6.50.159.60.133.90.1
Portugal80.6..10.5..8.8..65.0..17.8..17.3..39.70.228.90.231.50.2
Slovak Republic
(b16.2
..
(b73.4
..
(b10.4
..
(b8.7
..
(b72.6
..
(b18.6
..6.50.264.30.529.20.4
Slovenia
(b25.2
..
(b59.1
..
(b15.7
..
(b15.5
..
(b59.4
..
(b25.1
..9.00.250.90.340.10.3
Spain
(b61.4
0.1
(b15.9
0.1
(b22.7
0.146.00.122.10.131.90.135.80.123.10.141.10.1
Sweden
(b22.4
..
(b47.4
..
(b30.1
..
(b13.0
..
(b51.9
..
(b35.2
..14.40.137.10.248.50.2
Switzerland
(b16.1
..
(b59.7
..
(b24.2
..
(b15.2
0.1
(b50.8
0.2
(b34.0
0.213.90.141.40.244.70.2
Türkiye
(b76.7
..
(b14.9
..
(b8.3
..
(b67.9
..
(b18.1
..
(b14.0
..53.3..21.7..25.0..
United KingdomInformation on item
(b37.4
..Information on item
(b36.9
..Information on item
(b25.7
..Information on item
(b23.2
..Information on item
(b37.4
..Information on item
(b39.4
..Information on item18.60.2Information on item30.10.2Information on item51.30.3
United States12.60.150.90.236.50.210.70.146.80.242.40.28.20.141.80.250.00.2
OECD - Average35.5
(m..
42.8
(m..
22.1
(m..
26.8
(m..
43.3
(m..
30.4
(m..
19.5..40.2..40.7..
EU25: European Union of twenty-five............22.7
(m..
48.7
(m..
28.6
(m..
16.6..45.7..37.7..
G20
(m..
(m..
(m..
(m..
(m..
(m..
40.4
(m..
34.9
(m..
26.1
(m..
33.4
(m..
33.1
(m..
35.0
(m..
Non-OECD EconomiesArgentina
(m..
..
(m..
..
(m..
..Information on item42.80.1Information on item37.00.1Information on item20.20.1............
Brazil
(m..
..
(m..
..
(m..
..
(b56.7
..
(b31.7
..
(b11.6
..40.90.138.10.121.00.1
Bulgaria........................16.00.154.20.229.80.2
China (People's Republic of)
(m..
..
(m..
..
(m..
..
(m..
..
(m..
..
(m..
..............
India
(m..
..
(m..
..
(m..
..71.3..18.1..10.6..77.7..9.3..12.9..
Indonesia
(m..
..
(m..
..
(m..
..68.90.122.90.18.20.057.3..29.7..13.1..
Romania........................23.10.157.20.119.70.1
South Africa............56.10.136.70.17.10.154.7..31.4..13.9..
Legend:
bSeries break
mMissing data
wIncludes data from another category
Data extracted on 28 Apr 2024 23:51 UTC (GMT) from OECD.Stat

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