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INDICATOR

Share of population by educational attainment

Reference year

Latest available year

Age

25-64 years

Gender

Field

Total

ISCED 2011 A education level

Below upper secondary education

Upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education

Tertiary education

Less than primary education

Primary education

Completion of intermediate lower secondary programmes

Lower secondary education

Completion of intermediate upper secondary programmes

Upper secondary education

Post-secondary non-tertiary education

Short-cycle tertiary education

Bachelor’s or equivalent education

Master’s or equivalent education

Doctoral or equivalent education

Measure

Value

Country

Unit

Australia

Percentage, 2017

19.0

0.2

0.0

4.5

0.1

^(z)

14.3

0.2

^(z)

35.6

0.3

30.3

0.3

5.4

0.1

45.4

0.3

11.5

0.2

25.6

0.3

6.9

0.2

1.3

0.1

Austria

Percentage, 2017

15.0

0.1

^(m)

0.8

0.0

^(z)

14.2

0.1

^(z)

52.6

0.2

50.0

0.2

2.5

0.0

32.4

0.1

15.4

0.1

3.7

0.1

12.2

0.1

1.1

0.0

Belgium

Percentage, 2017

23.2

0.1

2.9

0.1

5.1

0.1

^(z)

15.2

0.1

^(z)

36.5

0.2

35.0

0.2

1.5

0.0

40.3

0.2

0.5

0.0

22.5

0.1

16.6

0.1

0.7

0.0

Canada

Percentage, 2017

8.9

^(x)

^(w)

2.4

^(z)

6.5

^(z)

34.4

23.7

10.7

56.7

25.5

21.2

^(w)

10.0

^(x)

Chile

Percentage, 2015

35.1

0.1

7.3

0.1

5.6

0.1

^(z)

22.2

0.1

^(z)

42.4

0.1

42.4

0.1

^(z)

22.5

0.1

7.9

0.1

13.3

0.1

^(w)

1.3

0.0

^(x)

Czech Republic

Percentage, 2017

6.2

0.1

0.0

^(z)

6.0

0.1

^(z)

69.9

0.1

^(w)

69.9

0.1

^(x)

23.9

0.1

0.0

5.8

0.1

17.3

0.1

0.7

0.0

Denmark

Percentage, 2017

18.7

0.2

^(x)

^(w)

3.0

0.1

^(z)

15.7

0.2

^(c)

42.1

0.2

41.7

0.2

0.4

0.0

39.2

0.2

4.9

0.1

20.6

0.2

12.5

0.1

1.1

0.0

Estonia

Percentage, 2017

11.3

0.3

0.2

0.0

0.6

0.1

^(z)

10.5

0.2

^(z)

49.0

0.4

40.2

0.4

8.8

0.2

39.7

0.4

6.4

0.2

12.2

0.3

20.4

0.3

0.6

0.1

Finland

Percentage, 2017

11.9

0.1

^(x)

^(w)

2.4

0.1

^(z)

9.5

0.1

^(z)

43.8

0.2

42.7

0.2

1.1

0.0

44.3

0.2

11.5

0.1

16.9

0.1

14.7

0.1

1.2

0.0

France

Percentage, 2017

21.6

0.1

1.8

0.0

5.6

0.0

^(z)

14.2

0.1

^(z)

43.2

0.1

43.1

0.1

0.0

35.2

0.1

14.2

0.1

9.7

0.1

10.4

0.1

0.9

0.0

Germany

Percentage, 2017

13.5

0.1

^(x)

^(w)

3.6

0.0

^(z)

9.8

0.0

^(z)

57.9

0.1

46.0

0.1

11.9

0.1

28.6

0.1

0.5

0.0

15.2

0.1

11.5

0.0

1.4

0.0

Greece

Percentage, 2017

27.3

0.1

0.8

0.0

13.1

0.1

0.3

0.0

12.9

0.1

0.2

0.0

41.7

0.1

32.4

0.1

9.3

0.1

31.0

0.1

1.8

0.0

25.6

0.1

3.1

0.0

0.5

0.0

Hungary

Percentage, 2017

16.0

0.1

0.3

0.0

0.8

0.0

^(z)

14.8

0.1

^(z)

60.0

0.1

51.7

0.1

8.3

0.1

24.1

0.1

1.3

0.0

13.2

0.1

8.9

0.1

0.6

0.0

Iceland

Percentage, 2017

22.9

0.5

^(x)

^(w)

0.1

0.0

^(z)

22.7

0.5

^(z)

34.8

0.6

27.1

0.5

7.6

0.3

42.4

0.6

2.7

0.2

21.3

0.5

17.1

0.4

1.2

0.1

Ireland

Percentage, 2017

18.0

0.1

0.3

0.0

5.9

0.1

^(z)

11.8

0.1

^(z)

36.3

0.2

22.3

0.2

14.1

0.1

45.7

0.2

9.8

0.1

24.7

0.2

10.1

0.1

1.0

0.0

Israel

Percentage, 2017

12.6

0.1

2.0

0.0

3.9

0.1

^(z)

6.8

0.1

^(z)

36.5

0.1

36.5

0.1

^(z)

50.9

0.1

14.3

0.1

23.3

0.1

12.0

0.1

1.3

0.0

Italy

Percentage, 2017

39.1

0.1

1.1

0.0

5.1

0.0

^(z)

32.9

0.1

^(z)

42.2

0.1

41.3

0.1

0.9

0.0

18.7

0.1

0.0

4.3

0.0

13.9

0.1

0.5

0.0

Japan

Percentage, 2017

^(x)

^(z)

^(x)

^(z)

^(m)

^(w)

48.6

^(x)

^(w)

51.4

^(w)

21.2

^(w)

30.2

^(x)

Korea

Percentage, 2017

12.4

^(x)

^(w)

4.5

^(z)

7.9

^(z)

39.9

^(z)

47.7

13.5

^(w)

34.2

^(x)

Latvia

Percentage, 2017

12.4

0.2

0.0

0.3

0.0

^(z)

9.1

0.2

2.8

0.1

53.7

0.3

45.9

0.3

7.9

0.2

33.9

0.3

3.0

0.1

18.5

0.3

12.0

0.2

0.3

0.0

Lithuania

Percentage, 2017

7.2

0.1

0.3

0.0

0.4

0.0

0.1

0.0

4.4

0.1

2.0

0.1

52.6

0.3

32.5

0.3

20.1

0.2

40.3

0.3

^(z)

25.8

0.2

13.8

0.2

0.6

0.0

Luxembourg

Percentage, 2017

23.3

0.4

0.5

0.1

^(w)

9.0

0.2

^(z)

13.8

0.3

^(z)

36.4

0.4

33.7

0.4

2.7

0.1

40.3

0.4

2.8

0.1

11.7

0.3

23.8

0.4

2.0

0.1

Mexico

Percentage, 2017

62.3

0.1

12.8

0.1

17.1

0.1

2.3

0.0

26.5

0.1

3.6

0.0

20.2

0.1

20.2

0.1

^(z)

17.4

0.1

0.5

0.0

15.4

0.1

1.5

0.0

0.1

0.0

Netherlands

Percentage, 2017

21.6

1.3

5.5

^(z)

14.8

^(z)

41.2

40.9

0.3

37.2

2.2

21.3

13.0

0.6

New Zealand

Percentage, 2017

21.1

0.3

^(x)

^(z)

^(w)

21.1

0.3

^(z)

41.2

0.4

27.1

0.3

14.0

0.3

37.7

0.4

4.0

0.1

27.9

0.3

4.8

0.2

1.0

0.1

Norway

Percentage, 2017

18.0

0.2

0.0

0.4

0.0

^(z)

17.4

0.2

^(z)

38.8

0.2

37.2

0.2

1.5

0.1

43.2

0.2

11.8

0.1

19.0

0.2

11.3

0.1

1.1

0.0

Poland

Percentage, 2017

7.9

0.3

6.9

^(z)

0.7

^(z)

62.2

58.8

3.4

29.9

0.1

6.7

22.6

0.5

Portugal

Percentage, 2017

52.0

0.2

2.3

0.1

29.1

0.2

^(z)

20.7

0.1

^(z)

23.9

0.1

23.2

0.1

0.7

0.0

24.0

0.1

^(c)

6.1

0.1

17.2

0.1

0.7

0.0

Slovak Republic

Percentage, 2017

8.7

0.3

0.2

0.0

0.4

0.1

^(x)

8.0

0.2

0.1

0.0

68.2

0.4

66.2

0.4

2.0

0.1

23.1

0.4

0.2

0.0

2.6

0.1

19.7

0.4

0.7

0.1

Slovenia

Percentage, 2017

12.3

0.3

0.6

^(z)

11.4

^(z)

53.4

^(z)

34.3

7.5

7.0

16.2

3.6

Spain

Percentage, 2017

40.9

0.1

2.7

0.0

7.7

0.0

^(z)

30.5

0.1

^(z)

22.7

0.1

22.7

0.1

0.0

36.4

0.1

11.2

0.1

9.8

0.1

14.5

0.1

0.7

0.0

Sweden

Percentage, 2017

17.0

0.1

^(x)

^(w)

2.7

0.0

^(z)

12.0

0.1

2.3

0.0

41.1

0.1

33.6

0.1

7.4

0.1

41.9

0.1

9.8

0.1

17.0

0.1

13.5

0.1

1.6

0.0

Switzerland

Percentage, 2017

12.2

0.1

0.3

0.0

2.1

0.1

^(z)

9.8

0.1

^(z)

45.2

0.2

^(w)

45.2

0.2

^(x)

42.6

0.2

^(x)

^(w)

21.0

0.1

^(w)

18.6

0.1

^(w)

3.0

0.1

Turkey

Percentage, 2017

60.7

4.8

41.2

^(z)

14.7

^(z)

19.3

^(z)

20.0

5.5

12.4

1.7

0.4

United Kingdom

Percentage, 2017

18.8

0.2

0.0

1.5

0.1

^(z)

17.3

0.2

16.6

0.2

35.4

0.2

18.8

0.2

^(z)

45.7

0.2

10.0

0.1

22.6

0.2

11.8

0.1

1.3

0.1

United States

Percentage, 2017

9.4

0.1

0.8

0.0

2.6

0.1

^(z)

6.0

0.1

^(z)

44.3

0.2

^(w)

44.3

0.2

^(x)

46.4

0.2

10.9

0.1

22.5

0.1

11.2

0.1

1.8

0.0

European Union 23 members in OECD

19.3

0.9

4.8

^(m)

13.5

^(m)

46.3

41.1

5.2

34.3

5.4

14.1

14.3

1.0

OECD - Average

21.1

1.7

5.7

^(m)

13.9

^(m)

42.8

38.5

5.7

36.5

7.4

17.0

12.5

1.1

G20

35.7

^(m)

8.6

^(m)

12.8

^(m)

16.3

^(m)

35.8

^(m)

32.5

^(m)

29.8

^(m)

9.3

^(m)

15.8

^(m)

8.3

^(m)

Non-OECD Economies

Argentina

Percentage, 2017

38.5

4.7

18.3

^(z)

15.6

^(z)

40.1

^(z)

21.4

^(x)

^(w)

21.4

^(x)

Brazil

Percentage, 2015

51.1

0.1

16.6

0.1

19.6

0.1

^(z)

15.0

0.1

^(z)

34.1

0.1

^(w)

34.1

0.1

^(x)

14.8

0.1

^(x)

^(w)

14.8

0.1

^(x)

China (People's Republic of)

Percentage, 2010

75.5

3.3

24.9

^(z)

47.3

^(z)

14.8

^(w)

14.8

^(x)

9.7

5.8

3.5

^(w)

0.4

^(x)

Colombia

Percentage, 2017

46.2

0.1

^(x)

^(z)

^(w)

41.3

0.1

4.9

0.0

31.3

0.1

^(w)

31.3

0.1

^(x)

22.5

0.1

^(x)

^(w)

22.5

0.1

^(x)

Costa Rica

Percentage, 2017

60.5

0.4

13.0

0.3

29.3

0.4

8.4

0.2

7.4

0.2

2.4

0.1

16.5

0.3

16.4

0.3

0.1

0.0

23.0

0.4

5.6

0.2

15.0

0.3

^(w)

2.4

0.1

^(x)

India

Percentage, 2011

71.3

45.7

14.2

^(z)

11.4

^(z)

18.1

18.0

0.1

10.6

0.8

^(w)

9.8

^(x)

Indonesia

Percentage, 2017

62.1

16.8

27.3

^(z)

18.0

^(z)

26.0

0.0

11.9

2.8

8.2

0.8

0.0

Russia

Percentage, 2015

6.0

0.0

^(x)

^(w)

0.6

0.0

^(z)

5.4

0.0

^(z)

40.9

0.1

20.4

0.1

20.5

0.1

53.1

0.1

25.1

0.1

1.3

0.0

26.4

0.1

0.2

0.0

Saudi Arabia

Percentage, 2014

45.0

2.8

23.5

^(z)

18.7

^(z)

31.8

^(z)

23.2

^(x)

^(w)

23.2

^(x)

South Africa

Percentage, 2017

26.7

0.1

^(x)

^(w)

14.7

0.1

^(z)

12.0

0.1

^(z)

65.8

0.1

57.8

0.1

8.1

0.1

7.4

0.1

1.0

0.0

5.2

0.1

^(w)

1.2

0.0

^(x)

Legend:

c	Data below the publication limit
m	Missing data
w	Includes data from another category
x	Data included in another category
z	Not applicable

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