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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, 2022

14.8

0.4

3.1

^(z)

11.3

^(z)

33.7

28.1

5.6

51.5

12.1

28.6

9.0

1.9

Austria

Percentage, 2022

14.1

0.1

^(x)

^(w)

1.2

0.0

^(z)

12.9

0.1

^(z)

50.4

0.2

47.3

0.2

3.1

0.1

35.6

0.2

15.1

0.1

5.6

0.1

13.6

0.1

1.2

0.0

Belgium

Percentage, 2022

17.6

0.1

2.7

0.1

3.6

0.1

^(z)

11.2

0.1

^(z)

36.7

0.2

35.0

0.2

1.6

0.0

45.8

0.2

0.8

0.0

24.9

0.2

19.0

0.2

1.1

0.0

Canada

Percentage, 2022

6.8

^(x)

^(w)

1.7

^(z)

5.1

^(z)

30.4

20.7

9.8

62.7

26.4

24.2

^(w)

12.1

^(x)

Chile

Percentage, 2020

28.0

0.1

5.7

0.1

3.8

0.1

^(z)

18.6

0.1

^(z)

40.5

0.2

40.5

0.2

^(z)

31.4

0.1

10.3

0.1

18.9

0.1

^(w)

2.2

0.0

^(x)

Colombia

Percentage, 2022

37.9

0.1

^(x)

^(z)

^(w)

36.6

0.1

1.2

0.0

33.9

0.1

^(w)

33.9

0.1

^(x)

28.3

0.1

^(x)

^(w)

28.3

0.1

^(x)

Costa Rica

Percentage, 2022

54.9

0.5

9.8

0.3

25.7

0.4

8.0

0.3

8.4

0.3

3.1

0.2

19.8

0.4

19.6

0.4

0.2

0.0

25.3

0.4

6.6

0.2

15.8

0.3

2.9

0.2

^(c)

Czechia

Percentage, 2022

5.6

0.1

0.2

0.0

^(z)

5.4

0.1

^(z)

67.8

0.2

^(w)

67.8

0.2

^(x)

26.7

0.1

0.0

6.8

0.1

19.0

0.1

0.7

0.0

Denmark

Percentage, 2022

18.2

0.2

^(x)

^(w)

1.6

0.1

^(z)

16.6

0.2

^(z)

39.7

0.3

39.4

0.3

0.0

42.1

0.3

5.0

0.1

20.7

0.2

14.8

0.2

1.5

0.1

Estonia

Percentage, 2022

10.2

0.3

0.1

0.0

0.4

0.1

^(z)

9.7

0.3

^(z)

47.7

0.4

37.7

0.4

10.1

0.3

42.1

0.4

5.6

0.2

14.7

0.3

21.0

0.4

0.8

0.1

Finland

Percentage, 2022

10.9

0.1

^(x)

^(w)

1.2

0.0

^(z)

9.7

0.1

^(z)

46.5

0.2

44.8

0.2

1.7

0.1

42.6

0.2

7.5

0.1

17.8

0.2

16.1

0.2

1.3

0.1

France

Percentage, 2022

16.7

0.1

1.6

0.0

3.0

0.0

^(z)

12.1

0.1

^(z)

41.7

0.1

41.5

0.1

0.2

0.0

41.6

0.1

14.5

0.1

12.0

0.1

14.2

0.1

1.0

0.0

Germany

Percentage, 2022

16.5

0.1

^(x)

^(w)

5.0

0.0

^(z)

11.5

0.0

^(z)

51.0

0.1

38.2

0.1

12.8

0.0

32.5

0.1

0.6

0.0

18.3

0.1

11.7

0.0

1.9

0.0

Greece

Percentage, 2022

19.7

0.1

0.6

0.0

9.8

0.1

^(z)

8.8

0.1

0.6

0.0

45.2

0.2

36.1

0.2

9.1

0.1

35.1

0.2

0.4

0.0

25.4

0.1

8.4

0.1

0.9

0.0

Hungary

Percentage, 2022

13.0

0.1

0.3

0.0

0.7

0.0

^(z)

12.0

0.1

^(z)

57.6

0.1

51.4

0.2

6.2

0.1

29.4

0.1

1.0

0.0

14.6

0.1

13.4

0.1

0.5

0.0

Iceland

Percentage, 2022

22.2

0.5

^(x)

^(w)

0.3

0.1

^(z)

21.9

0.5

^(z)

34.2

0.5

27.4

0.5

6.8

0.3

43.6

0.6

4.2

0.2

21.3

0.5

16.9

0.4

1.2

0.1

Ireland

Percentage, 2022

12.4

0.1

0.2

0.0

3.4

0.1

^(z)

8.8

0.1

^(z)

33.2

0.2

18.1

0.2

15.1

0.2

54.4

0.2

10.1

0.1

27.7

0.2

14.9

0.2

1.7

0.1

Israel

Percentage, 2022

11.8

0.1

2.5

0.0

3.2

0.0

^(z)

6.1

0.1

^(z)

37.6

0.1

37.6

0.1

^(z)

50.6

0.1

11.0

0.1

24.4

0.1

14.0

0.1

1.2

0.0

Italy

Percentage, 2022

37.0

0.1

0.7

0.0

4.4

0.0

^(z)

31.8

0.1

^(z)

42.7

0.1

41.0

0.1

1.7

0.0

20.3

0.1

0.0

5.6

0.0

14.0

0.1

0.6

0.0

Japan

Percentage, 2022

^(m)

^(x)

^(z)

^(x)

^(z)

^(m)

^(w)

43.9

^(x)

^(w)

56.1

^(w)

21.2

^(w)

34.9

^(x)

Korea

Percentage, 2022

8.8

^(x)

^(w)

2.8

^(z)

5.9

^(z)

38.4

^(z)

52.8

14.8

33.5

^(w)

4.5

^(x)

Latvia

Percentage, 2022

10.8

0.2

0.0

0.4

0.0

^(z)

7.6

0.2

2.6

0.1

49.7

0.4

36.8

0.3

12.9

0.2

39.5

0.3

4.3

0.1

16.7

0.3

18.0

0.3

0.4

0.0

Lithuania

Percentage, 2022

7.1

0.2

0.5

0.0

0.4

0.0

0.2

0.0

4.3

0.1

1.7

0.1

46.4

0.3

27.3

0.3

19.1

0.2

46.5

0.3

^(z)

30.0

0.3

15.7

0.2

0.8

0.1

Luxembourg

Percentage, 2022

19.0

0.5

0.9

0.1

6.3

0.3

^(z)

11.8

0.4

^(z)

29.5

0.6

27.6

0.6

2.0

0.2

51.5

0.7

4.9

0.3

15.2

0.5

28.5

0.6

2.9

0.2

Mexico

Percentage, 2022

56.2

0.1

9.4

0.1

14.7

0.1

1.9

0.0

26.7

0.1

3.6

0.0

23.1

0.1

23.1

0.1

^(z)

20.6

0.1

0.5

0.0

18.1

0.1

1.8

0.0

0.1

0.0

Netherlands

Percentage, 2022

18.8

0.1

1.6

0.0

3.8

0.0

^(z)

13.4

0.1

^(z)

36.6

0.1

36.3

0.1

0.3

0.0

44.7

0.1

2.3

0.0

24.1

0.1

17.1

0.1

1.2

0.0

New Zealand

Percentage, 2022

19.0

0.1

^(x)

^(z)

^(w)

19.0

0.1

^(z)

41.1

0.2

26.4

0.2

14.7

0.1

39.8

0.2

4.0

0.1

29.5

0.2

5.2

0.1

1.1

0.0

Norway

Percentage, 2022

17.4

0.2

^(c)

0.4

0.0

0.2

0.0

16.6

0.2

^(z)

34.5

0.2

33.3

0.2

1.3

0.1

48.1

0.2

11.6

0.1

21.1

0.2

14.0

0.2

1.5

0.1

Poland

Percentage, 2022

6.5

0.1

0.3

0.0

0.5

0.0

^(z)

5.7

0.1

^(z)

59.6

0.1

56.2

0.1

3.3

0.0

33.9

0.1

0.0

7.7

0.1

25.4

0.1

0.8

0.0

Portugal

Percentage, 2022

39.7

0.2

1.2

0.0

20.0

0.1

^(z)

18.4

0.1

^(z)

28.9

0.2

28.0

0.2

0.9

0.0

31.5

0.2

0.3

0.0

9.5

0.1

20.8

0.1

0.9

0.0

Slovak Republic

Percentage, 2022

6.5

0.2

0.0

0.6

0.1

0.0

5.4

0.2

0.0

64.3

0.5

62.3

0.5

2.0

0.1

29.2

0.4

0.2

0.0

3.8

0.2

24.3

0.4

0.9

0.1

Slovenia

Percentage, 2022

9.0

0.2

0.3

0.0

0.4

0.0

^(z)

8.3

0.1

^(z)

50.9

0.3

50.9

0.3

^(z)

40.1

0.3

8.4

0.1

11.6

0.2

16.4

0.2

3.7

0.1

Spain

Percentage, 2022

35.8

0.1

2.1

0.0

5.0

0.0

^(z)

28.7

0.1

^(z)

23.1

0.1

22.9

0.1

0.0

41.1

0.1

12.7

0.1

11.3

0.1

16.3

0.1

0.8

0.0

Sweden

Percentage, 2022

14.4

0.1

^(x)

^(w)

2.7

0.1

^(z)

9.0

0.1

2.7

0.1

37.1

0.2

29.4

0.2

7.7

0.1

48.5

0.2

9.8

0.1

20.0

0.2

16.7

0.1

2.0

0.1

Switzerland

Percentage, 2022

13.9

0.1

0.4

0.0

1.4

0.0

^(z)

12.2

0.1

^(z)

41.4

0.2

^(w)

41.4

0.2

^(x)

44.7

0.2

^(x)

^(w)

24.6

0.1

^(w)

16.8

0.1

^(w)

3.2

0.1

Türkiye

Percentage, 2022

53.3

4.4

33.2

^(z)

15.7

^(z)

21.7

^(z)

25.0

6.7

15.9

1.9

0.4

United Kingdom

Percentage, 2022

18.6

0.2

0.0

0.1

0.0

^(c)

18.2

0.2

10.6

0.2

30.1

0.2

19.5

0.2

^(z)

51.3

0.3

9.1

0.2

26.4

0.2

14.1

0.2

1.7

0.1

United States

Percentage, 2022

8.2

0.1

0.8

0.0

2.3

0.1

^(z)

5.1

0.1

^(z)

41.8

0.2

^(w)

41.8

0.2

^(x)

50.0

0.2

10.6

0.1

25.0

0.2

12.3

0.1

2.1

0.1

OECD - Average

19.8

1.8

4.8

^(m)

13.3

^(m)

40.2

36.1

5.7

40.4

7.2

19.3

14.1

1.3

EU25: European Union of twenty-five

16.6

0.8

3.3

^(m)

12.1

^(m)

45.7

41.0

5.2

37.7

4.9

15.4

17.4

1.2

G20

35.3

^(m)

6.8

^(m)

10.4

^(m)

18.9

^(m)

32.7

^(m)

30.3

^(m)

33.5

^(m)

9.4

^(m)

19.0

^(m)

7.1

^(m)

Non-OECD Economies

Argentina

Percentage, 2021

33.5

0.2

3.3

0.1

14.3

0.1

^(m)

15.8

0.1

^(m)

41.8

0.2

41.8

0.2

^(z)

24.8

0.1

^(x)

^(w)

23.4

0.1

^(x)

1.4

0.0

Brazil

Percentage, 2022

40.9

0.1

10.8

0.1

16.7

0.1

^(z)

13.5

0.1

^(z)

38.1

0.1

^(x)

21.0

0.1

^(x)

^(w)

20.0

0.1

0.7

0.0

0.3

0.0

Bulgaria

Percentage, 2022

16.0

0.1

0.9

0.0

2.4

0.1

^(z)

12.7

0.1

^(m)

54.2

0.2

54.0

0.2

0.3

0.0

29.8

0.2

^(z)

9.4

0.1

20.1

0.2

0.3

0.0

China (People's Republic of)

Percentage, 2020

63.4

1.7

17.2

^(z)

44.5

^(z)

18.1

17.6

0.5

18.5

9.7

7.8

^(w)

1.1

^(x)

India

Percentage, 2022

77.7

33.9

13.4

^(z)

30.4

^(z)

9.3

8.2

1.1

12.9

^(x)

^(w)

9.6

^(x)

3.4

Indonesia

Percentage, 2022

57.3

12.7

26.1

^(z)

18.4

^(z)

29.7

^(z)

13.1

2.8

9.5

0.7

0.0

Romania

Percentage, 2022

23.1

0.1

0.9

0.0

2.1

0.0

^(z)

15.1

0.1

5.0

0.1

57.2

0.1

53.8

0.1

3.5

0.1

19.7

0.1

^(x)

South Africa

Percentage, 2022

54.7

9.1

^(w)

9.0

^(z)

36.6

^(z)

31.4

30.3

1.0

13.9

2.2

10.7

^(w)

1.0

^(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

Data extracted on 02 Dec 2023 06:35 UTC (GMT) from OECD.Stat

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