Educational attainment

Factbook 2012 - ISSN - © OECD 2012

‌	Educational attainment
‌	As a percentage of total population in that age group
‌	‌‌	‌Population with tertiary education 2010 or latest available year‌				‌Population aged 25-64‌
		‌25-34‌	‌35-44‌	‌45-54‌	‌55-64‌	‌Below upper secondary‌			‌Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary‌			‌Tertiary education‌
		‌25-34‌	‌35-44‌	‌45-54‌	‌55-64‌	‌2000‌	‌2005‌	‌2010‌	‌2000‌	‌2005‌	‌2010‌	‌2000‌	‌2005‌	‌2010‌
‌	Australia	44.4	39.5	34.8	29.6	41.2	35.0	26.8	31.3	33.3	35.6	27.5	31.7	37.6
‌	Austria	20.8	20.8	18.6	16.5	23.9	19.4	17.5	62.2	62.8	63.2	13.9	17.8	19.3
‌	Belgium	43.8	39.4	30.9	25.6	41.5	33.9	29.5	31.4	35.1	35.5	27.1	31.0	35.0
‌	Canada	56.5	56.8	46.8	42.2	19.3	14.8	11.6	40.6	39.2	37.8	40.1	45.9	50.6
‌	Chile	38.5	27.5	21.5	18.9	..	..	28.6	..	..	44.6	..	..	26.8
‌	Czech Republic	22.6	16.3	15.9	11.5	14.1	10.1	8.1	75.0	76.9	75.2	11.0	13.1	16.8
‌	Denmark	37.6	36.8	31.2	27.9	21.5	19.0	24.3	52.4	47.5	42.4	26.2	33.5	33.3
‌	Estonia	37.8	33.2	38.5	30.7	..	10.9	10.9	..	55.8	53.8	..	33.3	35.3
‌	Finland	39.2	45.8	38.9	30.1	27.5	21.2	17.0	40.5	44.2	44.8	32.0	34.6	38.1
‌	France	42.9	33.8	21.7	18.3	37.0	33.2	29.2	40.9	41.4	41.8	22.0	25.4	29.0
‌	Germany	26.1	28.1	26.6	25.4	18.3	16.9	14.2	58.2	58.6	59.2	23.5	24.6	26.6
‌	Greece	30.9	26.6	23.1	16.5	50.7	42.5	34.8	31.6	36.1	40.6	17.7	21.3	24.6
‌	Hungary	26.0	19.1	18.3	16.5	30.8	23.6	18.7	55.2	59.3	61.2	14.0	17.1	20.1
‌	Iceland	36.2	38.8	30.5	22.5	44.7	37.1	33.5	32.1	32.3	34.0	23.2	30.5	32.5
‌	Ireland	48.2	42.3	29.8	21.5	54.0	35.5	26.5	27.5	35.4	36.2	18.5	29.1	37.3
‌	Israel	44.2	48.8	44.4	44.6	..	20.8	17.9	..	33.4	36.5	..	45.8	45.6
‌	Italy	20.7	15.8	12.0	10.7	57.9	49.9	44.8	32.7	37.9	40.4	9.4	12.2	14.8
‌	Japan	56.7	49.6	45.8	29.0	17.1	..	..	49.2	60.1	55.2	33.6	39.9	44.8
‌	Korea	65.0	46.9	26.7	12.8	31.7	24.5	19.6	44.4	43.9	40.7	23.9	31.6	39.7
‌	Luxembourg	44.2	41.4	27.9	25.3	43.9	34.1	22.3	37.8	39.3	42.2	18.3	26.5	35.5
‌	Mexico	21.8	16.2	16.3	12.0	70.9	68.4	63.8	14.5	16.6	18.8	14.6	15.0	17.4
‌	Netherlands	40.8	33.5	30.2	26.0	35.1	28.2	27.0	41.5	41.7	40.6	23.4	30.1	32.4
‌	New Zealand	46.4	42.5	39.1	33.8	36.8	31.6	27.0	34.3	29.4	32.4	28.9	39.0	40.7
‌	Norway	47.3	41.0	33.4	27.3	14.8	22.8	19.4	56.8	44.5	43.3	28.4	32.7	37.3
‌	Poland	37.4	23.4	15.1	12.9	20.1	14.9	11.3	68.5	68.2	65.8	11.4	16.9	22.9
‌	Portugal	24.8	16.2	10.4	8.9	80.6	73.5	68.1	10.5	13.6	16.5	8.8	12.8	15.4
‌	Slovak Republic	24.0	15.9	14.6	12.7	16.2	12.1	9.0	73.4	73.9	73.6	10.4	14.0	17.3
‌	Slovenia	31.3	26.7	20.0	16.3	..	19.7	16.7	..	60.1	59.6	..	20.2	23.7
‌	Spain	39.2	35.3	25.6	17.8	61.7	51.2	47.1	15.7	20.6	22.2	22.6	28.2	30.7
‌	Sweden	42.2	37.2	30.0	27.5	20.8	17.1	13.5	54.4	53.9	52.4	24.8	29.0	34.2
‌	Switzerland	40.5	38.2	33.3	27.7	16.1	14.8	13.9	59.7	56.5	51.0	24.2	28.8	35.2
‌	Turkey	17.4	12.2	9.4	9.5	76.7	71.9	68.8	14.9	17.8	18.1	8.3	10.2	13.1
‌	United Kingdom	46.0	40.6	35.2	30.0	37.4	33.2	24.9	36.9	37.1	36.9	25.7	29.7	38.2
‌	United States	42.3	43.4	40.0	41.0	12.6	12.2	11.0	50.9	48.7	47.3	36.5	39.0	41.7
‌	EU 27	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
‌	OECD	37.8	33.2	27.5	22.9	35.8	29.8	26.0	42.5	44.1	44.1	21.7	27.0	30.7
‌	Brazil	11.6	11.3	10.7	8.9	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
‌	China	6.1	4.8	3.0	3.1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
‌	India	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
‌	Indonesia	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
‌	Russian Federation	55.5	58.1	54.3	44.5	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
‌	South Africa	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..

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