The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with OECD and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (March 2022) |
This is a list of countries by the proportions of 25- to 64-year-olds having completed tertiary education as published by the OECD. It includes some non-OECD nations.
Tertiary education is the educational level following the completion of a school providing a secondary education. The World Bank, for example, defines tertiary education as including universities as well as institutions that teach specific capacities of higher learning such as colleges, technical training institutes, community colleges, nursing schools, research laboratories, centers of excellence, and distance learning centers.[1]
2019 OECD data edit
This list includes non-OECD member countries: Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa.[2]
Country |
Age 25–64 (%) |
Age | Year |
Non-OECD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25–34 (%) |
35–44 (%) |
45–54 (%) |
55–64 (%) | ||||
 Australia |
42 | 48 | 46 | 38 | 33 | 2014 | |
 Austria |
30 | 38 | 33 | 27 | 21 | 2014 | |
 Belgium |
37 | 44 | 42 | 34 | 26 | 2014 | |
 Brazil |
14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 2013 | 
|
 Canada |
54 | 58 | 61 | 51 | 45 | 2014 | |
 Chile |
36 | 38 | 34 | 28 | 26 | 2014 | |
 China |
17 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2018 |
|
 Colombia |
22 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 2014 | |
 Costa Rica |
18 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 2014 | |
 Czech Republic |
22 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 2014 | |
 Denmark |
36 | 42 | 41 | 33 | 29 | 2014 | |
 Estonia |
38 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 36 | 2014 | |
 Finland |
42 | 40 | 50 | 44 | 34 | 2014 | |
 France |
32 | 44 | 39 | 26 | 20 | 2013 | |
 Germany |
27 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 2014 | |
 Greece |
28 | 39 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 2014 | |
 Hungary |
23 | 32 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 2014 | |
 Iceland |
37 | 41 | 42 | 36 | 29 | 2014 | |
 Indonesia |
12 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2018 | [3]
|
 Ireland |
41 | 51 | 49 | 34 | 24 | 2014 | |
 Israel |
49 | 46 | 53 | 48 | 47 | 2014 | |
 Italy |
17 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 2014 | |
 Japan |
48 | 59 | 53 | 47 | 35 | 2014 | |
 Latvia |
30 | 39 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 2014 | |
 Lithuania |
37 | 53 | 38 | 30 | 28 | 2014 | |
 Luxembourg |
46 | 53 | 56 | 40 | 32 | 2014 | |
 Mexico |
19 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 2014 | |
 Netherlands |
34 | 44 | 38 | 30 | 27 | 2014 | |
 New Zealand |
36 | 40 | 41 | 32 | 29 | 2014 | |
 Norway |
42 | 49 | 49 | 36 | 32 | 2014 | |
 Poland |
27 | 43 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 2014 | |
 Portugal |
22 | 31 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 2014 | |
 Russia |
54 | 58 | 55 | 53 | 50 | 2013 |
|
 Saudi Arabia |
22 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 2013 |
|
 Slovakia |
20 | 30 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 2014 | |
 Slovenia |
29 | 38 | 35 | 24 | 18 | 2014 | |
 South Africa |
7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2012 |
|
 South Korea |
45 | 68 | 56 | 33 | 17 | 2014 | |
 Spain |
35 | 41 | 43 | 30 | 21 | 2014 | |
 Sweden |
39 | 46 | 46 | 32 | 30 | 2014 | |
 Switzerland |
40 | 46 | 45 | 38 | 31 | 2014 | |
 Turkey |
17 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 2014 | |
 Taiwan[4] |
45 | X | X | X | X | 2015 | |
 United Kingdom |
42 | 49 | 46 | 38 | 35 | 2014 | |
 United States |
44 | 46 | 47 | 43 | 41 | 2014 | |
Countries by level of tertiary education edit
This is a list of countries by the level of tertiary education completed by 25–64 year olds as of the year 2022.[5]
| Short-cycle tertiary | Bachelor's or equivalent | Master's or equivalent | Doctoral or equivalent | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 12 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 51 |
| Austria | 15 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 36 |
| Belgium | 1 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 46 |
| Canada | 26 | 24 | 12 | 63 | |
| Chile | 10 | 19 | 2 | 31 | |
| Colombia | 28 | 28 | |||
| Costa Rica | 7 | 16 | 3 | 25 | |
| Czech Republic | 0 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 27 |
| Denmark | 5 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 42 |
| Estonia | 6 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 42 |
| Finland | 8 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 43 |
| France | 14 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 42 |
| Germany | 1 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 33 |
| Greece | 0 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 35 |
| Hungary | 1 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 29 |
| Iceland | 4 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 44 |
| Ireland | 10 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 54 |
| Israel | 11 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 51 |
| Italy | 0 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 20 |
| Japan | 21 | 35 | 56 | ||
| Korea | 15 | 34 | 4 | 53 | |
| Latvia | 4 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 39 |
| Lithuania | 30 | 16 | 1 | 47 | |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 51 |
| Mexico | 1 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 45 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 40 |
| Norway | 12 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 48 |
| Poland | 0 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 34 |
| Portugal | 0 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 31 |
| Slovak Republic | 0 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 29 |
| Slovenia | 8 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 40 |
| Spain | 13 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 41 |
| Sweden | 10 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 49 |
| Switzerland | 25 | 17 | 3 | 45 | |
| Türkiye | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| United Kingdom | 9 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 51 |
| United States | 11 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 50 |
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ "Tertiary Education (Higher Education)". The World Bank.
- ^ "OECD.Stat Education and Training > Education at a Glance > Educational attainment and labor-force status > Educational attainment of 25-64 year-olds". OECD.
- ^ "Education at a Glance Indonesia" (PDF). OECD.
- ^ "Higher Education Crisis in Taiwan | The World View".
- ^ "Home".
References edit
- Brick, Jean (2006). "What is academic culture?". Academic Culture: A Student's Guide to Studying at University. Sydney, N.S.W: National Centre for English Language Teaching and Research. pp. 1–10. ISBN 978-1-74138-135-1.