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

Tertiary education attainment by age group

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
(%)
 Australia42484638332014
 Austria30383327212014
 Belgium37444234262014
 Brazil14151414112013
 Canada54586151452014
 Chile36383428262014
 China172715722018
 Colombia22282318162014
 Costa Rica18211917172014
 Czech Republic22302120152014
 Denmark36424133292014
 Estonia38403935362014
 Finland42405044342014
 France32443926202013
 Germany27282926252014
 Greece28392726212014
 Hungary23322520172014
 Iceland37414236292014
 Indonesia12169842018[3]
 Ireland41514934242014
 Israel49465348472014
 Italy17241913122014
 Japan48595347352014
 Latvia30393127232014
 Lithuania37533830282014
 Luxembourg46535640322014
 Mexico19251716132014
 Netherlands34443830272014
 New Zealand36404132292014
 Norway42494936322014
 Poland27433218142014
 Portugal22312617132014
 Russia54585553502013
 Saudi Arabia22262218142013
 Slovakia20302115142014
 Slovenia29383524182014
 South Africa757872012
 South Korea45685633172014
 Spain35414330212014
 Sweden39464632302014
  Switzerland40464538312014
 Turkey17251610102014
 Taiwan[4]45XXXX2015
 United Kingdom42494638352014
 United States44464743412014

Countries by level of tertiary education

This is a list of countries by the level of tertiary education completed by 25–34 year olds measured by the percent of the population who have attained various standards. Columns from left to right indicate the percentages of 25–34 year olds that have completed:

  • at least a 2-year tertiary degree or its equivalent (an associate degree in most anglophone countries)
  • a 4-year degree or higher (a bachelor's degree in most anglophone countries)
  • a 6-year degree or higher (a master's degree in most anglophone countries).[5]
Country Ages 25–34: % equivalent to a degree course lasting at least: Year Non-OECD?
2 years 4 years 6 years
 Australia483992015
 Austria3924152015
 Belgium4343202015
 Brazil1616NA2014
 Canada593492015
 Chile362792014
 China35.817.82.32020[6]
 Colombia2727NA2015
 Costa Rica281812015
 Czech Republic3131202015
 Denmark4440172015
 Estonia4139162015
 Finland4141142015
 France4528162014
 Germany3028132015
 Greece403932015
 Hungary3229132015
 Iceland4037112015
 Indonesia1111NA2013
 Ireland5240112015
 Israel4635172015
 Italy2525152015
 Japan6040NA2015
 Latvia4035122015
 Lithuania5555172015
 Luxembourg5044272015
 Mexico212012015
 Netherlands4544172015
 New Zealand393642015
 Norway4834132015
 Poland4343312015
 Portugal3333212015
 Russia5858NA2013
 Saudi Arabia2626NA2014
 Slovakia3131252015
 Slovenia4134242015
 South Africa1414NA2014
 South Korea6947NA2015
 Spain4128172015
 Sweden4635142015
  Switzerland4949232015
 Turkey281922015
 United Kingdom4942142015
 United States51.140.8122021[7]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "Tertiary Education (Higher Education)". The World Bank.
  2. ↑ "OECD.Stat Education and Training > Education at a Glance > Educational attainment and labor-force status > Educational attainment of 25-64 year-olds". OECD.
  3. ↑ "Education at a Glance Indonesia" (PDF). OECD.
  4. ↑ "Higher Education Crisis in Taiwan | The World View".
  5. ↑ http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/education/education-at-a-glance-2016_eag-2016-en#page44 OECD Education at a glance 2016
  6. ↑ National Bureau of Statistics of China. "Table 2-25 Population Aged 6 and over by Age, Gender and Education Attainment". China Statistical Yearbook 2021.
  7. ↑ "Census Bureau Releases New Educational Attainment Data".

References

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