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Figure 25-1: Percentage of the population 25 to 64 years old who have attained selected levels of education: 2001, 2005, and 2008

Figure 25-1: Percentage of the population 25 to 64 years old who have attained selected levels of education: 2001, 2005, and 2008

NOTE: Educational attainment data in this figure refer to degrees classified by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) as International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) level 3 for high school and level 5A or 6 for bachelor's degree or higher. For more information on ISCED levels, please see supplemental note 11. The OECD average refers to the mean of the data values for all reporting OECD countries, to which each country reporting data contributes equally.
SOURCE: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Education at a Glance, 2002, 2007, and 2010, Tables A1.2a and A1.3a.
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