Table 413.

Number of bachelor's degree recipients per 100 persons of the typical age of graduation, by sex and country: 2002 through 2006

Country	Typical age of graduation	Total					Male					Female
		2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
OECD average1	—	31.8	—	34.3	36.3	37.8	26.9	—	27.8	29.0	30.3	36.9	—	40.9	43.9	45.8
Australia	20-24	50.7	54.8	46.9	59.9	59.6	43.0	46.7	37.4	47.9	47.4	58.8	63.4	57.0	72.5	72.5
Austria	22-26	18.0	19.0	19.6	20.4	21.7	17.9	18.7	19.0	19.0	20.4	18.1	19.4	20.3	21.8	22.9
Belgium (Flemish)	22-24	19.2	—	18.3	18.4	19.0	18.7	—	17.5	17.0	17.9	19.7	—	19.0	19.8	20.2
Canada	22-24	—	—	31.5	33.6	39.3	—	—	24.3	25.2	29.5	—	—	39.1	42.2	49.7
Czech Republic	22-25	15.4	17.3	21.0	26.0	30.7	14.3	15.9	18.8	22.6	26.5	16.6	18.8	23.4	29.5	35.2
Denmark	22-26	34.4	38.6	49.9	52.9	50.3	23.4	25.1	35.6	37.2	37.0	45.7	52.3	64.4	69.2	63.7
Finland	22-28	51.8	55.8	54.7	53.8	57.3	37.7	40.4	39.5	38.8	40.6	66.4	72.2	70.5	69.7	74.5
France	20-25	39.0	41.5	40.0	—	34.2	32.9	34.9	33.4	—	30.6	45.3	48.4	46.9	—	37.9
Germany	24-27	19.2	19.5	20.6	20.5	21.0	19.3	19.3	20.3	20.0	20.0	19.1	19.7	20.9	21.1	22.0
Greece	(2)	—	—	19.1	23.9	23.5	—	—	13.3	16.3	16.1	—	—	25.4	32.2	31.7
Hungary	23-24	31.1	33.6	37.3	41.5	38.2	23.2	24.6	26.6	29.0	26.1	39.3	43.2	48.4	54.5	51.0
Iceland	23-26	40.0	44.2	50.5	56.3	62.8	27.2	29.4	31.4	33.6	37.7	53.1	59.1	70.3	80.5	89.6
Ireland	21-24	30.9	36.8	38.6	40.7	42.8	25.6	29.7	31.9	33.3	33.4	36.2	44.0	45.3	48.0	52.5
Italy	22-25	22.4	27.8	40.1	44.8	42.7	19.2	24.0	33.3	37.3	35.1	25.6	31.6	47.2	52.7	50.6
Japan	22-24	34.1	34.4	36.3	36.9	38.7	40.2	40.1	41.4	41.3	42.8	27.6	28.5	31.0	32.2	34.3
Korea, Republic of	21-23	31.5	31.7	32.3	35.5	41.0	31.6	32.1	31.5	34.8	40.2	31.3	31.2	33.2	36.2	41.7
Mexico	(2)	16.5	14.3	13.8	15.2	18.1	15.6	13.3	13.1	14.5	16.7	17.4	15.3	14.4	15.9	19.5
Netherlands	21-24	38.6	42.5	42.9	47.2	49.2	34.4	36.4	37.2	40.2	42.9	42.9	48.7	48.6	54.3	55.7
New Zealand	21-24	41.6	39.0	47.6	49.0	53.5	31.8	29.1	34.9	36.6	40.6	51.3	49.1	61.0	62.0	67.0
Norway	22-25	41.1	42.0	43.3	42.1	45.1	29.7	30.0	31.5	28.8	31.9	52.8	54.2	55.3	55.8	58.8
Poland	23-25	—	—	44.4	45.0	44.8	—	—	32.6	32.8	32.9	—	—	56.6	57.6	57.1
Portugal	22-24	—	—	32.9	33.7	34.9	—	—	20.4	21.7	22.7	—	—	45.6	46.0	47.4
Slovak Republic	21-24	—	—	28.3	30.1	33.7	—	—	24.4	25.6	26.0	—	—	32.4	34.8	41.8
Spain	20-22	33.1	32.0	35.2	35.0	35.3	26.4	25.5	27.5	27.1	27.1	40.0	38.9	43.2	43.3	43.8
Sweden	23-26	35.2	38.4	39.9	44.0	43.3	26.5	28.6	29.7	30.8	29.8	44.1	48.5	50.5	57.6	57.2
Switzerland	23-27	20.8	20.9	22.4	25.0	27.0	23.3	23.5	24.0	26.1	26.8	18.3	18.4	20.9	23.9	27.1
Turkey	22-28	—	—	14.0	11.3	15.4	—	—	15.2	11.8	16.3	—	—	12.7	10.7	14.5
United Kingdom	20-24	—	—	39.2	39.8	39.0	—	—	34.2	34.1	33.0	—	—	44.3	45.7	45.2
United States	22-24	36.1	33.4	33.2	34.2	35.5	29.7	27.6	27.5	28.1	29.1	42.9	39.4	39.2	40.7	42.4
Reporting partner    countries
Brazil	(2)	—	—	15.6	17.5	21.3	—	—	11.8	13.3	16.2	—	—	19.4	21.6	26.4
Chile	22-24	—	—	25.1	11.5	15.0	—	—	22.9	9.7	13.0	—	—	27.5	13.4	17.0
Estonia	22-24	—	—	—	28.5	26.4	—	—	—	17.6	15.4	—	—	—	39.5	37.8
Israel	(2)	—	—	32.3	32.9	33.4	—	—	25.3	25.7	26.8	—	—	39.6	40.2	40.3
Russian Federation	19-25	—	—	—	45.9	43.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Slovenia	25-26	—	—	—	21.6	21.6	—	—	—	14.3	14.2	—	—	—	29.4	29.3

—Not available.

1 Refers to the mean of the data values for all reporting OECD countries, to which each country reporting data contributes equally. The average is omitted for years in which less than 75 percent of the countries reported data.

2 Typical age of graduation data not available. Estimates calculated using the age range 22-24.

NOTE: Data in this table refer to degrees classified by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) level 5A, first award. This level corresponds to the bachelor's degree in the United States. The recipients per 100 persons ratio relates the number of people of all ages earning bachelor's degrees in a particular year to the number of people in the population at the typical age of graduation. The typical age is based on full-time attendance and normal progression through the education system (without repeating a year, taking a year off, etc.); this age varies across countries because of differences in their education systems and differences in program duration. Data for Luxembourg are not shown because tertiary students study for only 1 year in Luxembourg. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Education at a Glance, 2004 through 2008; and Online Education Database, retrieved July 6, 2009, from http://stats.oecd.org/default.aspx. (This table was prepared July 2009.)