Education in States and Nations: 1991

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                          Male                                 Female         
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                   Less      Higher   Higher     Less     Higher    Higher
                   than    education education   than    education  education
                   upper    (non-   (university) upper   (non-    (university)
Country      Year  secondary university)       secondary university) 
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Australia     1991    88     121       158        90         124         175
Belgium       1992    91     119       148        84         139         173
Canada        1990    83     110       146        76         115         165
Denmark       1990    86     110       146        86         111         135
Finland       1990    93     130       187        95         131         177
  
Netherlands   1989    86     118       140        74         107         135
New Zealand   1991    86     110       144        82         104         146
Norway        1991    82     132       161        78         135         159
Portugal      1991    65     124       175        68         114         185
Sweden        1990    88     120       155        90         118         158
Switzerland   1990    80     129       152        70         127         164
United States*1990    74     112       172        73         120         163
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SOURCE: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Center for Educational Research and Innovation, Education at a Glance, 1993, Table R10(A). U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing.

Figure 27b

Table 27b