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Figure 20-1.  Percentage of the population ages 25 to 64 who earned more than the median income, by highest level of education and country: 2008

Percentage of the population ages 25 to 64 who earned more than the median income, by highest level of education and country: 2008

1 Reference year is 2007 rather than 2008.
2 Reference year is 2006 rather than 2008.
3 Includes ISCED97 levels 0 (preprimary education), 1 (primary education), and 2 (lower secondary education).
4 Includes ISCED97 levels 3 (upper secondary education) and 4 (postsecondary nontertiary programs).
5 Includes ISCED97 levels 5A (academic higher education below the doctoral level) and 6 (doctoral level of academic higher education).
NOTE: Education levels are defined according to the 1997 International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED97). For more information on the ISCED97 levels, see appendix A in this report.
SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). (2010). Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2010, web table A7.4a. Paris: Author.