OECD: Percentage distribution of women with at least upper secondary education, by age group and country: 2009

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Table B.3.14.

Country	Age group
Country	25-64	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64
OECD average	72	83	77	69	57

OECD countries
Australia	68	85	72	63	50
Austria	76	87	81	73	63
Belgium	71	84	79	67	51
Canada	89	93	92	88	80
Chile	69	86	76	66	39

Czech Republic	88	93	94	86	80
Denmark	75	88	82	68	62
Estonia	91	90	94	95	86
Finland	84	93	91	87	69
France	69	85	78	64	50

Germany	83	86	85	83	77
Greece	63	81	72	57	37
Hungary	77	86	82	76	66
Iceland	65	75	73	61	45
Ireland	75	89	81	68	50

Israel	84	90	86	79	75
Italy	55	74	61	51	33
Japan	—	—	—	—	—
Korea	76	98	93	63	30
Luxembourg	74	84	77	70	63

Mexico	33	41	36	29	18
Netherlands	72	85	78	69	54
New Zealand	71	81	74	69	55
Norway	80	86	84	76	76
Poland	88	94	92	88	75

Portugal	32	54	36	23	13
Slovak Republic	89	95	94	87	77
Slovenia	81	95	86	76	66
Spain	53	69	61	45	26
Sweden	87	92	91	88	78

Switzerland	83	88	86	82	76
Turkey	26	36	23	20	15
United Kingdom	70	81	75	68	55
United States	90	90	90	90	89

Other G20 non-OECD member countries
Argentina	—	—	—	—	—
Brazil	43	56	45	34	24
China	—	—	—	—	—
India	—	—	—	—	—
Indonesia	—	—	—	—	—

Russian Federation¹	88	93	95	90	70
Saudi Arabia	—	—	—	—	—
South Africa	—	—	—	—	—
— Not available.
¹Year of reference 2002.
NOTE: Upper secondary education (normally called high school or senior high school) does not include ISCED 3C (International Standard Classification of Education) short programs.
SOURCE: Data from Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). (2011). Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2011, webtable A1.2c, Paris: Author.