Country |
Tertiary-type B education |
|
Tertiary-type A and advanced research programs |
|
|
|
Total tertiary |
|
|
25-64 |
25-34 |
35-44 |
45-54 |
55-64 |
|
25-64 |
|
25-34 |
|
35-44 |
|
45-54 |
|
55-64 |
|
25-64 |
|
25-34 |
|
35-44 |
|
45-54 |
|
55-64 |
|
OECD average |
11 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
9 |
|
22 |
|
31 |
|
23 |
|
18 |
|
13 |
|
31 |
|
42 |
|
34 |
|
27 |
|
21 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OECD countries |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Australia |
11 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
10 |
|
28 |
|
40 |
|
28 |
|
24 |
|
19 |
|
40 |
|
52 |
|
41 |
|
36 |
|
29 |
|
Austria |
6 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
|
10 |
|
17 |
|
11 |
|
8 |
|
5 |
|
17 |
|
23 |
|
18 |
|
15 |
|
11 |
|
Belgium |
19 |
23 |
21 |
19 |
14 |
|
16 |
|
26 |
|
19 |
|
13 |
|
7 |
|
35 |
|
49 |
|
40 |
|
31 |
|
21 |
|
Canada |
28 |
29 |
31 |
27 |
23 |
|
26 |
|
34 |
|
30 |
|
21 |
|
19 |
|
54 |
|
63 |
|
61 |
|
48 |
|
42 |
|
Chile |
8 |
11 |
11 |
7 |
4 |
|
15 |
|
23 |
|
13 |
|
13 |
|
12 |
|
24 |
|
34 |
|
24 |
|
20 |
|
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Czech Republic |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
15 |
|
22 |
|
14 |
|
14 |
|
8 |
|
15 |
1 |
22 |
2 |
14 |
3 |
14 |
4 |
8 |
5 |
Denmark |
6 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
|
32 |
|
45 |
|
36 |
|
26 |
|
21 |
|
38 |
|
52 |
|
42 |
|
32 |
|
26 |
|
Estonia |
18 |
17 |
17 |
22 |
14 |
|
27 |
|
28 |
|
30 |
|
26 |
|
23 |
|
45 |
|
46 |
|
47 |
|
48 |
|
38 |
|
Finland |
19 |
5 |
25 |
26 |
18 |
|
25 |
|
44 |
|
28 |
|
18 |
|
13 |
|
43 |
|
49 |
|
53 |
|
43 |
|
31 |
|
France |
13 |
19 |
15 |
11 |
7 |
|
18 |
|
28 |
|
20 |
|
12 |
|
11 |
|
30 |
|
48 |
|
35 |
|
23 |
|
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Germany |
8 |
7 |
9 |
9 |
7 |
|
15 |
|
20 |
|
16 |
|
14 |
|
11 |
|
23 |
|
27 |
|
24 |
|
23 |
|
18 |
|
Greece |
6 |
11 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
|
17 |
|
23 |
|
20 |
|
15 |
|
10 |
|
23 |
|
34 |
|
27 |
|
19 |
|
11 |
|
Hungary |
1 |
1 |
1 |
# |
# |
|
22 |
|
28 |
|
22 |
|
20 |
|
15 |
|
22 |
|
30 |
|
23 |
|
20 |
|
15 |
|
Iceland |
6 |
4 |
8 |
7 |
5 |
|
31 |
|
38 |
|
37 |
|
29 |
|
15 |
|
37 |
|
42 |
|
45 |
|
36 |
|
20 |
|
Ireland |
17 |
22 |
19 |
14 |
11 |
|
21 |
|
32 |
|
23 |
|
15 |
|
9 |
|
39 |
|
54 |
|
42 |
|
29 |
|
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Israel |
17 |
15 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
|
32 |
|
36 |
|
33 |
|
29 |
|
27 |
|
49 |
|
51 |
|
50 |
|
47 |
|
46 |
|
Italy |
# |
# |
1 |
# |
# |
|
16 |
|
24 |
|
17 |
|
12 |
|
9 |
|
16 |
|
25 |
|
17 |
|
12 |
|
10 |
|
Japan |
28 |
34 |
34 |
29 |
16 |
|
15 |
|
25 |
|
15 |
|
13 |
|
7 |
|
43 |
|
59 |
|
49 |
|
42 |
|
23 |
|
Korea |
12 |
27 |
11 |
4 |
1 |
|
22 |
|
36 |
|
27 |
|
13 |
|
6 |
|
34 |
|
63 |
|
38 |
|
17 |
|
8 |
|
Luxembourg |
15 |
24 |
15 |
10 |
11 |
|
17 |
|
23 |
|
20 |
|
13 |
|
8 |
|
32 |
|
47 |
|
35 |
|
24 |
|
19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mexico |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
13 |
|
19 |
|
13 |
|
11 |
|
6 |
|
13 |
|
19 |
|
13 |
|
11 |
|
6 |
|
Netherlands |
3 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
|
28 |
|
40 |
|
29 |
|
25 |
|
20 |
|
31 |
|
43 |
|
33 |
|
27 |
|
22 |
|
New Zealand |
20 |
18 |
18 |
23 |
22 |
|
24 |
|
34 |
|
27 |
|
19 |
|
14 |
|
44 |
|
52 |
|
45 |
|
42 |
|
35 |
|
Norway |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
39 |
|
55 |
|
43 |
|
34 |
|
25 |
|
41 |
|
56 |
|
45 |
|
36 |
|
26 |
|
Poland |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
24 |
|
43 |
|
25 |
|
15 |
|
13 |
|
24 |
1 |
43 |
2 |
25 |
3 |
15 |
4 |
13 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Portugal |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
17 |
|
29 |
|
19 |
|
12 |
|
7 |
|
17 |
1 |
29 |
2 |
19 |
3 |
12 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
Slovak Republic |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
16 |
|
23 |
|
15 |
|
13 |
|
9 |
|
17 |
|
24 |
|
16 |
|
14 |
|
10 |
|
Slovenia |
13 |
14 |
14 |
12 |
11 |
|
15 |
|
25 |
|
17 |
|
10 |
|
7 |
|
28 |
|
40 |
|
31 |
|
22 |
|
17 |
|
Spain |
9 |
13 |
11 |
5 |
2 |
|
22 |
|
30 |
|
25 |
|
19 |
|
11 |
|
31 |
|
43 |
|
36 |
|
24 |
|
13 |
|
Sweden |
11 |
8 |
10 |
13 |
12 |
|
27 |
|
40 |
|
30 |
|
22 |
|
19 |
|
38 |
|
48 |
|
40 |
|
34 |
|
30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Switzerland |
7 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
5 |
|
20 |
|
30 |
|
22 |
|
17 |
|
13 |
|
27 |
|
37 |
|
29 |
|
24 |
|
18 |
|
Turkey |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
11 |
|
16 |
|
9 |
|
7 |
|
7 |
|
11 |
1 |
16 |
2 |
9 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
United Kingdom |
11 |
9 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
|
26 |
|
38 |
|
27 |
|
23 |
|
17 |
|
37 |
|
47 |
|
39 |
|
34 |
|
27 |
|
United States |
11 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
|
32 |
|
36 |
|
34 |
|
29 |
|
29 |
|
43 |
|
46 |
|
46 |
|
42 |
|
39 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other G20 non-OECD member countries |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Argentina |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
Brazil |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
12 |
6 |
13 |
7 |
13 |
8 |
11 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
12 |
|
13 |
|
13 |
|
11 |
|
9 |
|
China |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
India |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
Indonesia |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Russian Federation11 |
37 |
37 |
41 |
39 |
28 |
|
22 |
|
24 |
|
23 |
|
21 |
|
17 |
|
59 |
|
62 |
|
65 |
|
60 |
|
45 |
|
Saudi Arabia |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
South Africa |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— Not available. |
# Rounds to zero. |
1Total tertiary education for 25- to 64-year-olds includes data for tertiary education type B for 25- to 64-year-olds |
2Total tertiary education for 25- to .34-year-olds includes data for tertiary education type B for 25- to .34-year-olds. |
3Total tertiary education for 35- to 44-year-olds includes data for tertiary education type B for 35- to 44-year-olds. |
4Total tertiary education for 45- to 54-year-olds includes data for tertiary education type B for 45- to 54-year-olds. |
5Total tertiary education for 55- to 64-year-olds includes data for tertiary education type B for 55- to 64-year-olds. |
6Tertiary education type A and advanced research programs for 25- to 64-year-olds includes data for tertiary education type B for 25- to 64-year-olds. |
7Tertiary education type A and advanced research programs for 25-34 year olds includes data for tertiary education type B for 25- to .34-year-olds. |
8Tertiary education type A and advanced research programs for 35-44 year olds includes data for tertiary education type B for 35- to 44-year-olds. |
9Tertiary education type A and advanced research programs for 45-54 year olds includes data for tertiary education type B for 45- to 54-year-olds. |
10Tertiary education type A and advanced research programs for 55-64 year olds includes data for tertiary education type B for 55-to 64-year-olds. |
11Year of reference 2002. |
NOTE: Tertiary type-B education includes vocational higher education programs. Tertiary education type-A education includes academic higher education programs. |
SOURCE: Data from Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). (2011). Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2011, web table A1.3c, Paris: Author. |