Table 422.

Number of bachelor's degree recipients per 100 persons of the typical age of graduation, by sex and country: 2002 through 2007

Country	Typical age of graduation, 2007	Total						Male						Female
		2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
OECD average1	—	—	—	34.0	35.4	37.1	38.5	—	—	27.7	28.3	29.7	31.0	—	—	40.5	42.9	44.8	46.2
Australia	20-23	50.7	54.8	46.9	59.9	59.6	60.7	43.0	46.7	37.4	47.9	47.4	48.6	58.8	63.4	57.0	72.5	72.5	73.4
Austria	22-26	18.0	19.0	19.6	20.4	21.7	22.4	17.9	18.7	19.0	19.0	20.4	20.8	18.1	19.4	20.3	21.8	22.9	24.0
Belgium (Flemish)	22-24	19.2	—	18.3	18.4	19.0	35.4	18.7	—	17.5	17.0	17.9	32.6	19.7	—	19.0	19.8	20.2	38.2
Canada	22-24	—	—	31.5	33.6	39.3	35.2	—	—	24.3	25.2	29.5	26.5	—	—	39.1	42.2	49.7	44.3
Chile	23-26	—	—	25.1	11.5	15.0	14.5	—	—	22.9	9.7	13.0	11.9	—	—	27.5	13.4	17.0	17.3
Czech Republic	23-25	15.4	17.3	21.0	26.0	30.7	36.4	14.3	15.9	18.8	22.6	26.5	31.0	16.6	18.8	23.4	29.5	35.2	42.1
Denmark	24-26	34.4	38.6	49.9	52.9	50.3	50.9	23.4	25.1	35.6	37.2	37.0	38.3	45.7	52.3	64.4	69.2	63.7	63.9
Finland	24-26	51.8	55.8	54.7	53.8	57.3	58.8	37.7	40.4	39.5	38.8	40.6	41.3	66.4	72.2	70.5	69.7	74.5	77.4
France	20-25	39.0	41.5	40.0	—	34.2	33.8	32.9	34.9	33.4	—	30.6	30.2	45.3	48.4	46.9	—	37.9	37.5
Germany	24-27	19.2	19.5	20.6	20.5	21.0	23.2	19.3	19.3	20.3	20.0	20.0	22.0	19.1	19.7	20.9	21.1	22.0	24.4
Greece	22-27	—	—	19.1	23.9	23.5	21.7	—	—	13.3	16.3	16.1	14.7	—	—	25.4	32.2	31.7	29.4
Hungary	23-24	31.1	33.6	37.3	41.5	38.2	38.8	23.2	24.6	26.6	29.0	26.1	26.2	39.3	43.2	48.4	54.5	51.0	51.8
Iceland	23-25	40.0	44.2	50.5	56.3	62.8	62.8	27.2	29.4	31.4	33.6	37.7	38.0	53.1	59.1	70.3	80.5	89.6	88.0
Ireland	21-23	30.9	36.8	38.6	40.7	42.8	44.8	25.6	29.7	31.9	33.3	33.4	36.4	36.2	44.0	45.3	48.0	52.5	53.4
Italy	23-25	22.4	27.8	40.1	44.8	42.7	38.7	19.2	24.0	33.3	37.3	35.1	31.6	25.6	31.6	47.2	52.7	50.6	46.1
Japan	22-24	34.1	34.4	36.3	36.9	38.7	38.8	40.2	40.1	41.4	41.3	42.8	42.9	27.6	28.5	31.0	32.2	34.3	34.4
Korea, Republic of	21-23	31.5	31.7	32.3	35.5	41.0	42.9	31.6	32.1	31.5	34.8	40.2	42.7	31.3	31.2	33.2	36.2	41.7	43.2
Mexico	23-26	16.5	14.3	13.8	15.2	18.1	18.2	15.6	13.3	13.1	14.5	16.7	16.8	17.4	15.3	14.4	15.9	19.5	19.7
Netherlands	21-25	38.6	42.5	42.9	47.2	49.2	47.8	34.4	36.4	37.2	40.2	42.9	41.7	42.9	48.7	48.6	54.3	55.7	54.1
New Zealand	21-23	41.6	39.0	47.6	49.0	53.5	53.8	31.8	29.1	34.9	36.6	40.6	41.6	51.3	49.1	61.0	62.0	67.0	66.0
Norway	22-25	41.1	42.0	43.3	42.1	45.1	45.0	29.7	30.0	31.5	28.8	31.9	31.8	52.8	54.2	55.3	55.8	58.8	58.7
Poland	23-25	—	—	44.4	45.0	44.8	46.6	—	—	32.6	32.8	32.9	34.4	—	—	56.6	57.6	57.1	59.2
Portugal	22-24	—	—	32.9	33.7	34.9	46.0	—	—	20.4	21.7	22.7	35.0	—	—	45.6	46.0	47.4	57.4
Slovak Republic	23-24	—	—	28.3	30.1	33.7	37.9	—	—	24.4	25.6	26.0	26.8	—	—	32.4	34.8	41.8	49.6
Spain	20-22	33.1	32.0	35.2	35.0	35.3	34.7	26.4	25.5	27.5	27.1	27.1	26.6	40.0	38.9	43.2	43.3	43.8	43.3
Sweden	25	35.2	38.4	39.9	44.0	43.3	42.2	26.5	28.6	29.7	30.8	29.8	29.1	44.1	48.5	50.5	57.6	57.2	55.8
Switzerland	24-27	20.8	20.9	22.4	25.0	27.0	28.9	23.3	23.5	24.0	26.1	26.8	28.7	18.3	18.4	20.9	23.9	27.1	29.2
Turkey	22-26	—	—	14.0	11.3	15.4	17.0	—	—	15.2	11.8	16.3	17.9	—	—	12.7	10.7	14.5	15.9
United Kingdom	20-24	—	—	39.2	39.8	39.0	39.0	—	—	34.2	34.1	33.0	32.9	—	—	44.3	45.7	45.2	45.4
United States	22-24	36.1	33.4	33.2	34.2	35.5	36.5	29.7	27.6	27.5	28.1	29.1	30.1	42.9	39.4	39.2	40.7	42.4	43.4
Reporting partner    countries
Brazil	22-23	—	—	15.6	17.5	21.3	22.7	—	—	11.8	13.3	16.2	18.4	—	—	19.4	21.6	26.4	27.0
Estonia	22-24	—	—	—	28.5	26.4	27.3	—	—	—	17.6	15.4	17.6	—	—	—	39.5	37.8	37.3
Israel	26	—	—	32.3	32.9	33.4	36.1	—	—	25.3	25.7	26.8	29.1	—	—	39.6	40.2	40.3	43.1
Russian Federation	21-22	—	—	—	45.9	43.7	48.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Slovenia	25-26	—	—	—	21.6	21.6	21.1	—	—	—	14.3	14.2	13.9	—	—	—	29.4	29.3	29.0

—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.

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. This age is presented for the most recent year of data and may differ from previous years; please see previously published volumes of the Digest of Education Statistics for the typical age of graduation in previous years. 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 2010; and Online Education Database, retrieved June 10, 2010, from http://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx. (This table was prepared June 2010.)