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| Table 423. | Percentage of the population 25 to 64 years old who attained a postsecondary vocational degree, by age group and country: Selected years, 1999 through 2009 2001 and 2008 |
| Country | 1999 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total, 25 to 64 years old | 25 to 34 years old | Total, 25 to 64 years old | 25 to 34 years old | Total, 25 to 64 years old | 25 to 34 years old | Total, 25 to 64 years old | 25 to 34 years old | Total, 25 to 64 years old | 25 to 34 years old | Total, 25 to 64 years old | 25 to 34 years old | Total, 25 to 64 years old | 25 to 34 years old | Total, 25 to 64 years old | 25 to 34 years old | Total, 25 to 64 years old | 25 to 34 years old | Total, 25 to 64 years old | 25 to 34 years old | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | ||
| OECD average1 | 8.4 | 10.5 | 8.9 | 10.8 | 9.0 | 10.7 | 9.5 | 11.2 | 9.0 | 10.3 | 8.8 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 9.4 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 10.4 | 10.4 | (0.03) | 11.0 | (0.07) |
| Australia | 9.0 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 11.4 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 10.1 | (0.20) | 10.2 | (0.39) |
| Austria2 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 7.6 | (0.08) | 5.8 | (0.16) |
| Belgium | 13.9 | 17.9 | 14.9 | 19.7 | 15.3 | 19.9 | 16.0 | 20.7 | 16.8 | 22.1 | 17.3 | 21.5 | 17.7 | 22.5 | 18.1 | 23.1 | 15.9 | 19.5 | 15.9 | (0.15) | 18.3 | (0.34) |
| Canada | 20.2 | 23.7 | 21.2 | 25.4 | 21.6 | 25.1 | 22.0 | 25.3 | 22.4 | 25.6 | 22.8 | 25.6 | 22.9 | 25.5 | 23.7 | 26.3 | 23.6 | 26.1 | 24.1 | (0.16) | 26.0 | (0.32) |
| Chile2,3 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 4.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.5 | 11.5 | 8.0 | (0.11) | 11.0 | (0.22) |
| Denmark | — | — | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 9.1 | 7.6 | 9.1 | 6.7 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 8.2 | 7.2 | (0.11) | 8.5 | (0.35) |
| Estonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.1 | 8.7 | 11.1 | 8.7 | 11.1 | 9.4 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 13.2 | (0.33) | 14.8 | (0.75) |
| Finland | 17.4 | 21.8 | 17.5 | 20.2 | 17.0 | 18.7 | 16.9 | 16.7 | 16.9 | 14.2 | 16.6 | 11.0 | 15.9 | 9.0 | 15.4 | 7.5 | 15.0 | 5.4 | 14.7 | (0.11) | 3.4 | (0.13) |
| France | 10.5 | 15.6 | 11.2 | 16.7 | 11.6 | 17.4 | 9.2 | 15.5 | 9.6 | 16.0 | 10.0 | 17.0 | 10.6 | 17.7 | 10.9 | 17.7 | 11.1 | 16.9 | 11.6 | (0.07) | 17.5 | (0.18) |
| Germany | 9.9 | 8.6 | 9.7 | 8.2 | 10.0 | 8.3 | 9.9 | 7.8 | 10.3 | 8.1 | 9.7 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 6.8 | 8.7 | 6.5 | 9.0 | 6.5 | 9.3 | (0.05) | 6.8 | (0.09) |
| Greece | 5.5 | 8.6 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 7.4 | 9.4 | 6.6 | 9.6 | 6.7 | (0.06) | 10.1 | (0.16) |
| Hungary | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | # | 0.9 | # | 1.0 | # | (†) | 1.0 | (#) |
| Iceland | 4.6 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 6.1 | — | — | 4.3 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 3.9 | (0.21) | 2.5 | (0.31) |
| Ireland2 | 10.5 | 13.4 | 21.6 | 28.1 | 9.5 | 13.5 | 10.0 | 14.1 | 10.5 | 14.5 | 10.6 | 14.4 | 10.9 | 14.0 | 11.1 | 14.0 | 11.7 | 14.5 | 14.9 | (0.10) | 18.7 | (0.20) |
| Israel | — | — | — | — | 16.2 | 15.3 | 15.9 | 14.8 | 15.9 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 15.1 | 15.2 | 13.4 | 15.1 | 13.4 | 15.5 | (0.14) | 13.4 | (0.26) |
| Italy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | # | # | # | (†) | # | (†) |
| Japan | 13.4 | 22.1 | 14.6 | 23.4 | 16.2 | 25.3 | 16.5 | 25.2 | — | — | 17.7 | 25.3 | 17.5 | 24.4 | 17.9 | 24.6 | 18.5 | 24.1 | 19.1 | (0.10) | 23.9 | (0.25) |
| Korea, Republic of | 5.8 | 11.9 | 6.7 | 14.5 | 7.6 | 15.5 | 7.8 | 16.7 | 8.4 | 18.3 | 8.9 | 19.3 | 9.5 | 20.1 | 10.2 | 21.6 | 10.9 | 23.3 | 11.6 | (0.16) | 25.5 | (0.42) |
| Luxembourg | 6.6 | 8.1 | 6.7 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 12.1 | 9.4 | 13.5 | 9.6 | 13.2 | 7.6 | 10.8 | 8.8 | 11.9 | 7.7 | 10.8 | 14.6 | (0.34) | 20.4 | (0.87) |
| Mexico | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | (0.01) | 1.2 | (0.03) |
| Netherlands | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | — | — | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.8 | (0.03) | 2.5 | (0.07) |
| New Zealand | 13.9 | 10.4 | 15.3 | 11.6 | 15.1 | 11.8 | 14.8 | 11.7 | 7.7 | 5.2 | 7.4 | 4.6 | 15.3 | 13.8 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 16.9 | (0.36) | 15.9 | (0.76) |
| Norway2 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | (0.06) | 1.4 | (0.11) |
| Portugal | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Slovak Republic | — | — | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | (0.04) | 0.9 | (0.08) |
| Slovenia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 10.6 | 12.4 | 10.8 | 11.7 | 10.8 | (0.16) | 11.7 | (0.35) |
| Spain | 6.2 | 11.4 | 6.7 | 11.6 | 7.0 | 12.0 | 7.2 | 11.7 | 7.5 | 11.6 | 8.3 | 12.8 | 8.7 | 13.2 | 9.0 | 13.0 | 9.2 | 13.0 | 9.5 | (0.05) | 13.2 | (0.11) |
| Sweden | 15.6 | 20.7 | 14.7 | 17.1 | 14.8 | 17.1 | 14.9 | 16.7 | 15.2 | 16.4 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.7 | (0.07) | 8.5 | (0.15) |
| Switzerland | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 9.9 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 10.4 | 9.7 | 10.3 | (0.17) | 9.4 | (0.36) |
| United Kingdom | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 7.7 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 10.0 | (0.06) | 8.5 | (0.12) |
| United States | 8.3 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 9.8 | (0.08) | 8.9 | (0.15) |
| Other reporting countries |
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| Russian Federation | — | — | — | — | 33.5 | 34.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| —Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| #Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Refers to the mean of the data values for all reporting OECD countries, to which each country reporting data contributes equally. The average includes all current OECD countries for which a given year's data are available, even if they were not members of OECD in that year. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Data from 1998 reported for 1999. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Data from 2000 reported for 2001. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Data in this table refer to degrees classified by OECD as International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) level 5B. ISCED level 5B corresponds to the associate's degree in the United States in this table. Standard errors appear in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Education at a Glance, 2001 through 2011. (This table was prepared July 2011.) |
