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| Country | Total population, 25 to 64 years old | Male | Female | |||||||||||||||||||||
| All levels of education | Less than high school completion | High school completion | Associate's or higher degree | All levels of education | Less than high school completion | High school completion | Associate's or higher degree | All levels of education | Less than high school completion | High school completion | Associate's or higher degree | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| OECD average1 | 77.9 | (0.04) | 59.4 | (0.11) | 76.8 | (0.06) | 86.4 | (0.05) | 84.0 | (0.05) | 69.5 | (0.15) | 83.5 | (0.07) | 90.2 | (0.06) | 72.0 | (0.05) | 48.2 | (0.17) | 69.2 | (0.09) | 83.0 | (0.07) |
| Australia2 | 80.7 | (0.34) | 62.0 | (0.41) | 80.3 | (0.34) | 86.4 | (0.29) | 85.4 | (0.43) | 68.4 | (0.56) | 85.9 | (0.42) | 90.6 | (0.35) | 76.1 | (0.51) | 55.5 | (0.60) | 72.9 | (0.53) | 83.0 | (0.45) |
| Austria | 78.0 | (0.13) | 55.4 | (0.44) | 77.9 | (0.18) | 87.1 | (0.18) | 82.1 | (0.18) | 63.7 | (0.68) | 81.0 | (0.24) | 89.8 | (0.24) | 73.9 | (0.20) | 49.3 | (0.57) | 74.6 | (0.28) | 84.3 | (0.28) |
| Belgium | 75.4 | (0.17) | 47.0 | (0.45) | 73.7 | (0.28) | 87.7 | (0.19) | 79.5 | (0.23) | 56.3 | (0.62) | 79.3 | (0.36) | 90.0 | (0.27) | 71.4 | (0.25) | 36.5 | (0.61) | 67.0 | (0.44) | 85.7 | (0.28) |
| Canada3 | 79.3 | (0.14) | 57.8 | (0.57) | 75.7 | (0.23) | 83.4 | (0.15) | 83.2 | (0.17) | 66.0 | (0.71) | 81.1 | (0.28) | 87.0 | (0.20) | 75.4 | (0.19) | 46.1 | (0.85) | 68.1 | (0.38) | 80.5 | (0.20) |
| Chile4 | 65.1 | (0.15) | 52.1 | (0.29) | 62.6 | (0.25) | 80.0 | (0.24) | 77.9 | (0.20) | 70.5 | (0.39) | 76.6 | (0.32) | 86.3 | (0.32) | 55.0 | (0.22) | 37.1 | (0.38) | 51.4 | (0.34) | 75.2 | (0.35) |
Colombia | 69.9 | (0.07) | 63.6 | (0.12) | 69.1 | (0.11) | 79.5 | (0.11) | 85.0 | (0.08) | 84.2 | (0.13) | 84.2 | (0.13) | 87.3 | (0.14) | 56.1 | (0.10) | 42.3 | (0.17) | 54.8 | (0.17) | 73.4 | (0.15) |
| Costa Rica | 69.0 | (0.43) | 63.2 | (0.57) | 70.9 | (0.96) | 80.4 | (0.80) | 85.1 | (0.49) | 84.3 | (0.62) | 86.2 | (1.09) | 86.3 | (1.11) | 53.5 | (0.62) | 41.3 | (0.81) | 55.5 | (1.42) | 75.6 | (1.11) |
| Czech Republic | 84.2 | (0.12) | 57.6 | (0.66) | 85.0 | (0.14) | 87.6 | (0.22) | 91.4 | (0.13) | 68.6 | (0.97) | 91.4 | (0.15) | 96.0 | (0.20) | 76.6 | (0.19) | 48.6 | (0.88) | 77.5 | (0.23) | 80.6 | (0.35) |
| Denmark | 81.7 | (0.20) | 62.6 | (0.67) | 83.2 | (0.31) | 88.5 | (0.25) | 84.5 | (0.28) | 69.9 | (0.87) | 86.4 | (0.39) | 90.7 | (0.37) | 78.8 | (0.30) | 52.6 | (1.02) | 79.1 | (0.49) | 86.9 | (0.34) |
| Estonia | 83.5 | (0.33) | 69.3 | (1.35) | 82.1 | (0.49) | 88.4 | (0.42) | 85.4 | (0.45) | 75.0 | (1.60) | 85.2 | (0.61) | 90.2 | (0.66) | 81.5 | (0.47) | 58.2 | (2.38) | 77.7 | (0.81) | 87.4 | (0.54) |
Finland | 80.4 | (0.18) | 56.3 | (0.78) | 78.5 | (0.28) | 88.7 | (0.20) | 81.1 | (0.24) | 62.2 | (0.95) | 80.0 | (0.36) | 89.7 | (0.29) | 79.7 | (0.25) | 46.6 | (1.31) | 76.5 | (0.44) | 88.0 | (0.27) |
| France | 76.0 | (0.10) | 54.3 | (0.25) | 74.2 | (0.15) | 86.5 | (0.12) | 79.3 | (0.13) | 61.6 | (0.36) | 77.9 | (0.20) | 88.8 | (0.17) | 72.9 | (0.14) | 47.3 | (0.35) | 70.2 | (0.23) | 84.6 | (0.17) |
| Germany | 81.9 | (0.05) | 65.2 | (0.17) | 82.7 | (0.07) | 89.0 | (0.08) | 86.1 | (0.07) | 74.0 | (0.23) | 85.9 | (0.10) | 92.1 | (0.09) | 77.7 | (0.08) | 56.4 | (0.25) | 79.8 | (0.11) | 85.5 | (0.13) |
| Greece | 69.1 | (0.16) | 56.1 | (0.34) | 66.7 | (0.24) | 79.4 | (0.24) | 80.1 | (0.19) | 72.4 | (0.43) | 80.7 | (0.28) | 84.0 | (0.33) | 58.2 | (0.23) | 38.5 | (0.46) | 52.2 | (0.36) | 75.4 | (0.35) |
| Hungary | 83.2 | (0.11) | 59.9 | (0.36) | 84.0 | (0.14) | 92.0 | (0.17) | 88.3 | (0.14) | 68.2 | (0.50) | 89.3 | (0.16) | 95.7 | (0.21) | 78.2 | (0.17) | 52.4 | (0.49) | 77.7 | (0.24) | 89.3 | (0.25) |
Iceland | 85.8 | (0.39) | 74.4 | (1.14) | 85.7 | (0.69) | 91.7 | (0.45) | 88.9 | (0.51) | 80.3 | (1.37) | 90.3 | (0.76) | 94.0 | (0.64) | 82.4 | (0.59) | 64.6 | (1.90) | 78.4 | (1.24) | 90.1 | (0.61) |
| Ireland | 79.7 | (0.17) | 54.2 | (0.59) | 76.1 | (0.31) | 87.6 | (0.19) | 85.8 | (0.21) | 65.8 | (0.74) | 84.8 | (0.37) | 92.3 | (0.23) | 73.8 | (0.26) | 38.5 | (0.88) | 67.0 | (0.49) | 83.7 | (0.28) |
| Israel | 78.6 | (0.09) | 52.5 | (0.20) | 73.4 | (0.17) | 88.5 | (0.12) | 81.5 | (0.12) | 63.5 | (0.26) | 76.5 | (0.21) | 91.3 | (0.15) | 75.8 | (0.14) | 39.8 | (0.30) | 69.5 | (0.29) | 86.4 | (0.17) |
| Italy | 67.5 | (0.09) | 53.3 | (0.17) | 72.3 | (0.13) | 83.4 | (0.16) | 78.0 | (0.12) | 68.5 | (0.22) | 82.8 | (0.16) | 87.9 | (0.22) | 57.3 | (0.14) | 36.0 | (0.24) | 61.8 | (0.20) | 80.2 | (0.22) |
| Japan2,5 | 84.7 | (0.15) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 86.9 | (0.14) | 92.0 | (0.15) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 94.4 | (0.13) | 77.3 | (0.24) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 79.6 | (0.23) |
Korea, Republic of2 | 74.8 | (0.25) | 62.5 | (0.27) | 71.7 | (0.25) | 79.1 | (0.23) | 84.7 | (0.28) | 70.0 | (0.36) | 81.7 | (0.31) | 88.7 | (0.25) | 64.6 | (0.39) | 57.3 | (0.40) | 61.3 | (0.39) | 68.5 | (0.38) |
| Latvia | 78.6 | (0.29) | 63.8 | (1.08) | 75.3 | (0.43) | 86.8 | (0.38) | 80.2 | (0.42) | 68.3 | (1.33) | 78.5 | (0.57) | 89.3 | (0.61) | 77.0 | (0.41) | 55.9 | (1.80) | 71.3 | (0.66) | 85.3 | (0.49) |
| Lithuania | 81.0 | (0.23) | 54.9 | (1.24) | 75.7 | (0.36) | 90.2 | (0.26) | 81.6 | (0.34) | 59.8 | (1.55) | 78.9 | (0.49) | 90.9 | (0.42) | 80.4 | (0.31) | 44.7 | (2.01) | 71.9 | (0.54) | 89.7 | (0.33) |
| Luxembourg | 78.1 | (0.56) | 63.4 | (1.46) | 72.9 | (1.05) | 86.4 | (0.67) | 81.8 | (0.75) | 69.6 | (2.00) | 77.6 | (1.39) | 89.0 | (0.89) | 74.2 | (0.82) | 56.6 | (2.09) | 67.8 | (1.56) | 83.9 | (0.99) |
| Mexico | 69.7 | (0.10) | 65.4 | (0.15) | 70.9 | (0.21) | 80.2 | (0.18) | 88.0 | (0.11) | 87.9 | (0.15) | 88.4 | (0.21) | 87.9 | (0.22) | 53.7 | (0.15) | 46.1 | (0.21) | 55.7 | (0.31) | 73.1 | (0.28) |
Netherlands | 83.4 | (0.09) | 67.6 | (0.29) | 84.1 | (0.15) | 89.6 | (0.11) | 87.9 | (0.12) | 76.9 | (0.36) | 88.7 | (0.19) | 92.1 | (0.14) | 79.0 | (0.15) | 57.3 | (0.45) | 79.4 | (0.24) | 87.2 | (0.17) |
| New Zealand | 84.2 | (0.13) | 72.7 | (0.37) | 83.7 | (0.21) | 90.1 | (0.18) | 89.2 | (0.17) | 79.2 | (0.47) | 90.2 | (0.24) | 93.7 | (0.22) | 79.3 | (0.21) | 65.6 | (0.55) | 76.7 | (0.34) | 87.2 | (0.26) |
| Norway | 83.1 | (0.17) | 63.5 | (0.52) | 82.9 | (0.29) | 90.2 | (0.20) | 86.3 | (0.23) | 70.4 | (0.68) | 87.3 | (0.34) | 92.4 | (0.27) | 79.7 | (0.26) | 55.2 | (0.79) | 76.8 | (0.50) | 88.5 | (0.29) |
| Poland | 78.9 | (0.11) | 49.2 | (0.58) | 75.2 | (0.16) | 91.2 | (0.13) | 85.4 | (0.14) | 59.8 | (0.78) | 84.3 | (0.18) | 94.5 | (0.16) | 72.4 | (0.17) | 37.3 | (0.82) | 64.0 | (0.25) | 88.9 | (0.18) |
| Portugal | 80.9 | (0.14) | 70.5 | (0.23) | 84.4 | (0.25) | 90.9 | (0.20) | 84.0 | (0.19) | 78.0 | (0.29) | 87.2 | (0.33) | 90.7 | (0.32) | 78.1 | (0.20) | 62.1 | (0.36) | 81.7 | (0.36) | 90.9 | (0.25) |
Slovak Republic | 80.0 | (0.39) | 33.3 | (1.74) | 80.4 | (0.47) | 89.6 | (0.59) | 83.6 | (0.52) | 40.1 | (2.77) | 84.4 | (0.60) | 92.1 | (0.81) | 76.4 | (0.58) | 27.5 | (2.18) | 75.7 | (0.74) | 87.7 | (0.81) |
| Slovenia | 80.6 | (0.21) | 50.6 | (0.86) | 77.8 | (0.31) | 90.8 | (0.24) | 83.8 | (0.28) | 60.3 | (1.23) | 82.8 | (0.37) | 91.8 | (0.36) | 77.1 | (0.31) | 40.8 | (1.15) | 70.4 | (0.51) | 90.1 | (0.33) |
| Spain | 72.2 | (0.09) | 59.9 | (0.15) | 72.2 | (0.18) | 83.0 | (0.11) | 78.1 | (0.11) | 69.8 | (0.20) | 79.0 | (0.23) | 86.2 | (0.16) | 66.5 | (0.13) | 48.3 | (0.23) | 65.4 | (0.27) | 80.3 | (0.16) |
| Sweden | 84.3 | (0.14) | 65.0 | (0.52) | 84.1 | (0.23) | 90.2 | (0.17) | 87.0 | (0.18) | 73.7 | (0.64) | 87.6 | (0.27) | 91.5 | (0.24) | 81.5 | (0.22) | 53.9 | (0.84) | 79.0 | (0.40) | 89.2 | (0.23) |
| Switzerland | 83.1 | (0.13) | 65.9 | (0.45) | 82.6 | (0.21) | 88.9 | (0.16) | 87.5 | (0.16) | 72.9 | (0.63) | 86.4 | (0.28) | 92.4 | (0.18) | 78.6 | (0.20) | 59.7 | (0.63) | 79.0 | (0.30) | 84.8 | (0.26) |
Türkiye2 | 59.7 | (0.23) | 52.0 | (0.23) | 62.5 | (0.23) | 73.5 | (0.21) | 78.5 | (0.27) | 74.6 | (0.29) | 80.8 | (0.26) | 84.1 | (0.24) | 39.2 | (0.33) | 30.3 | (0.31) | 36.4 | (0.32) | 61.8 | (0.33) |
| United Kingdom6 | 80.1 | (0.22) | 63.0 | (0.61) | 79.4 | (0.39) | 86.7 | (0.26) | 84.4 | (0.29) | 70.8 | (0.82) | 84.4 | (0.50) | 89.7 | (0.35) | 76.0 | (0.32) | 54.7 | (0.88) | 74.2 | (0.60) | 84.0 | (0.38) |
| United States | 75.5 | (0.16) | 56.2 | (0.61) | 70.6 | (0.25) | 82.7 | (0.19) | 80.7 | (0.20) | 67.3 | (0.80) | 76.6 | (0.33) | 87.3 | (0.26) | 70.4 | (0.23) | 42.9 | (0.88) | 63.7 | (0.39) | 78.9 | (0.28) |
Other reporting countries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Argentina7 | 73.8 | (0.14) | 66.0 | (0.26) | 73.0 | (0.22) | 85.8 | (0.24) | 85.3 | (0.17) | 82.5 | (0.29) | 84.8 | (0.25) | 91.3 | (0.31) | 63.0 | (0.22) | 46.6 | (0.40) | 61.5 | (0.33) | 82.1 | (0.33) |
| Brazil | 68.9 | (0.10) | 58.0 | (0.16) | 72.5 | (0.17) | 83.9 | (0.19) | 80.4 | (0.13) | 73.3 | (0.20) | 84.2 | (0.20) | 90.2 | (0.25) | 58.1 | (0.15) | 41.0 | (0.23) | 61.6 | (0.25) | 79.4 | (0.27) |
| Bulgaria | 78.9 | (0.17) | 51.3 | (0.48) | 80.7 | (0.21) | 90.4 | (0.23) | 82.5 | (0.22) | 60.0 | (0.66) | 84.8 | (0.26) | 91.8 | (0.35) | 75.2 | (0.25) | 42.3 | (0.68) | 75.4 | (0.35) | 89.4 | (0.32) |
| India2 | 62.6 | (0.06) | 62.0 | (0.06) | 66.2 | (0.06) | 63.6 | (0.06) | 91.1 | (0.05) | 92.0 | (0.05) | 91.9 | (0.05) | 86.3 | (0.06) | 34.6 | (0.08) | 35.6 | (0.08) | 27.8 | (0.08) | 31.6 | (0.08) |
| Indonesia2 | 75.0 | (0.11) | 74.7 | (0.12) | 72.9 | (0.12) | 81.1 | (0.10) | 91.1 | (0.11) | 91.9 | (0.10) | 90.0 | (0.11) | 90.6 | (0.11) | 58.7 | (0.19) | 58.8 | (0.19) | 50.9 | (0.19) | 72.9 | (0.17) |
| Romania | 71.7 | (0.13) | 47.8 | (0.31) | 74.8 | (0.17) | 91.0 | (0.21) | 81.0 | (0.17) | 65.7 | (0.45) | 82.8 | (0.20) | 92.8 | (0.28) | 62.2 | (0.20) | 32.4 | (0.39) | 65.3 | (0.26) | 89.5 | (0.30) |
| South Africa2 | 52.3 | (0.29) | 44.7 | (0.29) | 55.4 | (0.29) | 75.3 | (0.25) | 58.2 | (0.41) | 51.2 | (0.42) | 61.5 | (0.40) | 79.7 | (0.33) | 46.6 | (0.40) | 38.2 | (0.39) | 49.3 | (0.40) | 71.7 | (0.36) |
| ---Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) average refers to the mean of data values for all reporting OECD countries, to which each country reporting data contributes equally. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2Standard errors were estimated by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3Standard errors were calculated by Statistics Canada. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4Data are for 2020 instead of 2022. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5Associate's or higher degree data include some persons (less than 5 percent of the total) whose highest level of education was high school completion or a postsecondary program below the associate's degree level. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6High school completion data include some persons (9 percent of 25- to 34-year-olds within this group in 2022) who have completed a sufficient volume and standard of programs, any one of which individually would be classified as a program that only partially completes the high school (or upper secondary) level of education. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7Data are for 2021 instead of 2022. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: All data in this table were calculated using International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011. High school completion refers to completion of ISCED 2011 level 3 (upper secondary education); programs classified under ISCED 2011 as only partially completing level 3 are not included in the high school completion data except where otherwise noted. In this table, persons completing ISCED 2011 level 4 are also considered to have high school completion as their highest level of educational attainment. ISCED level 4 typically corresponds to postsecondary nondegree programs below the associate’s degree level in the United States. Associate’s or higher degrees include ISCED 2011 level 5 (corresponding to the associate’s degree in the United States), level 6 (bachelor’s or equivalent degree), level 7 (master’s or equivalent degree), and level 8 (doctoral or equivalent degree). For each country, the employment to population ratio of 25- to 64-year-olds is the number of persons in this age group who are employed as a percentage of the total civilian population in this age group. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Online Education Database, retrieved October 3, 2023, from https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx. (This table was prepared October 2023.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
