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Figure 18-1. Percentage distribution of the population ages 25 to 64, by highest level of education completed and country: 2008
1 In Japan, the data for ISCED97 levels 0 (preprimary education), 1 (primary education), and 2 (lower secondary education) are included in the data for upper secondary education.
2 Includes ISCED97 levels 0 (preprimary education), 1 (primary education), and 2 (lower secondary education).
3 Includes ISCED97 levels 3 (upper secondary education) and 4 (postsecondary nontertiary programs).
4 Includes ISCED97 levels 5A (academic higher education below the doctoral level), 5B (vocational higher education), and 6 (doctoral level of academic higher education).
NOTE: Education levels are defined according to the 1997 International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED97). For more information on the ISCED97 levels, see appendix A in this report. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). (2010). Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2010, table A1.1a. Paris: Author.
