Figure 20-1. Employment rates of adults ages 25 to 64, by highest level of education and country: 2008

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Comparative Indicators of Education in the United States and Other G-8 Countries: 2011

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) 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.
SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). (2010). Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2010, table A6.3a and web table A6.1b. Paris: Author.

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