OECD: Typical tertiary graduation ages and graduation rate calculations, by type of program and country: 2009

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Table E.1.11.

OECD: Typical tertiary graduation ages and graduation rate calculations, by type of program and country: 2009

Country	Typical graduation ages							Graduation rate calculation: Gross versus net¹
	Typical graduation ages							Tertiary-type B (ISCED 5B)				Tertiary-type A (ISCED 5A)						Advanced research programs (ISCED 6)
	First-time tertiary-type B	Tertiary-type B (first degree)	First-time tertiary-type A	Tertiary-type A (first and second degrees)			Advanced research programs	First-time		First degree		First-time		First degree		Second degree		Advanced research programs (ISCED 6)
	First-time tertiary-type B	Tertiary-type B (first degree)	First-time tertiary-type A	3 to less than 5 years	5 to 6 years	More than 6 years	Advanced research programs	Graduation rate (all students)	Graduation rate for international/ foreign students only	Graduation rate (all students)	Graduation rate for international/ foreign students only	Graduation rate (all students)	Graduation rate for international/ foreign students only	Graduation rate (all students)	Graduation rate for international/ foreign students only	Graduation rate (all students)	Graduation rate for international/ foreign students only	Graduation rate (all students)	Graduation rate for international/ foreign students only
OECD countries
Australia	20-21	20-21	21-22	21-22	22-23	24	25-26	net	-	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net
Austria	21-23	21-23	23-25	22-24	24-26	†	27-29	net	-	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net
Belgium	21-22	21-22	21	-	-	-	27-29	-	-	net	net	-	-	net	net	net	net	net	net
Canada	21-24	21-24	22-24	22	23-24	25	27-29	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net
Chile	22-25	22-25	24-26	23-26	24-26	25-27	30-34	-	-	net	-	-	-	net	-	net	-	net	-
Czech Republic	22-23	22-23	23-25	23	25	†	28	net	-	net	-	net	-	net	-	net	-	net	-
Denmark	23-25	23-25	24	24	26	25-29	30-34	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net
Estonia	21-22	21-22	21-23	21	23	†	30-34	-	-	net	net	-	-	net	net	net	net	net	net
Finland	30-34	30-34	25-29	24	26	35-39	30-34	#	#	#	#	net	-	net	net	net	net	net	net
France	20-24	20-24	20-25	20-23	22-25	28-31	27-29	-	-	gross	-	-	-	gross	-	gross	-	gross	-
Germany	21-23	21-23	24-27	24-26	25-27	†	28-29	gross	-	gross	-	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net
Greece	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hungary	21	21	23-25	23	25	†	30-34	net	-	net	-	net	-	net	-	net	-	net	-
Iceland	24	24	24	24	26	#	35-39	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net
Ireland	20-21	20-21	21	21	23	25	27	gross	-	gross	-	gross	-	gross	-	gross	-	gross	-
Israel	-	-	26	26	28-29	†	30-34	-	-	-	-	net	-	net	-	net	-	net	-
Italy	22-23	22-23	23	23	25	†	30-34	gross	-	gross	gross	net	net	net	net	-	#	-	-
Japan	19	19	21-23	21	23	24	26	gross	-	gross	-	gross	-	gross	-	gross	-	gross	-
Korea	20	20	22-24	22	24	†	30-34	-	-	net	-	-	-	net	-	net	-	net	-
Luxembourg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mexico	20	20	23	23	23-26	-	24-28	net	-	net	-	net	-	net	-	gross	-	gross	-
Netherlands	-	-	23	23	†	†	28-29	#	#	-	-	net	net	net	net	net	net	gross	-
New Zealand	19-21	19-21	21-23	21-23	23	24	27-28	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net
Norway	21-22	21-22	22-27	22-23	24-25	26-27	28-29	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net
Poland	22	22	23-25	23	25	†	25-29	gross	-	net	-	net	#	net	net	gross	net	gross	-
Portugal	21	21	22	22	23	†	30-34	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net
Slovak Republic	22	22	23	22-23	25	†	27	net	-	net	-	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net
Slovenia	22-25	22-25	24-25	24-25	24-25	†	28	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net
Spain	19-20	19-20	22-23	20-22	22-23	30-34	30-34	net	-	net	-	net	-	net	gross	net	gross	net	-
Sweden	22-23	22-23	25	25	25	†	30-34	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net
Switzerland	23-29	23-29	24-26	24-26	25-27	25-27	30-34	gross	-	gross	-	net	-	net	net	net	net	net	net
Turkey	21	21	22-24	22-23	25-26	30-34	30-34	net	-	net	-	gross	-	net	-	net	-	net	-
United Kingdom	19-24	19-24	20-25	20-22	22-24	23-25	25-29	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net	net
United States	19	19	21	21	23	24	26	gross	-	gross	-	gross	-	gross	-	gross	-	gross	-
Non-OECD member countries
Argentina	-	20-24	-	20-24	25-29	†	25-29	-	-	gross	-	-	-	gross	-	gross	-	gross	-
Brazil	-	-	22-24	22-24	-	-	30-34	-	-	net	-	-	-	net	-	net	-	net	-
China	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
India	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Indonesia	-	24	-	24	24	24	25-27	-	-	net	-	-	-	net	-	net	-	net	-
Russian Federation	20	20	22	21	22	23	25-26	-	-	gross	-	-	-	gross	-	gross	-	gross	-
Saudi Arabia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
South Africa	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

— Not available.

† Not applicable.

# Rounds to zero.

¹ Net graduation rates represent the estimated percentage of an age group that will graduate, based on current patterns of graduation, and are calculated as the sum of age-specific graduation rates. In order to calculate gross graduation rates, countries identify the age at which graduation typically occurs. The number of graduates, regardless of age, is divided by the population at the typical graduation age.

NOTE: Where tertiary-type A data are available by duration of program, the graduation rate for all programs is the sum of the graduation rates by duration of program. ISCED Level 5 refers to Tertiary programs. Tertiary programs refer to post-secondary education and include both higher and vocational education/training. Tertiary-type B programs refer to vocational programs. Tertiary-type A programs refer to academic higher education. First-time refers to any first-time graduation. In the case of tertiary-type A programs, this includes people who have received their first bachelor’s, master’s, and first professional degrees. First degree refers to all people who have graduated with a bachelor’s degree or vocational associate’s degree. The United States does not distinguish between first-time and first degrees. A second degree refers to all people who have graduated with a master’s or first professional degree. Apparent differences may not be statistically significant.

SOURCE: Data from Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). (2011). Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2011, table X1.1c. Paris: Author.