Countries by level of tertiary education[edit]
This is a list of countries by the level of tertiary education completed by 25–34 year olds measured by the percent of the population. This list contains the percentage of 25–34 year olds that have obtained at least a 2-year tertiary degree or its equivalent (an associate degree in the United States); the percentage of 25–34 year olds that have completed a 4-year degree or higher (a bachelor's degree in the United States); and the percentage of 25–34 year olds that have completed a 6-year degree or higher (a master's degree in the United States).[5]
Country |
Age 25–34 | Year |
Non-OECD |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equivalent to a 2-year degree or higher (%) | Equivalent to a 4-year degree or higher (%) | Equivalent to a 6-year degree or higher (%) | |||
 South Korea |
69 | 47 | NA | 2015 | |
 Japan |
60 | 40 | NA | 2015 | |
 Canada |
59 | 34 | 9 | 2015 | |
 Russia |
58 | 58 | NA | 2013 |  |
 Lithuania |
55 | 55 | 17 | 2015 | |
 Ireland |
52 | 40 | 11 | 2015 | |
 United States |
51.1 | 40.8 | 12 | 2021[7] | |
 Luxembourg |
50 | 44 | 27 | 2015 | |
 Switzerland |
49 | 49 | 23 | 2015 | |
 United Kingdom |
49 | 42 | 14 | 2015 | |
 Norway |
48 | 34 | 13 | 2015 | |
 Australia |
48 | 39 | 9 | 2015 | |
 Israel |
46 | 35 | 17 | 2015 | |
 Sweden |
46 | 35 | 14 | 2015 | |
 Netherlands |
45 | 44 | 17 | 2015 | |
 France |
45 | 28 | 16 | 2014 | |
 Denmark |
44 | 40 | 17 | 2015 | |
 Poland |
43 | 43 | 31 | 2015 | |
 Belgium |
43 | 43 | 20 | 2015 | |
 Slovenia |
41 | 34 | 24 | 2015 | |
 Spain |
41 | 28 | 17 | 2015 | |
 Estonia |
41 | 39 | 16 | 2015 | |
 Finland |
41 | 41 | 14 | 2015 | |
 Latvia |
40 | 35 | 12 | 2015 | |
 Iceland |
40 | 37 | 11 | 2015 | |
 Greece |
40 | 39 | 3 | 2015 | |
 Austria |
39 | 24 | 15 | 2015 | |
 New Zealand |
39 | 36 | 4 | 2015 | |
 China |
35.8 | 17.8 | 2.3 | 2020[6] | |
 Portugal |
33 | 33 | 21 | 2015 | |
 Hungary |
32 | 29 | 13 | 2015 | |
 Slovakia |
31 | 31 | 25 | 2015 | |
 Czech Republic |
31 | 31 | 20 | 2015 | |
 Germany |
30 | 28 | 13 | 2015 | |
 Turkey |
28 | 19 | 2 | 2015 | |
 Costa Rica |
28 | 18 | 1 | 2015 | |
 Chile |
27 | 19 | 1 | 2013 | |
 Colombia |
27 | 27 | NA | 2015 | |
 Saudi Arabia |
26 | 26 | NA | 2014 | |
 Italy |
25 | 25 | 15 | 2015 | |
 Mexico |
21 | 20 | 1 | 2015 | |
 Brazil |
16 | 16 | NA | 2014 | |
 South Africa |
14 | 14 | NA | 2014 | |
 Indonesia |
11 | 11 | NA | 2013 | |
