Statistics Norway

Indicators on Education, in the OECD

1 Distribution of the 25-to-64-year-old population, by highest level of education attained. 2007
OECD countries Less than upper secondary education Upper secondary education Tertiary education
Australia 32 34 34
Austria 19 62 17
Belgium 32 36 33
Canada 13 38 49
Czech Republic 9 76 14
Denmark 25 43 33
Finland 20 44 36
France 31 42 27
Germany 16 60 24
Greece 40 37 22
Hungary 20 61 17
Iceland 36 34 30
Ireland 32 36 32
Italy 48 38 14
Japan .. 59 41
Korea 23 43 34
Luxembourg 34 40 27
Mexico 67 18 15
Netherlands 27 42 31
New Zealand 29 30 41
Norway 21 44 34
Poland 14 68 19
Portugal 72 14 14
Slovak Republic 13 73 14
Spain 49 22 29
Sweden 16 53 32
Switzerland 13 55 32
Turkey 71 18 11
United Kingdom 32 37 32
United States 12 48 40
OECD average 30 44 27
Source: OECD, Education at a Glance 2009.
More information:  http://www.oecd.org/edu/eag2009 

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