Statistics Norway

Indicators on Education, in the OECD

1 Distribution of the 25-to-64-year-old population, by highest level of education attained. 2008 and 2009
OECD countries Less than upper secondary education Upper secondary education Tertiary education
2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009
Australia 30 29 34 34 36 37
Austria 19 18 64 64 18 19
Belgium 30 30 37 36 33 34
Canada 13 13 38 38 49 49
Chile   30   47   23
Czech Republic 9 8 76 76 14 16
Denmark 25 23 43 42 33 34
Estonia   11   53   36
Finland 19 18 45 45 36 38
France 30 30 43 41 28 30
Germany 14 14 60 59 25 26
Greece 39 39 37 38 23 24
Hungary 21 19 60 61 18 19
Iceland 36 34 33 33 31 33
Ireland 31 28 36 35 34 36
Israel   18   37   44
Italy 47 47 39 40 14 14
Japan .. .. 57 56 43 44
Korea 21 20 43 41 37 39
Luxembourg 33 23 40 42 28 35
Mexico 67 64 17 19 16 16
Netherlands 27 26 41 40 32 33
New Zealand 28 28 32 32 40 40
Norway 19 20 45 44 36 37
Poland 13 12 68 67 20 21
Portugal 72 70 14 16 14 14
Slovak Republic 10 9 75 75 15 16
Slovenia   17   60   23
Spain 48 48 22 22 29 31
Sweden 15 14 53 52 32 33
Switzerland 12 12 54 52 33 35
Turkey 70 68 18 18 12 13
United Kingdom 30 26 37 37 33 37
United States 11 11 48 47 41 41
OECD average 29 27 44 44 28 30
Source: OECD, Education at a Glance 2011.
More information:  http://www.oecd.org/edu/eag2011 

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