Indicators on Education, in the OECD

1   Percentage of the population that has attained a specific level of education, by age group and gender. 2001
OECD countries At least upper secondary education1 At least tertiary (type A or B or advanced research programmes)
25-64 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 25-64 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64
Australia                    
Men 66 73 67 65 54 27 29 27 29 22
Women 52 68 54 45 34 31 38 32 29 21
Austria2                    
Men 82 86 85 79 73 17 16 19 17 15
Women 69 81 75 64 52 11 14 14 10 5
Belgium2                    
Men 59 74 61 53 42 27 33 28 23 20
Women 58 77 65 50 35 28 39 31 23 14
Canada                    
Men 81 88 83 81 68 39 45 39 38 30
Women 82 91 86 81 65 44 56 46 40 30
Czech Republic                    
Men 91 93 93 91 86 13 12 14 14 12
Women 82 92 87 78 68 9 11 12 8 7
Denmark                    
Men 82 85 82 83 75 24 25 24 25 21
Women 79 88 79 78 69 29 34 32 29 19
Finland                    
Men 72 84 81 68 51 29 30 32 28 25
Women 76 90 87 72 51 36 46 42 31 22
France3                    
Men 67 78 69 62 52 22 32 21 19 16
Women 61 78 66 55 40 24 37 24 18 13
Germany                    
Men 87 87 88 88 85 28 23 30 31 28
Women 78 84 83 78 67 18 20 21 18 12
Greece                    
Men 54 69 61 47 33 20 21 24 20 13
Women 49 76 58 40 23 16 27 19 11 6
Hungary                    
Men 75 81 82 79 49 14 13 13 14 14
Women 66 80 75 65 40 15 16 18 14 10
Iceland                    
Men 64 64 67 66 58 24 25 27 26 16
Women 49 59 54 44 33 25 29 31 22 15
Ireland                    
Men 55 71 59 46 35 35 45 37 30 22
Women 60 76 66 50 36 36 50 36 28 20
Italy                    
Men 44 55 48 42 26 10 10 11 11 8
Women 43 60 51 35 18 10 13 11 10 5
Japan                    
Men 83 92 93 80 65 36 46 46 32 20
Women 83 95 95 82 61 32 49 41 25 11
Korea                    
Men 76 95 84 61 45 30 42 34 19 15
Women 59 91 68 35 16 18 35 17 7 3
Luxembourg                    
Men 58 62 61 54 53 21 25 20 19 20
Women 47 57 53 40 31 15 22 15 12 8
Mexico                    
Men 22 23 25 19 12 18 20 22 17 10
Women 22 27 24 16 10 12 16 13 7 4
Netherlands2,3                    
Men 63 73 71 67 62 26 27 27 27 22
Women 61 75 67 53 41 21 26 22 18 13
New Zealand                    
Men 77 82 80 78 65 26 26 27 29 23
Women 74 82 79 73 55 32 31 34 35 26
Norway2                    
Men 86 93 90 83 73 28 30 28 28 23
Women 84 94 91 80 66 29 40 30 25 18
Poland                    
Men 39 44 39 38 34 11 12 9 10 11
Women 52 60 56 51 38 13 18 13 11 10
Portugal                    
Men 19 28 19 14 10 7 10 7 6 5
Women 21 37 21 13 7 11 17 11 7 4
Slovak Republic                    
Men 90 95 92 89 79 11 11 11 12 10
Women 81 93 88 78 56 11 12 12 10 7
Spain                    
Men 42 55 46 34 22 24 32 25 19 14
Women 40 59 46 26 14 23 39 25 13 7
Sweden                    
Men 79 90 84 76 63 30 34 31 29 24
Women 82 91 88 81 67 34 39 35 34 25
Switzerland                    
Men 90 93 92 88 87 35 35 37 34 33
Women 85 91 88 82 75 16 17 21 15 8
Turkey                    
Men 28 35 28 23 15 10 11 9 11 8
Women 19 25 18 13 10 7 9 7 6 4
United Kingdom3                    
Men 69 70 70 71 63 27 30 28 28 20
Women 57 65 59 52 42 25 29 26 24 17
United States                    
Men 87 87 88 89 83 37 36 37 41 35
Women 88 89 89 89 82 37 42 38 38 27
Country mean                    
Men 66 73 70 64 54 24 26 25 23 18
Women 62 74 67 57 43 22 29 24 19 13
1  Excluding ISCED 3C Short programmes.
2  Year of reference 2000.
3  See www.oecd.org/els/education/eag2002.
Source:  OECD.

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