Table 1 Distribution of the 25-to-64-year-old population, by highest level of education attained. 2008, 2009 and 2010. Per cent

1 Distribution of the 25-to-64-year-old population, by highest level of education attained. 2008, 2009 and 2010. Per cent
OECD countries	Less than upper secondary education			Upper secondary education			Tertiary education

OECD countries	2008	2009	2010	2008	2009	2010	2008	2009	2010

Australia	30	29	27	34	34	36	36	37	38
Austria	19	18	18	63	63	63	18	19	19
Belgium	30	29	30	37	37	36	32	33	35
Canada	13	12	12	38	38	38	49	50	51
Chile	32	31	29	44	45	46	24	24	27
Czech Republic	9	9	8	76	76	75	14	16	17
Denmark	26	25	24	42	42	42	31	32	33
Estonia	12	11	11	54	53	54	34	36	35
Finland	19	18	17	44	45	45	37	37	38
France	30	30	29	42	42	42	27	29	29
Germany	15	15	14	60	59	59	25	26	27
Greece	39	39	35	38	38	41	23	24	25
Hungary	20	19	19	61	61	61	19	20	20
Iceland	36	34	33	33	33	34	31	33	33
Ireland	31	28	27	36	36	36	34	36	37
Israel	19	18	18	37	37	37	44	45	46
Italy	47	46	45	39	40	40	14	15	15
Japan	..	..	..	57	56	55	43	44	45
Korea	21	20	20	43	41	41	37	39	40
Luxembourg	32	23	22	40	43	42	28	35	35
Mexico	66	65	64	18	18	19	16	17	17
Netherlands	27	27	27	41	41	41	32	33	32
New Zealand	28	28	27	32	32	32	40	40	41
Norway	19	19	19	45	44	43	36	37	37
Poland	13	12	11	68	67	66	20	21	23
Portugal	72	70	68	14	15	16	14	15	15
Slovak Republic	10	9	9	75	75	74	15	16	17
Slovenia	18	17	17	59	60	60	23	23	24
Spain	49	48	47	22	22	22	29	30	31
Sweden	16	15	13	53	53	52	31	32	34
Switzerland	13	13	14	54	52	51	34	35	35
Turkey	70	69	69	18	18	18	12	13	13
United Kingdom	28	26	25	36	37	37	35	37	38
United States	11	11	11	48	47	47	41	41	42
OECD average	28	27	26	44	44	44	29	30	30

Source: OECD, Education at a Glance 2012.
More information: http://www.oecd.org/edu/eag2012