| Characteristic | Percent with a tertiary education |
|---|---|
| Canada | 63.25% |
| Russia* | 56.73% |
| Japan | 55.99% |
| Ireland | 54.54% |
| South Korea | 54.52% |
| United Kingdom | 53.08% |
| Australia | 51.4% |
| Luxembourg | 51.32% |
| United States | 50.71% |
| Israel | 50.34% |
| Sweden | 49.4% |
| Norway | 48.79% |
| Lithuania | 46.37% |
| Switzerland | 46.04% |
| Belgium | 44.81% |
| Iceland | 44.46% |
| Netherlands | 44.25% |
| Saudi Arabia** | 43.79% |
| Denmark | 42.87% |
| Finland | 42.54% |
| France | 42.43% |
| Estonia | 41.59% |
| New Zealand | 41.58% |
| Spain | 41.44% |
| OECD - Average | 40.93% |
| Latvia | 39.18% |
| Poland | 37.94% |
| Austria | 36.62% |
| Greece | 34.33% |
| Slovenia | 33.51% |
| Germany | 33.43% |
| Chile** | 31.44% |
| Hungary | 29.82% |
| Bulgaria**** | 29.78% |
| Portugal | 29.76% |
| Colombia | 28.94% |
| Slovakia | 28.81% |
| Czechia | 26.97% |
| Turkey | 25.92% |
| Costa Rica | 25.31% |
| Argentina*** | 24.77% |
| Italy | 21.58% |
| Brazil**** | 20.97% |
| Mexico | 20.96% |
| Romania**** | 19.67% |
| China (People's Republic of)** | 18.54% |
| South Africa**** | 13.91% |
| Indonesia**** | 13.06% |
| India**** | 12.95% |
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Source
Release date
May 2026
Region
Worldwide, OECD
Survey time period
2023
Age group
25-64 years
Supplementary notes
*Numbers from 2018.
**Numbers from 2020.
***Numbers from 2021.
****Numbers from 2022.
Non-OECD members included: Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, India, Indonesia, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa.
Release date represents the date figures were accessed
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