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
OECD countries Less than upper secondary education Upper secondary education Tertiary education
Australia 30 34 36
Austria 19 64 18
Belgium 30 37 33
Canada 13 38 49
Czech Republic 9 76 14
Denmark 25 43 33
Finland 19 45 36
France 30 43 28
Germany 14 60 25
Greece 39 37 23
Hungary 21 60 18
Iceland 36 33 31
Ireland 31 36 34
Italy 47 39 14
Japan .. 57 43
Korea 21 43 37
Luxembourg 33 40 28
Mexico 67 17 16
Netherlands 27 41 32
New Zealand 28 32 40
Norway 19 45 36
Poland 13 68 20
Portugal 72 14 14
Slovak Republic 10 75 15
Spain 48 22 29
Sweden 15 53 32
Switzerland 12 54 33
Turkey 70 18 12
United Kingdom 30 37 33
United States 11 48 41
OECD average 29 44 28
Source: OECD, Education at a Glance 2010.
More information:  http://www.oecd.org/edu/eag2010 

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