Indicators on Education, in the OECD

1   Percentage of the population that has attained a specific level of education, by age group and gender. 1999
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 65 70 66 64 54 26 26 27 28 19
Women 50 61 52 46 33 27 32 31 27 15
Austria2                    
Men 81 87 84 77 70 12 12 13 12 9
Women 67 79 72 61 48 10 13 12 8 4
Belgium                    
Men 57 70 60 53 39 26 31 28 26 18
Women 58 79 64 48 33 27 38 30 22 13
Canada                    
Men 79 86 82 78 64 37 42 38 37 28
Women 80 89 85 78 60 41 52 42 39 27
Czech Republic                    
Men 91 93 93 91 86 13 12 15 12 12
Women 81 92 86 78 65 9 10 11 8 7
Denmark                    
Men 83 88 80 84 75 26 28 25 28 21
Women 76 87 79 74 58 27 29 33 26 17
Finland                    
Men 70 84 79 66 46 28 30 30 28 22
Women 73 87 84 67 46 34 45 41 30 19
France3                    
Men 65 76 67 61 48 21 29 21 18 14
Women 59 77 63 52 36 22 33 22 17 11
Germany                    
Men 86 87 87 87 83 28 23 30 32 28
Women 76 84 82 76 63 17 20 21 18 11
Greece                    
Men 52 69 59 47 30 20 22 24 20 12
Women 48 73 57 38 19 16 28 18 11 5
Hungary                    
Men 37 81 36 39 32 13 11 12 15 14
Women 47 79 51 48 29 14 16 16 14 9
Iceland                    
Men 63 64 66 64 55 22 25 25 20 14
Women 49 65 52 42 26 23 30 26 19 9
Ireland2                    
Men 48 63 52 39 30 23 30 24 19 14
Women 54 71 60 42 32 20 29 20 14 9
Italy                    
Men 44 53 50 41 25 10 9 12 11 7
Women 41 58 50 33 17 9 11 11 9 4
Japan                    
Men 81 91 91 78 63 35 44 44 30 19
Women 81 95 93 79 57 29 46 39 20 10
Korea                    
Men 75 93 80 60 43 29 39 32 19 15
Women 58 92 64 32 13 17 31 16 6 2
Luxembourg                    
Men 61 62 64 62 55 22 22 21 25 5
Women 51 60 57 46 28 15 20 14 5 7
Mexico                    
Men 20 23 22 17 11 16 19 19 14 9
Women 21 27 22 14 8 10 14 12 6 3
Netherlands                    
Men 59 63 61 56 51 25 25 28 25 23
Women 51 66 57 42 28 20 25 22 17 11
New Zealand                    
Men 75 79 78 75 65 24 24 26 26 20
Women 72 80 77 68 55 30 28 31 32 26
Norway2                    
Men 85 93 89 79 72 27 29 27 26 22
Women 84 95 89 79 64 28 36 30 24 15
Poland2                    
Men 57 63 61 56 43 10 10 9 11 11
Women 51 61 56 50 32 11 14 11 11 9
Portugal                    
Men 20 27 17 12 11 8 9 5 4 6
Women 23 34 23 15 3 11 15 11 9 8
Spain                    
Men 37 51 42 29 18 22 31 24 19 12
Women 34 58 40 21 9 20 36 22 12 5
Sweden                    
Men 75 87 79 71 60 27 29 29 28 21
Women 78 88 84 77 62 30 34 33 31 22
Switzerland                    
Men 87 92 86 85 82 34 36 34 34 29
Women 77 86 81 74 62 14 16 17 12 7
Turkey                    
Men 23 30 26 17 10 9 10 9 9 5
Women 13 19 13 9 4 4 6 4 4 1
United Kingdom3                    
Men 69 70 71 70 61 26 29 28 26 20
Women 53 60 56 50 39 24 28 25 22 16
United States                    
Men 86 87 87 88 81 37 36 36 41 32
Women 87 89 89 88 81 35 39 37 36 24
Country mean                    
Men 63 72 66 60 50 23 25 24 22 17
Women 58 72 63 53 38 20 27 23 18 11
1  Excluding ISCED 3C Short programmes.
2  Year of reference 1998.
3  Not all ISCED 3 programmes meet minimum requirements for ISCED 3C Long programmes.
Source: OECD.

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