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, 2009 and 2010. Per cent
OECD countries Less than upper secondary education Upper secondary education Tertiary education
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 

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