List of countries by tertiary education attainment

These are lists of countries by number of people who attained tertiary education.

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List of countries by tertiary education attainment

Largest share of college or university graduates in the G7

These are lists of countries by number of people who attained tertiary education.

Tertiary education is the educational level following the completion of a school providing a secondary education. The World Bank, for example, defines tertiary education as including universities as well as institutions that teach specific capacities of higher learning such as colleges, technical training institutes, community colleges, nursing schools, research laboratories, centers of excellence, and distance learning centers.

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List of countries by tertiary education attainment

This is a list of the overall proportion of the population who have attained tertiary education (at least ISCED 5) in each country. Whenever possible, the proportion is calculated from only those aged 25 and above, as this largely excludes the people who are still in the process of attaining tertiary education and yields a more accurate percentage.

<table><thead><tr><th>Country/Territory</th><th>Year</th><th>Age Included</th><th>Population</th><th>Attained Tertiary Education</th><th>Ref</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>#</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>Albania</td><td>2022</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>1,742,061</td><td>343,756</td><td>19.73</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Algeria</td><td>2008</td><td>≥ 6</td><td></td><td></td><td>7.6</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>American Samoa</td><td>2020</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>25,724</td><td>5,867</td><td>22.81</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Andorra</td><td>2024</td><td>≥ 18</td><td></td><td></td><td>38.2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Angola</td><td>2014</td><td>≥ 24</td><td>9,300,000</td><td>234,676</td><td>2.5</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Antigua and Barbuda</td><td>2011</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>48,305</td><td>5,101</td><td>10.56</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Argentina</td><td>2022</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>28,249,041</td><td>5,541,310</td><td>19.62</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Armenia</td><td>2022</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>2,052,168</td><td>561,212</td><td>27.35</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Aruba</td><td>2010</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>66,180</td><td>8,430 - 15,318</td><td>12.74 - 23.15</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Australia</td><td>2021</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>16,173,871</td><td>7,011,329</td><td>43.35</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Austria</td><td>2021</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>6,740,769</td><td>1,709,681</td><td>25.36</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Azerbaijan</td><td>2019</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>6,260,769</td><td>1,086,985</td><td>17.36</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bahamas</td><td>2010</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>197,354</td><td>45,095</td><td>22.85</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bahrain</td><td>2020</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>1,018,593</td><td>333,448</td><td>32.74</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bangladesh</td><td>2022</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>86,349,180</td><td>7,367,720</td><td>8.53</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Barbados</td><td>2010</td><td>≥ 15</td><td>181,997</td><td>28,774</td><td>15.81</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Belarus</td><td>2019</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>6,889,605</td><td>1,950,002</td><td>28.30</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Belgium</td><td>2021</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>7,757,249</td><td>2,521,874</td><td>32.51</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Belize</td><td>2010</td><td>≥ 14</td><td>284,999</td><td>41,514</td><td>14.57</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Benin</td><td>2002</td><td>≥ 15</td><td></td><td></td><td>1.9</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bermuda</td><td>2016</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>48,062</td><td>19,614 - 14,951</td><td>40.81 - 31.11</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bhutan</td><td>2017</td><td>≥ 6</td><td>655,003</td><td>59,052</td><td>9.02</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bolivia</td><td>2012</td><td>≥ 19</td><td>5,919,871</td><td>1,431,681</td><td>24.18</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bosnia and Herzegovina</td><td>2013</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>2,516,642</td><td>350,140</td><td>13.91</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Brazil</td><td>2024</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>142,271,000</td><td>29,236,000</td><td>20.55</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>British Virgin Islands</td><td>2010</td><td>≥ 0</td><td>25,341</td><td>5,939</td><td>23.44</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Brunei</td><td>2021</td><td>≥ 15</td><td>334,709</td><td>60,730</td><td>18.14</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bulgaria</td><td>2021</td><td>≥ 15</td><td>5,602,067</td><td>1,560,028</td><td>27.85</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Burkina Faso</td><td>2019</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>6,544,840</td><td>216,000</td><td>3.3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Burundi</td><td>2008</td><td>≥ 15</td><td>4,336,870</td><td>22,585</td><td>0.52</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cape Verde</td><td>2022</td><td>≥ 15</td><td>352,494</td><td>32,127</td><td>9.11</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cambodia</td><td>2019</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>6,852,692</td><td>320,671</td><td>4.68</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cameroon</td><td>2005</td><td>≥ 15</td><td>4,995,897</td><td>334,961</td><td>6.70</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Canada</td><td>2021</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>26,154,860</td><td>13,762,145</td><td>52.62</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cayman Islands</td><td>2021</td><td>≥ 15</td><td>56,455</td><td>22,368</td><td>39.62</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Central African Republic</td><td>2003</td><td>≥ 10</td><td></td><td></td><td>0.44</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Chad</td><td>2009</td><td>≥ 15</td><td>5,388,233</td><td>46,165</td><td>0.86</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Chile</td><td>2024</td><td>≥ 15</td><td>15,205,784</td><td>5,711,299</td><td>37.56</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>China</td><td>2020</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>1,008,768,971</td><td>162,631,830</td><td>16.12</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Colombia</td><td>2018</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>25,985,257</td><td>6,752,123</td><td>25.98</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Comoros</td><td>2017</td><td>≥ 3</td><td>582,199</td><td>55,223</td><td>9.49</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cook Islands</td><td>2021</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>9,060</td><td>2,228</td><td>24.59</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Costa Rica</td><td>2022</td><td>≥ 17</td><td></td><td></td><td>30.7</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Croatia</td><td>2021</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>2,920,444</td><td>761,832</td><td>26.09</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cuba</td><td>2012</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>7,713,979</td><td>1,103,992</td><td>14.31</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Curaçao</td><td>2023</td><td>≥ 15</td><td>126,175</td><td>24,009</td><td>19.03</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cyprus</td><td>2021</td><td>≥ 15</td><td>756,006</td><td>262,317</td><td>34.70</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Czech Republic</td><td>2021</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>7,865,508</td><td>1,508,534</td><td>19.18</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Denmark</td><td>2024</td><td>25 - 69</td><td>3,363,717</td><td>1,516,970</td><td>45.10</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Djibouti</td><td>2024</td><td>≥ 5</td><td>882,594</td><td>66,768</td><td>7.56</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dominica</td><td>2011</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>41,541</td><td>7,421</td><td>17.86</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dominican Republic</td><td>2022</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>5,719,910</td><td>1,553,934</td><td>27.17</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ecuador</td><td>2022</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>9,596,261</td><td>2,251,983</td><td>23.47</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Egypt</td><td>2017</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>45,099,314</td><td>7,439,798</td><td>16.50</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>El Salvador</td><td>2024</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>3,627,212</td><td>524,742</td><td>14.47</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Estonia</td><td>2021</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>961,655</td><td>306,472</td><td>31.87</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ethiopia</td><td>2007</td><td>≥ 15</td><td>40,566,742</td><td>434,071</td><td>1.07</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Equatorial Guinea</td><td>2024</td><td>≥ 15</td><td>989,546</td><td>71,000</td><td>7.2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Faroe Islands</td><td>2011</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>31,265</td><td>10,145</td><td>32.45</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Federated States of Micronesia</td><td>2010</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>44,797</td><td>5,179</td><td>11.56</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Finland</td><td>2024</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>4,182,767</td><td>1,615,347</td><td>38.62</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>France</td><td>2022</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>47,199,817</td><td>15,889,790</td><td>33.66</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>French Polynesia</td><td>2022</td><td>≥ 15</td><td></td><td></td><td>17.90</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gabon</td><td>2013</td><td>≥ 15</td><td>1,131,234</td><td>144,000</td><td>12.7</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gambia</td><td>2013</td><td>≥ 12</td><td>1,195,362</td><td>36,990</td><td>3.09</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Georgia</td><td>2014</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>2,492,021</td><td>806,945</td><td>32.38</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Germany</td><td>2024</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>62,750,000</td><td>19,987,000</td><td>31.85</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ghana</td><td>2021</td><td>≥ 15</td><td>19,873,607</td><td>1,535,945</td><td>7.73</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gibraltar</td><td>2012</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>22,336</td><td>4,340</td><td>19.43</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Greece</td><td>2021</td><td>≥ 15</td><td>9,065,506</td><td>2,208,823</td><td>24.37</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Greenland</td><td>2023</td><td>25 - 74</td><td>36,490</td><td>5,842</td><td>16.01</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Grenada</td><td>2011</td><td>≥ 15</td><td>79,661</td><td>16,003</td><td>20.09</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Guatemala</td><td>2018</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>6,752,100</td><td>543,315</td><td>8.05</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Guinea</td><td>2014</td><td>≥ 15</td><td>5,787,192</td><td>237,000</td><td>4.10</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Guinea Bissau</td><td>2009</td><td>≥ 6</td><td>598,946</td><td>5,688</td><td>0.95</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Guyana</td><td>2012</td><td>≥ 15</td><td>504,325</td><td>39,093</td><td>7.75</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Haiti</td><td>2003</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>3,518,910</td><td>63,798</td><td>1.81</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Honduras</td><td>2013</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>3,530,843</td><td>242,544</td><td>6.87</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Hong Kong</td><td>2021</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>5,700,078</td><td>1,868,783</td><td>32.79</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Hungary</td><td>2022</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>7,215,169</td><td>1,779,601</td><td>24.66</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Iceland</td><td>2021</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>244,654</td><td>84,770</td><td>34.65</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>India</td><td>2011</td><td>≥ 15</td><td>836,017,747</td><td>68,288,971</td><td>8.17</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Indonesia</td><td>2022</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>164,922,951</td><td>17,748,543</td><td>10.76</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Iran</td><td>2016</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>48,849,238</td><td>10,469,554</td><td>21.43</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ireland</td><td>2022</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>2,998,525</td><td>1,454,671</td><td>48.51</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Israel</td><td>2024</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>5,579,274</td><td>2,152,990</td><td>38.59</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Italy</td><td>2022</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>45,819,650</td><td>8,427,490</td><td>18.39</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jamaica</td><td>2011</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>1,408,708</td><td>194,160</td><td>13.78</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Japan</td><td>2020</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>82,225,982</td><td>34,327,168</td><td>41.75</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jersey</td><td>2021</td><td>≥ 16</td><td>86,791</td><td>33,376</td><td>38.46</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jordan</td><td>2015</td><td>≥ 24/25</td><td>4,327,907</td><td>1,212,187</td><td>28.01</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kazakhstan</td><td>2021</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>11,936,493</td><td>3,424,783</td><td>28.69</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kenya</td><td>2019</td><td>≥ 20</td><td>23,474,583</td><td>1,252,716</td><td>5.34</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kiribati</td><td>2020</td><td>≥ 15</td><td>76,514</td><td>2,945</td><td>3.85</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kosovo</td><td>2024</td><td>≥ 10</td><td>1,360,584</td><td>216,609</td><td>15.92</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kuwait</td><td>2021</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>2,933,273</td><td>446,690</td><td>15.23</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kyrgyzstan</td><td>2022</td><td>≥ 15</td><td>4,645,714</td><td>1,139,609</td><td>24.53</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Laos</td><td>2015</td><td>≥ 10</td><td>4,994,656</td><td>398,958</td><td>7.99</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Latvia</td><td>2021</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>1,390,240</td><td>482,251</td><td>34.69</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Liberia</td><td>2022</td><td>≥ 3</td><td>4,955,227</td><td>215,766</td><td>4.35</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Libya</td><td>2006</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>2,485,141</td><td>280,569</td><td>11.29</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Liechtenstein</td><td>2020</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>29,241</td><td>9,631</td><td>32.94</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Lithuania</td><td>2024</td><td>15 - 89</td><td>2,468,600</td><td>953,100</td><td>38.61</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Luxembourg</td><td>2021</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>469,013</td><td>171,423</td><td>36.55</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Macao</td><td>2021</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>418,160</td><td>133,499</td><td>31.93</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>North Macedonia</td><td>2021</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>1,278,188</td><td>287,045</td><td>22.46</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Northern Mariana Islands</td><td>2020</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>29,449</td><td>8,733</td><td>29.65</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Madagascar</td><td>2018</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>8,969,811</td><td>408,937</td><td>4.56</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Malawi</td><td>2018</td><td>≥ 5</td><td>15,011,343</td><td>202,037</td><td>1.35</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Malaysia</td><td>2024</td><td>≥ 15</td><td>26,493,800</td><td>5,981,400</td><td>22.58</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Maldives</td><td>2022</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>212,730</td><td>62,060</td><td>29.17</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mali</td><td>2022</td><td>≥ 15</td><td>11,280,253</td><td>492,937</td><td>4.37</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Malta</td><td>2022</td><td>≥ 15</td><td>455,430</td><td>116,830</td><td>25.65</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Marshall Islands</td><td>2021</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>18,676</td><td>3,488</td><td>18.68</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mauritania</td><td>2013</td><td>≥ 10</td><td>2,385,160</td><td>50,905</td><td>2.13</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mauritius</td><td>2022</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>870,341</td><td>109,377</td><td>12.57</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mayotte</td><td>2017</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>100,007</td><td>13,757</td><td>13.76</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mexico</td><td>2020</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>72,655,542</td><td>13,638,509</td><td>18.77</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Moldova</td><td>2024</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>1,690,201</td><td>391,853</td><td>23.18</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Monaco</td><td>2016</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>29,069</td><td>14,243</td><td>49.00</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mongolia</td><td>2020</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>1,712,149</td><td>584,848</td><td>34.16</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Montenegro</td><td>2023</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>440,553</td><td>128,599</td><td>29.19</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Montserrat</td><td>2023</td><td>≥ 15</td><td>3,507</td><td>729</td><td>20.79</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Morocco</td><td>2024</td><td>≥ 10</td><td></td><td></td><td>10.2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mozambique</td><td>2017</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>9,065,684</td><td>213,510</td><td>2.36</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Myanmar</td><td>2014</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>26,923,273</td><td>2,411,222</td><td>8.96</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Namibia</td><td>2023</td><td>≥ 6/15</td><td>1,482,122 - 1,240,048</td><td>146,561</td><td>9.89 - 11.82</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Nauru</td><td>2021</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>4,636</td><td>295</td><td>6.36</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>  Nepal</td><td>2021</td><td>≥ 15</td><td>21,049,003</td><td>1,371,761</td><td>6.52</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Netherlands</td><td>2023</td><td>15 - 75</td><td>13,505,330</td><td>4,390,900</td><td>32.51</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>New Caledonia</td><td>2019</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>171,524</td><td>40,041</td><td>23.34</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>New Zealand</td><td>2023</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>3,312,000</td><td>1,356,108</td><td>40.95</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Nicaragua</td><td>2005</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>2,077,673</td><td>207,350</td><td>9.98</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Niger</td><td>2012</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>5,188,405</td><td>99,400</td><td>1.92</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Nigeria</td><td>2007</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>53,360,995</td><td>9,088,478</td><td>17.03</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Niue</td><td>2022</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>971</td><td>273</td><td>28.12</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Norway</td><td>2024</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>4,023,987</td><td>1,815,792</td><td>45.12</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Oman</td><td>2020</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>2,711,901</td><td>468,875</td><td>17.29</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Pakistan</td><td>2023</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>98,301,519</td><td>8,696,796</td><td>8.85</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Palau</td><td>2020</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>12,118</td><td>3,829</td><td>31.60</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Palestine</td><td>2017</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>1,883,344</td><td>546,748</td><td>29.03</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Panama</td><td>2023</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>2,378,027</td><td>713,401</td><td>30.00</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Paraguay</td><td>2022</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>3,220,932</td><td>809,985</td><td>25.15</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Peru</td><td>2017</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>16,696,619</td><td>4,298,893</td><td>25.75</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Philippines</td><td>2020</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>54,669,916</td><td>18,633,973</td><td>34.08</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Poland</td><td>2021</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>27,777,217</td><td>7,743,922</td><td>27.88</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Puerto Rico</td><td>2022</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>2,400,393</td><td>949,883</td><td>39.57</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Portugal</td><td>2021</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>7,923,791</td><td>1,645,137</td><td>20.76</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Romania</td><td>2021</td><td>≥ 15</td><td>15,979,913</td><td>3,047,113</td><td>19.07</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Russia</td><td>2021</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>90,263,599</td><td>28,619,810</td><td>31.71</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rwanda</td><td>2022</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>5,601,492</td><td>310,397</td><td>5.54</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Qatar</td><td>2020</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>2,095,843</td><td>722,977</td><td>34.50</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Saint Barthélemy</td><td>2022</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>8,020</td><td>2,737</td><td>34.13</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Saint Lucia</td><td>2022</td><td>≥ 0</td><td>162,965</td><td>24,953</td><td>15.31</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Saint Martin</td><td>2022</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>20,393</td><td>3,827</td><td>18.77</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Saint Pierre and Miquelon</td><td>2022</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>4,418</td><td>1,087</td><td>24.60</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</td><td>2012</td><td>≥ 15</td><td>77,858</td><td>4,403</td><td>5.66</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Samoa</td><td>2021</td><td>≥ 15</td><td>126,131</td><td>20,460</td><td>16.22</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>San Marino</td><td>2025</td><td>≥ 0</td><td>27,597</td><td>5,163</td><td>18.71</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>São Tomé and Príncipe</td><td>2012</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>69,689</td><td>2,202</td><td>3.16</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Saudi Arabia</td><td>2024</td><td>≥ 25</td><td></td><td></td><td>40.06</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Senegal</td><td>2023</td><td>≥ 15</td><td></td><td></td><td>6.4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Serbia</td><td>2022</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>4,996,864</td><td>903,163</td><td>18.07</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Seychelles</td><td>2022</td><td>≥ 15</td><td>65,511</td><td>12,772</td><td>19.50</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sierra Leone</td><td>2015</td><td>≥ 6</td><td>5,892,865</td><td>98,488</td><td>1.67</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Singapore</td><td>2020</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>2,977,767</td><td>1,438,788</td><td>48.32</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sint Maarten</td><td>2011</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>19,034</td><td>4,393</td><td>23.07</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Slovakia</td><td>2021</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>3,849,567</td><td>962,584</td><td>25.00</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Slovenia</td><td>2024</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>1,604,327</td><td>459,281</td><td>28.63</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Solomon Islands</td><td>2019</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>313,795</td><td>40,244</td><td>12.82</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>South Africa</td><td>2022</td><td>≥ 20</td><td>37,577,988</td><td>4,602,765</td><td>12.25</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>South Korea</td><td>2020</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>38,342,229</td><td>16,016,148</td><td>41.77</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Spain</td><td>2021</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>35,892,336</td><td>12,025,256</td><td>33.50</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sri Lanka</td><td>2012</td><td>≥ 15</td><td>15,227,773</td><td>499,563</td><td>3.28</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sudan (Northern) (Now Sudan)</td><td>2008</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>11,583,463</td><td>756,220</td><td>6.53</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sudan (Southern) (Now South Sudan)</td><td>2008</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>2,669,340</td><td>62,957</td><td>2.36</td></tr><tr><td>Suriname</td><td>2012</td><td>≥ 15</td><td>351,453</td><td>28,345</td><td>8.07</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Swaziland</td><td>2017</td><td>≥ 10</td><td></td><td></td><td>13.0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sweden</td><td>2024</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>7,408,799</td><td>3,254,678 - 2,090,548</td><td>43.93 - 28.22</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Switzerland</td><td>2023</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>6,320,430</td><td>2,622,999</td><td>41.50</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Syria</td><td>2004</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>6,643,167</td><td>695,442</td><td>10.47</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tajikistan</td><td>2020</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>4,427,513</td><td>374,288</td><td>8.45</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tanzania</td><td>2022</td><td>≥ 15</td><td>34,475,324</td><td>1,852,596</td><td>5.37</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Thailand</td><td>2010</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>43,149,847</td><td>7,076,759</td><td>16.40</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Timor Leste</td><td>2022</td><td>≥ 15</td><td>873,930</td><td>97,771</td><td>11.19</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tunisia</td><td>2014</td><td>≥ 10</td><td>9,111,069</td><td>847,464</td><td>9.30</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turkey</td><td>2021</td><td>≥ 15</td><td>63,529,344</td><td>13,265,861</td><td>20.88</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turkmenistan</td><td>2022</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>3,854,184</td><td>369,545</td><td>9.59</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tuvalu</td><td>2017</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>5,264</td><td>851</td><td>16.17</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Uganda</td><td>2024</td><td>≥ 10</td><td>31,312,980</td><td>1,774,614</td><td>5.67</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ukraine</td><td>2020</td><td>≥ 15</td><td>32,075,800</td><td>8,445,200</td><td>26.33</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>United Arab Emirates</td><td>2023</td><td>≥ 15</td><td></td><td></td><td>39.8</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>United Kingdom</td><td>2021</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>47,527,528</td><td>17,508,672</td><td>36.84</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>United States</td><td>2022</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>226,600,992</td><td>97,567,079</td><td>43.06</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>United States Virgin Islands</td><td>2020</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>62,221</td><td>16,809</td><td>27.01</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Uruguay</td><td>2023</td><td>≥ 25</td><td></td><td></td><td>25.0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Vanuatu</td><td>2020</td><td>≥ 15</td><td>179,302</td><td>3,478</td><td>1.94</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Venezuela</td><td>2011</td><td>≥ 25</td><td>14,144,718</td><td>3,517,000</td><td>24.86</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Vietnam</td><td>2019</td><td>≥ 15</td><td></td><td></td><td>12.6</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Wallis and Futuna</td><td>2023</td><td>≥ 20</td><td>7,738</td><td>1,012</td><td>13.08</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Yemen</td><td>2004</td><td>≥ 10</td><td>13,578,032</td><td>450,690</td><td>3.32</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Zambia</td><td>2022</td><td>≥ 3</td><td></td><td></td><td>2.9</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Zimbabwe</td><td>2022</td><td>≥ 15</td><td>9,046,415</td><td>662,975</td><td>7.33</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2022 OECD data

List of countries by tertiary education attainment

This is a list of countries by the proportions of 25- to 64-year-olds having completed tertiary education as published by the OECD. This list includes non-OECD member countries: Argentina, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, India, Indonesia, and South Africa.

<table><thead><tr><th>Country</th><th>Tertiary (%)</th><th>Upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary (%)</th><th>Below upper secondary (%)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>India</td><td>12.95</td><td>9.31</td><td>77.74</td></tr><tr><td>China</td><td>18.54</td><td>18.09</td><td>63.37</td></tr><tr><td>Indonesia</td><td>13.06</td><td>29.68</td><td>57.26</td></tr><tr><td>Mexico</td><td>20.64</td><td>23.15</td><td>56.22</td></tr><tr><td>Costa Rica</td><td>25.34</td><td>19.75</td><td>54.91</td></tr><tr><td>South Africa</td><td>13.91</td><td>31.35</td><td>54.73</td></tr><tr><td>Turkey</td><td>25.00</td><td>21.67</td><td>53.33</td></tr><tr><td>Brazil</td><td>20.97</td><td>38.09</td><td>40.94</td></tr><tr><td>Portugal</td><td>31.48</td><td>28.87</td><td>39.65</td></tr><tr><td>Colombia</td><td>28.27</td><td>33.85</td><td>37.87</td></tr><tr><td>Italy</td><td>20.32</td><td>42.72</td><td>36.96</td></tr><tr><td>Spain</td><td>41.11</td><td>23.07</td><td>35.82</td></tr><tr><td>Argentina</td><td>24.77</td><td>41.78</td><td>33.46</td></tr><tr><td>Chile</td><td>31.44</td><td>40.53</td><td>28.03</td></tr><tr><td>Romania</td><td>19.67</td><td>57.25</td><td>23.08</td></tr><tr><td>Iceland</td><td>43.56</td><td>34.24</td><td>22.20</td></tr><tr><td>OECD average</td><td>40.44</td><td>40.23</td><td>19.75</td></tr><tr><td>Greece</td><td>35.10</td><td>45.17</td><td>19.72</td></tr><tr><td>New Zealand</td><td>39.84</td><td>41.12</td><td>19.04</td></tr><tr><td>Luxembourg</td><td>51.49</td><td>29.55</td><td>18.96</td></tr><tr><td>Netherlands</td><td>44.66</td><td>36.58</td><td>18.76</td></tr><tr><td>United Kingdom</td><td>51.32</td><td>30.12</td><td>18.56</td></tr><tr><td>Denmark</td><td>42.08</td><td>39.71</td><td>18.20</td></tr><tr><td>Belgium</td><td>45.77</td><td>36.67</td><td>17.56</td></tr><tr><td>Norway</td><td>48.10</td><td>34.54</td><td>17.36</td></tr><tr><td>France</td><td>41.64</td><td>41.66</td><td>16.70</td></tr><tr><td>EU</td><td>37.67</td><td>45.74</td><td>16.59</td></tr><tr><td>Germany</td><td>32.52</td><td>51.02</td><td>16.46</td></tr><tr><td>Bulgaria</td><td>29.78</td><td>54.22</td><td>16.00</td></tr><tr><td>Australia</td><td>51.50</td><td>33.74</td><td>14.76</td></tr><tr><td>Sweden</td><td>48.53</td><td>37.09</td><td>14.37</td></tr><tr><td>Austria</td><td>35.55</td><td>50.39</td><td>14.05</td></tr><tr><td> Switzerland</td><td>44.70</td><td>41.37</td><td>13.94</td></tr><tr><td>Hungary</td><td>29.41</td><td>57.61</td><td>12.98</td></tr><tr><td>Ireland</td><td>54.39</td><td>33.25</td><td>12.37</td></tr><tr><td>Israel</td><td>50.62</td><td>37.57</td><td>11.82</td></tr><tr><td>Finland</td><td>42.64</td><td>46.47</td><td>10.89</td></tr><tr><td>Latvia</td><td>39.47</td><td>49.71</td><td>10.82</td></tr><tr><td>Estonia</td><td>42.10</td><td>47.72</td><td>10.18</td></tr><tr><td>Slovenia</td><td>40.11</td><td>50.93</td><td>8.96</td></tr><tr><td>South Korea</td><td>52.80</td><td>38.43</td><td>8.77</td></tr><tr><td>United States</td><td>50.02</td><td>41.82</td><td>8.16</td></tr><tr><td>Lithuania</td><td>46.53</td><td>46.39</td><td>7.08</td></tr><tr><td>Canada</td><td>62.74</td><td>30.42</td><td>6.84</td></tr><tr><td>Poland</td><td>33.92</td><td>59.55</td><td>6.53</td></tr><tr><td>Slovakia</td><td>29.22</td><td>64.28</td><td>6.50</td></tr><tr><td>Czech Republic</td><td>26.67</td><td>67.78</td><td>5.55</td></tr></tbody></table>

2019 OECD data

List of countries by tertiary education attainment

Tertiary education attainment by age group

This list includes non-OECD member countries: Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa.

<table><thead><tr><th>Country</th><th>Age 25–64 (%)</th><th>Age</th><th>Year</th><th>Non-OECD</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>25–34 (%)</td><td>35–44 (%)</td><td>45–54 (%)</td><td>55–64 (%)</td></tr><tr><td>Australia</td><td>42</td><td>48</td><td>46</td><td>38</td><td>33</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Austria</td><td>30</td><td>38</td><td>33</td><td>27</td><td>21</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Belgium</td><td>37</td><td>44</td><td>42</td><td>34</td><td>26</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Brazil</td><td>14</td><td>15</td><td>14</td><td>14</td><td>11</td><td>2013</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Canada</td><td>54</td><td>58</td><td>61</td><td>51</td><td>45</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Chile</td><td>36</td><td>38</td><td>34</td><td>28</td><td>26</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>China</td><td>60</td><td>65</td><td>47</td><td>25</td><td>10</td><td>2024</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Colombia</td><td>22</td><td>28</td><td>23</td><td>18</td><td>16</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Costa Rica</td><td>18</td><td>21</td><td>19</td><td>17</td><td>17</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Czech Republic</td><td>22</td><td>30</td><td>21</td><td>20</td><td>16</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Denmark</td><td>36</td><td>42</td><td>41</td><td>33</td><td>29</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Estonia</td><td>38</td><td>40</td><td>39</td><td>35</td><td>36</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Finland</td><td>42</td><td>40</td><td>50</td><td>44</td><td>34</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>France</td><td>32</td><td>44</td><td>39</td><td>26</td><td>20</td><td>2013</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Germany</td><td>27</td><td>28</td><td>29</td><td>26</td><td>25</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Greece</td><td>28</td><td>39</td><td>27</td><td>26</td><td>21</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Hungary</td><td>23</td><td>32</td><td>25</td><td>20</td><td>17</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Iceland</td><td>37</td><td>41</td><td>42</td><td>36</td><td>29</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Indonesia</td><td>12</td><td>16</td><td>9</td><td>8</td><td>4</td><td>2018</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ireland</td><td>41</td><td>51</td><td>49</td><td>34</td><td>24</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Israel</td><td>49</td><td>46</td><td>53</td><td>48</td><td>47</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Italy</td><td>17</td><td>24</td><td>19</td><td>13</td><td>12</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Japan</td><td>48</td><td>59</td><td>53</td><td>47</td><td>35</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Latvia</td><td>30</td><td>39</td><td>31</td><td>27</td><td>23</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Lithuania</td><td>37</td><td>53</td><td>38</td><td>30</td><td>28</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Luxembourg</td><td>46</td><td>53</td><td>56</td><td>40</td><td>32</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mexico</td><td>19</td><td>25</td><td>17</td><td>16</td><td>13</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Netherlands</td><td>34</td><td>44</td><td>38</td><td>30</td><td>27</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>New Zealand</td><td>36</td><td>40</td><td>41</td><td>32</td><td>29</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Norway</td><td>42</td><td>49</td><td>49</td><td>36</td><td>32</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Poland</td><td>27</td><td>43</td><td>32</td><td>18</td><td>14</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Portugal</td><td>22</td><td>31</td><td>26</td><td>17</td><td>13</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Russia</td><td>54</td><td>58</td><td>55</td><td>53</td><td>50</td><td>2013</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Saudi Arabia</td><td>22</td><td>26</td><td>22</td><td>18</td><td>14</td><td>2013</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Slovakia</td><td>20</td><td>30</td><td>21</td><td>15</td><td>14</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Slovenia</td><td>29</td><td>38</td><td>35</td><td>24</td><td>18</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>South Africa</td><td>7</td><td>5</td><td>7</td><td>8</td><td>7</td><td>2012</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>South Korea</td><td>45</td><td>68</td><td>56</td><td>33</td><td>17</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Spain</td><td>35</td><td>41</td><td>43</td><td>30</td><td>21</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sweden</td><td>39</td><td>46</td><td>46</td><td>32</td><td>30</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Switzerland</td><td>40</td><td>46</td><td>45</td><td>38</td><td>31</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turkey</td><td>17</td><td>25</td><td>16</td><td>10</td><td>10</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Taiwan</td><td>45</td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td>2015</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>United Kingdom</td><td>42</td><td>49</td><td>46</td><td>38</td><td>35</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>United States</td><td>44</td><td>46</td><td>47</td><td>43</td><td>41</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Countries by level of tertiary education

List of countries by tertiary education attainment

This is a list of countries by the level of tertiary education completed by 25–64 year olds as of the year 2022.

<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>Short-cycle tertiary</th><th>Bachelor's or equivalent</th><th>Master's or equivalent</th><th>Doctoral or equivalent</th><th>Total</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Australia</td><td>12</td><td>29</td><td>9</td><td>2</td><td>51</td></tr><tr><td>Austria</td><td>15</td><td>6</td><td>14</td><td>1</td><td>36</td></tr><tr><td>Belgium</td><td>1</td><td>25</td><td>19</td><td>1</td><td>46</td></tr><tr><td>Canada</td><td>26</td><td>24</td><td>12</td><td></td><td>63</td></tr><tr><td>Chile</td><td>10</td><td>19</td><td>2</td><td></td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td>Colombia</td><td></td><td>28</td><td></td><td></td><td>28</td></tr><tr><td>Costa Rica</td><td>7</td><td>16</td><td>3</td><td></td><td>25</td></tr><tr><td>Czech Republic</td><td>0</td><td>7</td><td>19</td><td>1</td><td>27</td></tr><tr><td>Denmark</td><td>5</td><td>21</td><td>15</td><td>2</td><td>42</td></tr><tr><td>Estonia</td><td>6</td><td>15</td><td>21</td><td>1</td><td>42</td></tr><tr><td>Finland</td><td>8</td><td>18</td><td>16</td><td>1</td><td>43</td></tr><tr><td>France</td><td>14</td><td>12</td><td>14</td><td>1</td><td>42</td></tr><tr><td>Germany</td><td>1</td><td>18</td><td>12</td><td>2</td><td>33</td></tr><tr><td>Greece</td><td>0</td><td>25</td><td>8</td><td>1</td><td>35</td></tr><tr><td>Hungary</td><td>1</td><td>15</td><td>13</td><td>0</td><td>29</td></tr><tr><td>Iceland</td><td>4</td><td>21</td><td>17</td><td>1</td><td>44</td></tr><tr><td>Ireland</td><td>10</td><td>28</td><td>15</td><td>2</td><td>54</td></tr><tr><td>Israel</td><td>11</td><td>24</td><td>14</td><td>1</td><td>51</td></tr><tr><td>Italy</td><td>0</td><td>6</td><td>14</td><td>1</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>Japan</td><td>21</td><td>35</td><td></td><td></td><td>56</td></tr><tr><td>Korea</td><td>15</td><td>34</td><td>4</td><td></td><td>53</td></tr><tr><td>Latvia</td><td>4</td><td>17</td><td>18</td><td>0</td><td>39</td></tr><tr><td>Lithuania</td><td></td><td>30</td><td>16</td><td>1</td><td>47</td></tr><tr><td>Luxembourg</td><td>5</td><td>15</td><td>29</td><td>3</td><td>51</td></tr><tr><td>Mexico</td><td>1</td><td>18</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>21</td></tr><tr><td>Netherlands</td><td>2</td><td>24</td><td>17</td><td>1</td><td>45</td></tr><tr><td>New Zealand</td><td>4</td><td>30</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>Norway</td><td>12</td><td>21</td><td>14</td><td>1</td><td>48</td></tr><tr><td>Poland</td><td>0</td><td>8</td><td>25</td><td>1</td><td>34</td></tr><tr><td>Portugal</td><td>0</td><td>10</td><td>21</td><td>1</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td>Slovakia</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>24</td><td>1</td><td>29</td></tr><tr><td>Slovenia</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>16</td><td>4</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>Spain</td><td>13</td><td>11</td><td>16</td><td>1</td><td>41</td></tr><tr><td>Sweden</td><td>10</td><td>20</td><td>17</td><td>2</td><td>49</td></tr><tr><td>Switzerland</td><td></td><td>25</td><td>17</td><td>3</td><td>45</td></tr><tr><td>Turkey</td><td>7</td><td>16</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>25</td></tr><tr><td>United Kingdom</td><td>9</td><td>26</td><td>14</td><td>2</td><td>51</td></tr><tr><td>United States</td><td>11</td><td>25</td><td>12</td><td>2</td><td>50</td></tr></tbody></table>