Bachelor's or Higher Attainment, 2015

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Bachelor's or Higher Attainment, 2015: every country, as published by UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Positionderived	Country	Adults 25+ who completed a bachelor's degree or higher (%)	Female	Male	Source (UIS footnote)
1	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	35.46	28.869	42.363	UIS based on CHE - LFS - Labour Force Survey: ILO Harmonized Microdata, https://ilostat.ilo.org/ | Age coverage - minimum age: 15 years old | Age coverage - maximum age: None
2	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	34.66	35.176	34.035	UIS based on GEO - HS - Integrated Household Survey: ILO Harmonized Microdata, https://ilostat.ilo.org/ | Age coverage - minimum age: 15 years old | Age coverage - maximum age: None
3	IsraelISRWestern Asia	33.21	35.437	30.812	Source: Labour Force Survey
4	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	33.10	36.331	28.997	Source: Labour Force Survey
5	United StatesUSANorthern America	32.50	32.674	32.313	Source: October 2014 and March 2015 Supplements of the Current Population Survey (CPS)
6	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	32.34	36.763	27.944	UIS based on ISL - LFS - EU Labour Force Survey: ILO Harmonized Microdata, https://ilostat.ilo.org/ | Age coverage - minimum age: 15 years old | Age coverage - maximum age: None
7	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	31.71	32.466	30.903	Source: Labour Force Survey
8	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	31.18	32.827	29.431	UIS based on IRL - LFS - EU Labour Force Survey: ILO Harmonized Microdata, https://ilostat.ilo.org/ | Age coverage - minimum age: 15 years old | Age coverage - maximum age: None
9	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	30.38	34.920	25.858	Qualifier: Data for population 25 to 74 years. Source: Labour force survey
10	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	29.86	32.582	27.086	Source: Labour Force Survey
11	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	29.79	28.445	31.137	UIS based on LUX - LFS - EU Labour Force Survey: ILO Harmonized Microdata, https://ilostat.ilo.org/ | Age coverage - minimum age: 15 years old | Age coverage - maximum age: None
12	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	29.78	31.823	27.689	Qualifier: Data for population 25 to 74 years. Source: Education and Work, Australia, May 2015
13	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	29.11	32.839	24.881	UIS based on MNG - LFS - Labour Force Survey: ILO Harmonized Microdata, https://ilostat.ilo.org/ | Age coverage - minimum age: 15 years old | Age coverage - maximum age: None
14	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	28.87	26.564	31.269	Source: Labour Force Survey
15	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	28.68	24.093	33.446	Source: Data was based on 20%-sample-survey of the 2015 Population and Housing Census
16	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	28.21	26.134	30.474	Source: General Household Survey
17	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	27.81	30.020	25.241	Source: Kazakhstan MICS 2015.
18	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	27.70	33.884	20.487	Qualifier: Data for population 25 to 74 years. Source: Labour force survey
19	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	26.65	30.801	22.395	Source: Register information - The Register of the Population's Level of Education encompasses all individuals registered as a resident in Norway per 01. October and who are aged 16 and older at the end of the reporting year
20	CanadaCANNorthern America	26.58	27.295	25.828	UIS based on CAN - LFS - Labour Force Survey: ILO Harmonized Microdata, https://ilostat.ilo.org/ | Age coverage - minimum age: 15 years old | Age coverage - maximum age: None
21	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	25.86	27.668	23.911	Source: Household Labour Force Survey
22	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	25.55	25.957	25.094	Source: Labour Force Survey
23	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	24.74	19.808	29.980	Source: Labour Force Survey (Microcensus)
24	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	24.47	28.191	20.390	Source: Labour Force Survey
25	PolandPOLEastern Europe	24.31	26.812	21.519	UIS based on POL - LFS - Labour Force Survey: ILO Harmonized Microdata, https://ilostat.ilo.org/ | Age coverage - minimum age: 15 years old | Age coverage - maximum age: None

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 15.61. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

• Female

  HighestIceland36.763

  LowestMalawi0.732

  Middle country: 16.171

• Male

  HighestSwitzerland42.363

  LowestSri Lanka0.936

  Middle country: 16.043

• +23 / −18countries joined / left
• 65values changed, of 65 in both
• 50 · 15rose · fell
• 0unchanged

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Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

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