Bachelor's or Higher Attainment, 2016

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Bachelor's or Higher Attainment, 2016: 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	36.604	29.78	43.750	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	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	34.920	40.35	29.597	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
3	IsraelISRWestern Asia	33.982	36.62	31.153	UIS based on ISR - LFS - Labour Force Survey: ILO Harmonized Microdata, https://ilostat.ilo.org/ | Age coverage - minimum age: 15 years old | Age coverage - maximum age: None
4	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	33.943	37.61	29.302	Source: Labour Force Survey
5	United StatesUSANorthern America	33.440	33.69	33.165	Source: October 2015 and March 2016 Supplements of the Current Population Survey (CPS)
6	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	32.847	33.17	32.467	Source: Integrated Household Survey
7	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	32.167	32.85	31.438	Source: Labour Force Survey
8	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	31.789	33.82	29.643	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	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	31.769	25.88	37.859	UIS based on KOR - LFS - Economically Active Population Survey: ILO Harmonized Microdata, https://ilostat.ilo.org/ | Age coverage - minimum age: 15 years old | Age coverage - maximum age: None
10	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	31.690	—	—	Source: Labour Force Survey
11	BermudaBMUNorthern America	31.108	33.81	28.120	Source: Population Census
12	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	30.980	35.10	26.885	Qualifier: Data for population 25 to 74 years. Source: Census
13	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	30.030	32.17	27.838	Qualifier: Data for population 25 to 74 years. Source: Education and Work, Australia, May 2016
14	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	29.407	27.46	31.435	Source: Labour Force Survey
15	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	29.173	33.33	24.545	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
16	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	29.128	27.30	31.131	Source: Labour Force Survey
17	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	29.106	35.53	21.651	Qualifier: Data for population 25 to 74 years. Source: Labour force survey
18	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	28.096	29.99	26.019	Source: Household Labour Force Survey
19	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	27.326	31.71	22.841	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	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	26.615	27.02	26.169	Source: Labour Force Survey
21	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	25.967	27.35	24.514	UIS based on FIN - LFS - EU Labour Force Survey: ILO Harmonized Microdata, https://ilostat.ilo.org/ | Age coverage - minimum age: 15 years old | Age coverage - maximum age: None
22	CanadaCANNorthern America	25.754	26.70	24.743	Source: Census
23	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	25.580	20.69	30.719	Source: Labour Force Survey (Microcensus)
24	VenezuelaVENSouth America	25.146	29.45	20.677	Source: Household Survey by Sampling (EHM)
25	PolandPOLEastern Europe	24.946	27.72	21.863	Source: Labour Force Survey

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 17.037. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

• Female

  HighestIceland40.35

  LowestUganda0.54

  Middle country: 17.17

• Male

  HighestSwitzerland43.750

  LowestSri Lanka0.896

  Middle country: 16.558

• +25 / −24countries joined / left
• 64values changed, of 64 in both
• 47 · 17rose · fell
• 0unchanged

+ United Arab Emirates+ Armenia+ Bahrain+ Bermuda+ Brazil+ Côte d’Ivoire+ DR Congo+ Cook Islands+ Dominican Republic+ Ethiopia+ Guinea+ India+ Iran+ Liberia+ Maldives+ Malaysia+ Nigeria+ Qatar+ El Salvador+ Thailand+ Tajikistan+ Timor-Leste+ Tonga+ Tuvalu+ Uganda− Angola− Bolivia− Republic of the Congo− Cabo Verde− Cayman Islands− Ghana− Gambia− Guatemala− Kazakhstan− Kiribati− Kuwait− Laos− Luxembourg− Madagascar− Mozambique− Mauritania− Malawi− Oman− Rwanda− Solomon Islands− Turkmenistan− Tanzania− Zambia− Zimbabwe

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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