Bachelor's or Higher Attainment, 2017

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Bachelor's or Higher Attainment, 2017: 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	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	46.562	43.72	48.637	Source: Labour Force Survey
2	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	37.864	31.02	45.023	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
3	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	36.985	43.42	30.799	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
4	IsraelISRWestern Asia	34.895	37.57	32.023	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
5	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	34.690	35.64	33.684	Source: Labour Force Survey
6	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	34.539	37.97	30.207	Source: Labour Force Survey
7	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	34.018	34.38	33.587	Source: Labour Force Survey
8	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	33.922	34.70	33.110	Qualifier: Proportion of population with unknown educational attainment greater than 5%. Source: Labour Force Survey
9	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	32.154	26.44	38.053	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 StatesUSANorthern America	32.016	32.63	31.356	Source: United States of America American Community Survey (ACS) 2017 (IPUMS version).
11	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	31.596	29.67	33.594	UIS based on NLD - 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	31.391	34.31	28.383	Qualifier: Data for population 25 to 74 years. Source: Survey of Education and Work
13	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	31.162	33.65	28.526	Qualifier: Proportion of population with unknown educational attainment greater than 5%. Source: 2016 Census based
14	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	30.705	28.36	33.250	Source: Labour Force Survey
15	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	30.100	33.86	26.237	UIS based on DNK - LFS - EU Labour Force Survey: ILO Harmonized Microdata, https://ilostat.ilo.org/ | Age coverage - minimum age: 15 years old | Age coverage - maximum age: None
16	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	29.993	34.61	24.842	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
17	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	28.070	32.68	23.361	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
18	CanadaCANNorthern America	27.943	28.92	26.921	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
19	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	27.177	27.41	26.925	UIS based on CYP - LFS - Labour Force Survey: ILO Harmonized Microdata, https://ilostat.ilo.org/ | Age coverage - minimum age: 15 years old | Age coverage - maximum age: None
20	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	26.031	21.36	30.889	UIS based on DEU - LFS - EU Labour Force Survey: ILO Harmonized Microdata, https://ilostat.ilo.org/ | Age coverage - minimum age: 15 years old | Age coverage - maximum age: None
21	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	25.975	26.89	25.403	Source: Education and Training Survey
22	PolandPOLEastern Europe	25.932	28.77	22.763	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
23	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	24.713	28.48	20.578	Source: Labour Force Survey
24	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	24.380	24.04	24.799	Source: Estimated data, based on educational attainment by Population census results and permanent population as of 01.01.2018
25	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	24.336	26.19	22.376	Source: Statistics Finland's Register of Completed Education and Degrees

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 15.462. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

• Female

  HighestUnited Arab Emirates43.72

  LowestBurundi0.47

  Middle country: 15.62

• Male

  HighestUnited Arab Emirates48.637

  LowestSri Lanka0.754

  Middle country: 14.879

• +28 / −21countries joined / left
• 68values changed, of 68 in both
• 52 · 16rose · 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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