Bachelor's or Higher Attainment, 2022

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Bachelor's or Higher Attainment, 2022: 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	51.065	51.81	50.499	Source: Labour Force Survey
2	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	42.035	40.87	43.184	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
3	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	41.415	46.15	35.664	UIS based on LTU - 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	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	39.955	35.15	44.886	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
5	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	38.428	39.92	36.857	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
6	United StatesUSANorthern America	37.661	39.01	36.237	Source: March 2022 Supplement of the Current Population Survey (CPS)
7	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	36.840	40.02	33.535	Qualifier: Data for population 25 to 74 years. Source: Survey of Education and Work (May 2022)
8	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	36.394	34.91	37.917	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
9	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	36.307	38.16	34.361	UIS based on BEL - LFS - EU Labour Force Survey: ILO Harmonized Microdata, https://ilostat.ilo.org/ | Age coverage - minimum age: 15 years old | Age coverage - maximum age: None
10	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	36.194	34.39	38.153	Source: Household Survey
11	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	34.536	29.55	39.648	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
12	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	34.238	41.95	26.921	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
13	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	34.016	35.01	32.820	Source: Labour Force Survey
14	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	33.664	38.94	28.396	UIS based on SWE - LFS - EU Labour Force Survey: ILO Harmonized Microdata, https://ilostat.ilo.org/ | Age coverage - minimum age: 15 years old | Age coverage - maximum age: None
15	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	33.165	33.21	33.120	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
16	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	33.081	38.41	27.602	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
17	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	32.660	37.95	26.580	UIS based on EST - LFS - Labour Force Survey: ILO Harmonized Microdata, https://ilostat.ilo.org/ | Age coverage - minimum age: 15 years old | Age coverage - maximum age: None
18	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	32.573	37.82	26.039	UIS based on LVA - LFS - EU Labour Force Survey: ILO Harmonized Microdata, https://ilostat.ilo.org/ | Age coverage - minimum age: 15 years old | Age coverage - maximum age: None
19	IsraelISRWestern Asia	32.511	36.33	28.435	Source: Census
20	CanadaCANNorthern America	32.350	33.86	30.787	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	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	31.673	37.69	25.685	UIS based on NOR - 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	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	31.644	36.46	26.102	Source: Mongolia Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2022.
23	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	31.334	33.90	29.660	UIS based on SAU - LFS - Labour Force Survey: ILO Harmonized Microdata, https://ilostat.ilo.org/ | Age coverage - minimum age: 15 years old | Age coverage - maximum age: None
24	QatarQATWestern Asia	30.393	49.10	25.342	Source: Labour Force Survey
25	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	29.836	33.88	25.095	Source: Puerto Rico Current Population Survey (CPS) 2022 (IPUMS version).

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 18.076. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

• Female

  HighestUnited Arab Emirates51.81

  LowestNiger0.52

  Middle country: 19.59

• Male

  HighestUnited Arab Emirates50.499

  LowestZimbabwe1.047

  Middle country: 18.239

• +39 / −18countries joined / left
• 66values changed, of 66 in both
• 43 · 23rose · 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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