Bachelor's or Higher Attainment, 2023

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Bachelor's or Higher Attainment, 2023: 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	52.7169	56.629	49.5969	Source: Labour Force Survey
2	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	41.8524	44.237	39.3392	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
3	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	41.8520	40.579	43.1166	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
4	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	41.3071	46.432	35.2716	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
5	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	41.2648	36.734	45.9148	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
6	United StatesUSANorthern America	38.6011	39.705	37.4345	Source: United States of America Current Population Survey (CPS) 2023 (IPUMS version).
7	IsraelISRWestern Asia	38.3000	42.084	34.2709	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
8	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	37.4110	39.389	35.3314	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
9	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	36.5573	35.964	37.1660	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
10	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	35.7648	38.907	32.4766	UIS based on AUS - LFS - Labour Force Survey: ILO Harmonized Microdata, https://ilostat.ilo.org/ | Age coverage - minimum age: 15 years old | Age coverage - maximum age: None
11	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	35.6374	30.457	40.9601	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	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	34.8830	39.946	29.8366	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
13	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	34.7165	35.049	34.3529	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
14	QatarQATWestern Asia	34.4784	54.001	28.6793	Source: Labour Force Survey
15	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	34.4637	41.930	27.4615	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
16	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	34.1965	34.922	33.3200	Source: Georgia Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2023, first quarter.
17	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	33.6216	38.589	28.5235	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
18	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	33.2019	38.466	26.6732	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	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	32.9437	38.573	26.4076	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
20	CanadaCANNorthern America	32.8882	34.427	31.2950	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	32.1868	39.515	24.8812	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	31.1601	36.897	24.6009	Source: Mongolia Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2023.
23	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	30.8887	35.960	28.4634	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	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	30.8338	34.885	26.0995	Source: Puerto Rico Current Population Survey (CPS) 2023 (IPUMS version).
25	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	30.5295	26.614	34.6152	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

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 19.8568. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

• Female

  HighestUnited Arab Emirates56.629

  LowestZimbabwe0.871

  Middle country: 20.137

• Male

  HighestUnited Arab Emirates49.5969

  LowestZimbabwe1.4553

  Middle country: 19.2261

• +21 / −36countries joined / left
• 69values changed, of 69 in both
• 46 · 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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