Indicator

Tertiary-educated adults ranking

Highest and lowest
In 2024, the share of adults aged 25 to 64 with tertiary education was highest in Canada, Ireland, and Japan, while the lowest values were recorded in South Africa, Indonesia, and India. The full ranking is shown below.
Full ranking
Tertiary-educated adults
Share of 25-64 year-olds with tertiary education
RankEconomyYear
1Canada64.72024
2Ireland57.52024
3Japan57.02024
4Korea56.22024
5Luxembourg54.42024
6United Kingdom53.82024
7Australia53.12024
8Sweden51.82024
9United States50.72023
10Israel50.52024
11Norway49.62024
12Lithuania47.72024
13Switzerland46.52024
14Netherlands45.12024
15Denmark45.12024
16Belgium45.02024
17Iceland44.52023
18New Zealand44.02024
19France43.42024
20Finland42.72024
21Estonia42.52024
22Spain42.32024
23Latvia40.52024
24Poland39.52024
25Peru39.32024
26Austria37.72024
27Greece35.32024
28Slovenia34.62024
29Germany34.32024
30Bulgaria33.82024
31Chile32.92022
32Portugal31.42024
33Hungary31.12024
34Colombia30.62024
35Croatia30.42024
36Slovak Republic29.02024
37Costa Rica27.82024
38Czechia27.52024
39Türkiye26.92024
40Argentina23.72023
41Italy22.32024
42Mexico21.92024
43Brazil21.52023
44Romania19.22024
45India14.22023
46Indonesia13.12022
47South Africa9.02024
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Data sources

The data for this indicator are drawn from the OECD Adults' educational attainment distribution dataset.

Last update

This indicator was last updated on Econorama on 18 June 2026 and reflects the latest data available from the underlying sources at that time.
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