Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64
People aged 25 to 64 whose highest completed level of education is tertiary (ISCED 2011 levels 5 to 8: short-cycle tertiary, bachelor's or equivalent, master's or equivalent, and doctoral), as a percentage of all people aged 25 to 64. Measured by national labour force surveys.
Includes short-cycle tertiary programmes such as US associate degrees, so it is higher than the US bachelors_degree_share, which also covers everyone aged 25 and over.
Key facts
- Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 in the United States was 52.2% in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 in the European Union (27) was 36.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
- Canada had the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 of 36 countries in 2025, at 63.9%, and Mexico the lowest, at 22.2%. Source: the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- Published for 288 places, with figures from 1981 to 2025.
Rankings
- Countries
- EU countries
- EU regions (NUTS 2)
- Autonomous communities of Spain
- Regions of Germany (NUTS 2)
- Regions of France (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Italy (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Poland (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Greece (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Austria (NUTS 2)
Countries by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, 2025
Places with data
World, EU and euro area
Countries
- United States
- Mexico
- Japan
- Türkiye
- Germany
- United Kingdom
- France
- Italy
- Colombia
- South Korea
- Netherlands
- Israel
- Romania
- Norway
- Chile
- Greece
Regions and states
- Ile-de-France
- Lombardia
- Andalusia
- Catalonia
- Community of Madrid
- Rhône-Alpes
- Lazio
- Campania
- Valencian Community
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
- Guyane
- Nord-Est
- Martinique
- Franche-Comté
- Guadeloupe
- Mayotte
Use this data in your AI agent
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Which places have the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64? Use official data and cite it.
rank_places {"indicator":"tertiary_attainment_share_25_64","level":"country"}
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