# 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.

## 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 301 places, with figures from 1981 to 2025.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

- Indicator id: `tertiary_attainment_share_25_64`
- Unit: %
- Note: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/tertiary_attainment_share_25_64

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | % | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| United States | 2025 | 52.2 | OECD. OECD Education at a Glance: share of 25 to 64 year-olds with tertiary education, ISCED 2011 levels 5 to 8 (DSD_EAG_LSO_EA@DF_LSO_NEAC_DISTR_EA). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EAG_LSO_EA%40DF_LSO_NEAC_DISTR_EA&df[ag]=OECD.EDU.IMEP. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html |
| European Union (27) | 2025 | 36.9 | Eurostat. Population by educational attainment level, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_03). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_03/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12. |

## Rankings

- [Countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/countries.md) (43 places)
- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/eu-countries.md) (27 places)
- [EU regions (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/eu-regions.md) (244 places)
- [Autonomous communities of Spain](https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/spain-regions.md) (19 places)
- [Regions of Germany (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/germany-regions.md) (38 places)
- [Regions of France (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/france-regions.md) (27 places)
- [Regions of Italy (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/italy-regions.md) (21 places)
- [Regions of Poland (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/poland-regions.md) (17 places)
- [Regions of Greece (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/greece-regions.md) (13 places)
- [Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/netherlands-regions.md) (12 places)
- [Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/belgium-regions.md) (11 places)
- [Regions of Austria (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/austria-regions.md) (9 places)
- [Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/portugal-regions.md) (9 places)
- [Regions of Czechia (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/czechia-regions.md) (8 places)
- [Regions of Hungary (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/hungary-regions.md) (8 places)
- [Regions of Romania (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/romania-regions.md) (8 places)
- [Regions of Sweden (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/sweden-regions.md) (8 places)
- [Regions of Bulgaria (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/bulgaria-regions.md) (6 places)
- [Regions of Denmark (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/denmark-regions.md) (5 places)
- [Regions of Finland (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/finland-regions.md) (5 places)