Upper secondary attainment is often seen as a minimum qualification for successful labour market participation. Although the general increase in educational attainment has seen a parallel decline in the share of 25-34 year-olds without upper secondary attainment, 14% of young adults across the OECD still left school without an upper secondary qualification. In Argentina, the share is 27%, which is higher than the OECD average.

Educational attainment has been increasing throughout the OECD, in particular at tertiary level. Between 2000 and 2021, the share of 25-34 year-olds with tertiary attainment increased on average by 21 percentage points. In Australia, the share increased at an even faster pace, by 23 percentage points (from 31% in 2000 to 54% in 2021) (Figure 1). Australia is one of the 14 OECD countries where at least half of 25-34 year-olds have a tertiary education.

Educational attainment has been increasing throughout the OECD, in particular at tertiary level. Between 2000 and 2021, the share of 25-34 year-olds with tertiary attainment increased on average by 21 percentage points. In Austria, the share also increased albeit at a slower pace, by 19 percentage points (from 23% in 2000 to 42% in 2021) (Figure 1). Austria remains one of the 12 OECD countries where tertiary education is still less common than upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education as the highest level of attainment among 25-34 year-olds.

Educational attainment has been increasing throughout the OECD, in particular at tertiary level. Between 2000 and 2021, the share of 25-34 year-olds with tertiary attainment increased on average by 21 percentage points. In Belgium, the share also increased albeit at a slower pace, by 15 percentage points (from 36% in 2000 to 51% in 2021) (Figure 1). Belgium is one of the 14 OECD countries where at least half of 25-34 year-olds have a tertiary education.

There are large differences in educational attainment across subnational regions in Brazil. In 2015, the difference between the region with the highest share of 25-64 year-olds with tertiary attainment (Distrito Federal (BR), at 32%) and that with the lowest share (Maranhão, at 7%) was 25 percentage points.

Educational attainment has been increasing throughout the OECD, in particular at tertiary level. Between 2000 and 2021, the share of 25-34 year-olds with tertiary attainment increased on average by 21 percentage points. In Canada, the share also increased albeit at a slower pace, by 18 percentage points (from 48% in 2000 to 66% in 2021) (Figure 1). Canada is one of the 14 OECD countries where at least half of 25-34 year-olds have a tertiary education.

Upper secondary attainment is often seen as a minimum qualification for successful labour market participation. Although the general increase in educational attainment has seen a parallel decline in the share of 25-34 year-olds without upper secondary attainment, 14% of young adults across the OECD still left school without an upper secondary qualification. In Chile, the share is 12%, which is lower than the OECD average.

Upper secondary attainment is often seen as a minimum qualification for successful labour market participation. In China, 37% of 25-64 year-olds had achieved at least an upper secondary qualification in 2020, compared to 83% on average across OECD countries. Of these, about half had achieved upper secondary education as their highest education attainment, while the remainder had completed a tertiary programme.

Upper secondary attainment is often seen as a minimum qualification for successful labour market participation. Although the general increase in educational attainment has seen a parallel decline in the share of 25-34 year-olds without upper secondary attainment, 14% of young adults across the OECD still left school without an upper secondary qualification. In Colombia, the share is 25%, which is higher than the OECD average.

Educational attainment has been increasing throughout the OECD, in particular at tertiary level. Between 2000 and 2021, the share of 25-34 year-olds with tertiary attainment increased on average by 21 percentage points. In Costa Rica, the share also increased albeit at a slower pace, by 13 percentage points (from 18% in 2000 to 30% in 2021) (Figure 1). Costa Rica is one of the 24 OECD countries where tertiary education is the most common highest level of attainment among 25-34 year-olds. Costa Rica remains one of the two OECD countries, where below upper secondary education is still more common than upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary or education as the highest level of attainment among 25-34 year-olds.

Educational attainment has been increasing throughout the OECD, in particular at tertiary level. Between 2000 and 2021, the share of 25-34 year-olds with tertiary attainment increased on average by 21 percentage points. In the Czech Republic, the share increased at an even faster pace, by 24 percentage points (from 11% in 2000 to 35% in 2021) (Figure 1). The Czech Republic remains one of the 12 OECD countries where tertiary education is still less common than upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education as the highest level of attainment among 25-34 year-olds.

Educational attainment has been increasing throughout the OECD, in particular at tertiary level. Between 2000 and 2021, the share of 25-34 year-olds with tertiary attainment increased on average by 21 percentage points. In Denmark, the share also increased albeit at a slower pace, by 20 percentage points (from 29% in 2000 to 49% in 2021) (Figure 1). Denmark is one of the 24 OECD countries where tertiary education is the most common highest level of attainment among 25-34 year-olds.

Theshare of tertiary-educated young adults (aged 25-34) increased significantly over the past decades. Between 2000 and 2021 it grew from 29% to 43% in Estonia, while on average across OECD countries it grew by 21 percentage points. The share of tertiary-educated young adults in Estonia (43%) is now higher than in Finland (40%) but lower than the OECD average (46%).

Upper secondary attainment is often seen as a minimum qualification for successful labour market participation. Although the general increase in educational attainment has seen a parallel decline in the share of 25-34 year-olds without upper secondary attainment, 14% of young adults across the OECD still left school without an upper secondary qualification. In Finland, the share is 9%, which is lower than the OECD average.

Between 2000 and 2021, the share of 25-34 year-olds with tertiary attainment in France increased by 19 percentage points (from 31% in 2000 to 50% in 2021). France is one of the 14 OECD countries where at least half of 25-34 year-olds have a tertiary education.

Across most of the OECD, tertiary attainment has increased substantially over the last two decades. In Germany, the share of 25-34 year-olds with tertiary attainment has increased by 14 percentage points between 2000 and 2021 (from 22% in 2000 to 36% in 2021, Figure 1). While this is a substantial increase, it is still well-below the average increase across OECD countries of 21 percentage points (from 27% to 48%).

Educational attainment has been increasing throughout the OECD, in particular at tertiary level. Between 2000 and 2021, the share of 25-34 year-olds with tertiary attainment increased on average by 21 percentage points. In Greece, the share also increased albeit at a slower pace, by 20 percentage points (from 24% in 2000 to 44% in 2021) (Figure 1). Greece remains one of the 12 OECD countries where tertiary education is still less common than upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education as the highest level of attainment among 25-34 year-olds.

Educational attainment has been increasing throughout the OECD, in particular at tertiary level. Between 2000 and 2021, the share of 25-34 year-olds with tertiary attainment increased on average by 21 percentage points. In Hungary, the share also increased albeit at a slower pace, by 18 percentage points (from 15% in 2000 to 33% in 2021) (Figure 1). Hungary remains one of the 12 OECD countries where tertiary education is still less common than upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education as the highest level of attainment among 25-34 year-olds.

Educational attainment has been increasing throughout the OECD, in particular at tertiary level. Between 2000 and 2021, the share of 25-34 year-olds with tertiary attainment increased on average by 21 percentage points. In Iceland, the share also increased albeit at a slower pace, by 13 percentage points (from 29% in 2000 to 42% in 2021) (Figure 1). Iceland is one of the 24 OECD countries where tertiary education is the most common highest level of attainment among 25-34 year-olds.

Upper secondary attainment is often seen as a minimum qualification for successful labour market participation. Although the general increase in educational attainment has seen a parallel decline in the share of 25-34 year-olds without upper secondary attainment, 14% of young adults across the OECD still left school without an upper secondary qualification. In India, the share is 66%, which is higher than the OECD average.

Educational attainment has been increasing throughout the OECD, in particular at tertiary level. Between 2000 and 2021, the share of 25-34 year-olds with tertiary attainment increased on average by 21 percentage points. In Indonesia, the share also increased albeit at a slower pace, by 13 percentage points (from 6% in 2000 to 19% in 2021) (Figure 1). In Indonesia as well as in 12 OECD countries, tertiary education is still less common than upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education as the highest level of attainment among 25-34 year-olds.

Educational attainment has been increasing throughout the OECD, in particular at tertiary level. Between 2000 and 2021, the share of 25-34 year-olds with tertiary attainment increased on average by 21 percentage points. In Ireland, the share increased at an even faster pace, by 33 percentage points (from 30% in 2000 to 63% in 2021) (Figure 1). Ireland is one of the 14 OECD countries where at least half of 25-34 year-olds have a tertiary education.

Upper secondary attainment is often seen as a minimum qualification for successful labour market participation. Although the general increase in educational attainment has seen a parallel decline in the share of 25-34 year-olds without upper secondary attainment, 14% of young adults across the OECD still left school without an upper secondary qualification. In Israel, the share is 9%, which is lower than the OECD average.

Between 2000 and 2021, educational attainment increased at a slower pace than on average across OECD countries. The share of 25-34 year-olds with a tertiary education rose by 18 percentage points (from 10% in 2000 to 21% in 2011 and 28% in 2021). Italy remains one of the 12 OECD countries where tertiary education is still less common than upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education as the highest level of attainment among 25-34 year-olds.

Japan is one of the 14 OECD countries where at least half of 25-34 year-olds have a tertiary education). Between 2000 and 2021, the share of 25-34 year-olds with tertiary attainment increased by 17 percentage points.

Educational attainment has been increasing throughout the OECD, in particular at tertiary level. Between 2000 and 2021, the share of 25-34 year-olds with tertiary attainment increased on average by 21 percentage points. In Korea, the share increased at an even faster pace, by 32 percentage points (from 37% in 2000 to 69% in 2021) (Figure 1). Korea is one of the 14 OECD countries where at least half of 25-34 year-olds have a tertiary education.

The share of young adults with tertiary attainment has increased considerably in Latvia in recent decades. In 2021, 46% of 25-34 year-olds had a tertiary degree compared to only 17% in 2000. On average across the OECD, the share of young adults with a tertiary degree increased from 27% to 48% in the same period.

Educational attainment has been increasing throughout the OECD, in particular at tertiary level. Between 2000 and 2021, the share of 25-34 year-olds with tertiary attainment increased on average by 21 percentage points. In Lithuania, the share also increased albeit at a slower pace, by 18 percentage points (from 40% in 2000 to 57% in 2021) (Figure 1). Lithuania is one of the 14 OECD countries where at least half of 25-34 year-olds have a tertiary education.

Upper secondary attainment is often seen as a minimum qualification for successful labour market participation. Although the general increase in educational attainment has seen a parallel decline in the share of 25-34 year-olds without upper secondary attainment, 14% of young adults across the OECD still left school without an upper secondary qualification. In Luxembourg, the share is 10%, which is lower than the OECD average.

With 27%, Mexico has the lowest tertiary attainment rate among 25-34 olds in the OECD. The country also shows large differences in educational attainment across subnational regions, with some regions having particularly low rates of tertiary attainment. In 2020, there was an 18 percentage-point difference between the region with the highest share of 25-34 year-olds with tertiary attainment (Mexico City at 30%) and that with the lowest share (Chiapas at 12%).

In 2019, the Netherlands spent 5.1% of gross domestic product (GDP) on primary to tertiary educational institutions compared to an OECD average of 4.9

Educational attainment has been increasing throughout the OECD, in particular at tertiary level. Between 2000 and 2021, the share of 25-34 year-olds with tertiary attainment increased on average by 21 percentage points. In New Zealand, the share also increased albeit at a slower pace, by 16 percentage points (from 29% in 2000 to 45% in 2021) (Figure 1). New Zealand is one of the 24 OECD countries where tertiary education is the most common highest level of attainment among 25-34 year-olds.

Educational attainment has been increasing throughout the OECD, in particular at tertiary level. Between 2000 and 2021, the share of 25-34 year-olds with tertiary attainment increased on average by 21 percentage points. In Norway, the increase was 20 percentage points (from 35% in 2000 to 55% in 2021) (Figure 1). Norway is one of the 14 OECD countries where at least half of 25-34 year-olds have a tertiary education.

Educational attainment has been increasing throughout the OECD, in particular at tertiary level. Between 2000 and 2021, the share of 25-34 year-olds with tertiary attainment increased on average by 21 percentage points. In Poland, the share increased at an even faster pace, by 26 percentage points (from 14% in 2000 to 41% in 2021) (Figure 1). Poland remains one of the 12 OECD countries where tertiary education is still less common than upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education as the highest level of attainment among 25-34 year-olds.

In Portugal, the share of 25-34 year-olds with tertiary attainment increased substantially over the last two decades (from 13% in 2000 to 47% in 2021). Although the tertiary education is the most common highest level of attainment among Portuguese young adults, there is still 17% of 25-34 year-olds without upper secondary attainment, 3 percentage points higher than the OECD average.

Compulsory education begins at the age of 6 and ends at the age of 14 in Saudi Arabia. The range of ages for which at least 90% of the population are enrolled is longer than the period of compulsory education and goes from the age of 7 to the age of 17. This is similar to most OECD countries, where more than 90% of the population are also enrolled for longer than the period of compulsory education.

Educational attainment has been increasing throughout the OECD, in particular at tertiary level. Between 2000 and 2021, the share of 25-34 year-olds with tertiary attainment increased on average by 21 percentage points. In the Slovak Republic, the share increased at an even faster pace, by 28 percentage points (from 11% in 2000 to 39% in 2021) (Figure 1). The Slovak Republic remains one of the 12 OECD countries where tertiary education is still less common than upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education as the highest level of attainment among 25-34 year-olds.

Educational attainment has been increasing throughout the OECD, in particular at tertiary level. Between 2000 and 2021, the share of 25-34 year-olds with tertiary attainment increased on average by 21 percentage points. In Slovenia, the share increased at an even faster pace, by 29 percentage points (from 19% in 2000 to 48% in 2021) (Figure 1). Slovenia is one of the 24 OECD countries where tertiary education is the most common highest level of attainment among 25-34 year-olds.

Upper secondary attainment is often seen as a minimum qualification for successful labour market participation. Although the general increase in educational attainment has seen a parallel decline in the share of 25-34 year-olds without upper secondary attainment, 14% of young adults across the OECD still left school without an upper secondary qualification. In South Africa, the share is 46%, which is higher than the OECD average.

Tertiary education has become the most common level of education attained among 25-34 year-olds in Spain. The share of tertiary-educated 25-34 year-olds increased from 34% in 2000 to 49% in 2021. At the other spectrum of educational attainment, 28% 25-34 year-olds still not have an upper secondary degree in Spain, which is twice as much as the average across OECD countries.

Educational attainment has been increasing throughout the OECD, in particular at tertiary level. Between 2000 and 2021, the share of 25-34 year-olds with tertiary attainment increased on average by 21 percentage points. In Sweden, the share also increased albeit at a slower pace, by 16 percentage points (from 34% in 2000 to 49% in 2021) (Figure 1). Sweden is one of the 24 OECD countries where tertiary education is the most common highest level of attainment among 25-34 year-olds.

Educational attainment has been increasing throughout the OECD, in particular at tertiary level. Between 2000 and 2021, the share of 25-34 year-olds with tertiary attainment increased on average by 21 percentage points. In Switzerland, the share increased at an even faster pace, by 27 percentage points (from 26% in 2000 to 52% in 2021) (Figure 1). Switzerland is one of the 14 OECD countries where at least half of 25-34 year-olds have a tertiary education.

Educational attainment has been increasing throughout the OECD, in particular at tertiary level. Between 2000 and 2021, the share of 25-34 year-olds with tertiary attainment increased on average by 21 percentage points. In Türkiye, the share increased at an even faster pace, by 31 percentage points (from 9% in 2000 to 40% in 2021) (Figure 1). Türkiye is one of the 24 OECD countries where tertiary education is the most common highest level of attainment among 25-34 year-olds.

The share of young adults with tertiary attainment has increased considerably in the United Kingdom in recent decades. In 2021, 57% of 25-34 year-olds had a tertiary degree compared to only 29% in 2000. On average across the OECD, the share of young adults with a tertiary degree increased from 27% to 48% in the same period.

Tertiary education is prevalent among young adults in the United States. In 2021, 51% of 25-34 year-olds held a tertiary qualification, and only 6% were without an upper secondary qualification.