Education Indicators in Focus
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- ISSN : 22267077 (en ligne)
- https://doi.org/10.1787/22267077
Attainment and labour market outcomes among young tertiary graduates
Among 25-34 year-olds with a tertiary degree, the proportion of those who obtained at least a
master’s or equivalent degree varies from 4% in Chile to 79% in the Slovak Republic.
Tertiary attainment also varies across generations: while 49% of tertiary-educated 25-34 year-olds
have a bachelor’s or equivalent degree as their highest educational attainment, this falls to 39%
among 55-64 year-olds.
Employment prospects tend to improve with tertiary attainment levels: the average employment
rate of 25-34 year-olds with a doctorate is 88%, for those with a master’s or equivalent degree it
is 84% and for those with at most a short-cycle or a bachelor’s degree it is around 80%.
In some countries, however, increased tertiary attainment is not associated with improved
employment prospects among 25-34 year-olds, except for doctorate holders. In other countries,
short-cycle tertiary graduates are more likely to be employed than those with a bachelor’s degree.
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