Education > Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64: Countries Compared
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For each age group shown, those who have completed tertiary education are shown as a percentage of all persons in that age group. Tertiary education includes both tertiary-type "A programmes”, which are largely theoretically-based and designed to provide qualifications for entry to advanced research programmes and professions with high skill requirements, as well as tertiary-type "B programmes” which are classified at the same level of competencies as tertiary-type A programmes but are more occupationally-oriented and lead to direct labour market access. The tertiary attainment profiles are based on the percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 that has completed that level of education.
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Interesting observations about Education > Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64
- United States ranked first for outcomes > tertiary attainment > tertiary attainment for age group 55-64 amongst High income OECD countries in 2009.
- All of the top 2 countries by outcomes > tertiary attainment > tertiary attainment for age group 55-64 are Former British Colonies'.
- Italy ranked last for outcomes > tertiary attainment > tertiary attainment for age group 55-64 amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2009.
- All of the top 2 countries by outcomes > tertiary attainment > tertiary attainment for age group 55-64 are Christian.
- Canada ranked first for outcomes > tertiary attainment > tertiary attainment for age group 55-64 amongst NATO countries in 2009.
- Denmark ranked first for outcomes > tertiary attainment > tertiary attainment for age group 55-64 amongst European Union in 2009.
- 21 of the bottom 24 countries by outcomes > tertiary attainment > tertiary attainment for age group 55-64 are European.
- Finland ranked first for outcomes > tertiary attainment > tertiary attainment for age group 55-64 amongst Eurozone in 2009.
- All of the top 2 countries by outcomes > tertiary attainment > tertiary attainment for age group 55-64 are Cold countries'.
- All of the top 2 countries by outcomes > tertiary attainment > tertiary attainment for age group 55-64 are Heavily indebted.
