Share of Population Having at Least Completed Short-Cycle Tertiary Education

This key economic indicator for the Education sector has been recently updated.

  1. United Arab Emirates Share of Population Having at Least Completed Short-Cycle Tertiary Education grew 2.2points in 2018, from a year earlier.
  2. Since 2012 United Kingdom Share of Population Having at Least Completed Short-Cycle Tertiary Education rose 3.6points year on year to 44.09 Percent of Persons Aged 25+.
  3. In 2019 Uzbekistan was ranked number 1 in Share of Population Having at Least Completed Short-Cycle Tertiary Education.
  4. In 2017 United Kingdom was number 6 in Share of Population Having at Least Completed Short-Cycle Tertiary Education totalising 44.09 Percent of Persons Aged 25+, compared to 62 in 2016.

Top Countries in Share of Population Having at Least Completed Short-Cycle Tertiary Education

Percent of Persons Aged 25+ - 1970 to 2019

# 88 Countries Percent of Persons Aged 25+ Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Uzbekistan
64.73 % 2019 +1.3 % +3.3 % View data
2 #2
United Arab Emirates
51.78 % 2018 +2.2 % NA View data
3 #3
Israel
50.36 % 2019 +1.5 % +1.5 % View data
4 #4
Singapore
47.37 % 2019 +1.4 % +2.2 % View data
5 #5
United States
45.50 % 2019 +0.7 % +1.7 % View data
6 #6
United Kingdom
44.09 % 2017 NA +3.6 % View data
7 #7
Australia
43.79 % 2019 +1.2 % +4.8 % View data
8 #8
Armenia
43.52 % 2017 NA NA View data
9 #9
Estonia
40.35 % 2019 +0.1 % +1.7 % View data
10 #10
South Korea
40.30 % 2015 NA +2.7 % View data
11 #11
Luxembourg
39.46 % 2019 +1.5 % -1.8 % View data
12 #12
Switzerland
39.16 % 2019 +0.5 % +1.9 % View data
13 #13
Cyprus
38.37 % 2019 +1.5 % +1.7 % View data
14 #14
Cayman Islands
38.17 % 2015 -7.4 % NA View data
15 #15
Norway
38.03 % 2017 +2.1 % NA View data
16 #16
Denmark
37.27 % 2019 +0.4 % +2.3 % View data
17 #17
Ireland
36.66 % 2017 NA NA View data
18 #18
Finland
35.84 % 2019 +0.9 % +1.0 % View data
19 #19
Lithuania
35.79 % 2019 +1.8 % +2.6 % View data
20 #20
Belgium
35.45 % 2019 +1.4 % +2.4 % View data
21 #21
Venezuela
34.29 % 2016 +15.2 % +6.6 % View data
22 #22
Georgia
34.27 % 2019 +0.9 % +2.1 % View data
23 #23
Latvia
33.74 % 2019 +2.0 % +3.3 % View data
24 #24
Moldova
33.51 % 2018 NA +0.3 % View data
25 #25
Sweden
33.42 % 2019 +1.1 % +1.4 % View data
26 #26
Netherlands
33.23 % 2019 +0.6 % +1.9 % View data
27 #27
Spain
31.49 % 2019 +1.2 % +1.7 % View data
28 #28
Saudi Arabia
31.48 % 2017 NA NA View data
29 #29
France
31.27 % 2019 +1.7 % +1.9 % View data
30 #30
New Zealand
30.67 % 2019 -1.1 % -0.3 % View data
31 #31
Austria
30.15 % 2019 +3.0 % +2.7 % View data
32 #32
Slovenia
29.08 % 2019 +2.0 % +3.0 % View data
33 #33
Poland
26.41 % 2019 +1.8 % +2.0 % View data
34 #34
Puerto Rico
26.28 % 2017 NA -3.4 % View data
35 #35
Germany
26.04 % 2019 +1.1 % +0.9 % View data
36 #36
Palestine
25.95 % 2019 +0.3 % +2.7 % View data
37 #37
Azerbaijan
25.49 % 2019 +0.1 % +0.1 % View data
38 #38
Bulgaria
25.44 % 2019 +1.3 % +1.1 % View data
39 #39
Iran
24.30 % 2019 +1.8 % +2.3 % View data
40 #40
Bolivia
24.01 % 2015 NA NA View data
41 #41
Bahrain
23.93 % 2016 NA NA View data
42 #42
Tajikistan
22.75 % 2017 NA NA View data
43 #43
Chile
22.55 % 2019 +1.9 % NA View data
44 #44
Costa Rica
22.35 % 2019 +0.5 % -1.0 % View data
45 #45
Hungary
22.01 % 2019 +0.8 % +1.1 % View data
46 #46
Malta
21.94 % 2019 -0.8 % +5.9 % View data
47 #47
Peru
21.91 % 2018 NA +0.5 % View data
48 #48
Czech Republic
21.84 % 2019 +2.3 % +2.9 % View data
49 #49
Colombia
21.56 % 2019 +1.5 % +1.8 % View data
50 #50
Serbia
21.55 % 2019 +1.7 % +2.6 % View data
51 #51
Dominican Republic
21.52 % 2019 +3.9 % +12.8 % View data
52 #52
Greece
21.20 % 2016 -10.6 % NA View data
53 #53
Andorra
21.05 % 2016 -0.4 % NA View data
54 #54
Slovakia
20.89 % 2017 +5.3 % NA View data
55 #55
Turkey
20.31 % 2019 +3.4 % +5.1 % View data
56 #56
Argentina
20.12 % 2019 +0.7 % +1.4 % View data
57 #57
Portugal
19.55 % 2019 +4.6 % +2.3 % View data
58 #58
Thailand
19.32 % 2018 NA +2.7 % View data
59 #59
Malaysia
18.84 % 2016 NA NA View data
60 #60
Brazil
16.88 % 2019 +2.0 % +5.1 % View data
61 #61
Mexico
16.43 % 2019 -0.1 % +2.6 % View data
62 #62
Paraguay
15.39 % 2019 +1.1 % +2.4 % View data
63 #63
Italy
15.26 % 2019 +1.7 % +2.0 % View data
64 #64
Romania
15.22 % 2019 +1.6 % +2.4 % View data
65 #65
Tunisia
15.16 % 2016 NA +2.7 % View data
66 #66
Mauritius
13.70 % 2018 NA NA View data
67 #67
Greenland
13.70 % 2018 NA NA View data
68 #68
Uruguay
13.52 % 2019 +1.5 % +2.2 % View data
69 #69
South Africa
12.16 % 2019 +4.3 % +11.2 % View data
70 #70
Bosnia and Herzegovina
10.83 % 2019 -0.0 % -0.8 % View data
71 #71
Bhutan
10.20 % 2017 NA +17.5 % View data
72 #72
Bangladesh
10.14 % 2019 +4.2 % +10.7 % View data
73 #73
Honduras
10.12 % 2019 +3.9 % +0.7 % View data
74 #74
Indonesia
10.01 % 2019 +0.1 % +3.0 % View data
75 #75
Zimbabwe
9.42 % 2017 NA +22.6 % View data
76 #76
Pakistan
9.14 % 2019 +2.2 % +0.9 % View data
77 #77
Democratic Republic of the Congo
9.12 % 2016 NA NA View data
78 #78
Guatemala
8.53 % 2014 +198.0 % NA View data
79 #79
El Salvador
7.95 % 2017 -6.4 % -6.7 % View data
80 #80
Egypt
6.17 % 2017 NA NA View data
81 #81
Cambodia
5.49 % 2015 +0.2 % NA View data
82 #82
Ivory Coast
5.31 % 2014 NA NA View data
83 #83
Fiji
5.17 % 2017 NA NA View data
84 #84
Rwanda
4.13 % 2018 NA NA View data
85 #85
Sri Lanka
4.06 % 2016 NA NA View data
86 #86
Senegal
4.03 % 2017 NA NA View data
87 #87
Mali
2.81 % 2018 NA NA View data
88 #88
Mozambique
1.97 % 2017 NA NA View data

Source: World Bank

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