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Bachelor's or higher (25+)

SE.TER.CUAT.BA.ZS · %

Annual series published by the World Bank, compared across United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, United States, China, Egypt, Singapore. The chart carries the trajectory, the table carries the year by year figures, and the definition at the foot of the page is the World Bank's own, quoted as it stands.

Latest value, United Kingdom
39.59%2021
Period covered
2013 - 20215 annual values
Highest of the compared countries
39.59%United Kingdom, 2021
Lowest of the compared countries
7.68%China, 2020

8 countries compared, that is the maximum. Remove one to add another.

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Latest known valuesorted by value

  • United Kingdom39.59%2021
  • United States39.06%2024
  • Netherlands36.56%2023
  • Singapore36.19%2022
  • Spain25.04%2023
  • Egypt18.05%2023
  • Italy17.58%2023
  • China7.68%2020

Year by year values

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Annual values by country
United KingdomItalySpainNetherlandsUnited StatesChinaEgyptSingapore
202439.06%
202317.58%25.04%36.56%38.6%18.05%
202216.49%24.15%36.39%37.66%36.19%
202139.59%16.3%24.9%35.43%35.05%17.77%36.06%
202037.28%16.55%23.58%34.77%37.52%7.68%32.98%
201916.46%23.08%34.28%36.06%32.37%
201816.18%21.94%31.09%34.99%31.6%
201733.92%15.55%22.12%31.6%32.02%30.71%
201614.67%20.94%29.41%33.44%29.13%
201514.5%21.26%28.87%32.5%28.21%
201429.33%13.98%20.88%28.01%31.96%27.74%
201328.39%27.22%31.66%27.34%
201231.06%25.68%
201130.42%24.55%
201030%3.58%23.68%
200929.72%22.54%
200829.53%21.8%
200729.12%20.09%
200628.44%19.6%
200527.91%17.53%

World Bank definition

Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative)

The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Bachelor's or equivalent.

Text published by the World Bank for indicator SE.TER.CUAT.BA.ZS, reproduced unchanged.

The same indicator across Europe & Central Asia

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