UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is short cycle tertiary, both sexes by country
The percentage of population (age 25 and over) with a completed short-cycle tertiary degree (ISCED 5) degree as the highest level of educational attainment. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of persons aged 25 years and above who completed a short-cycle tertiary degree as the highest level of...
What the numbers show
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is short cycle tertiary, both sexes is currently reported for 29 countries. The highest value is 47.6% in Uzbekistan; the lowest is 0.2% in Honduras.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.8%, and the mean is 8.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 290.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Latvia (up 97.1%), and the largest decrease in Honduras (down 94.7%).
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 47.6% | 2018 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 2 | Macau, China | 23.9% | 2016 | up 89.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Singapore | 15.1% | 2018 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 4 | Austria | 14.2% | 2017 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 5 | France | 12.1% | 2017 | down 46.3% | flat |
| 6 | Australia | 11.2% | 2018 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 7 | Andorra | 11.2% | 2016 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 8 | Finland | 10.9% | 2017 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 9 | United States of America | 10.2% | 2018 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 10 | Azerbaijan | 9.7% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 11 | Colombia | 9.5% | 2018 | up 78.0% | rising |
| 12 | Cyprus | 9.2% | 2018 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 13 | Spain | 9.2% | 2018 | down 62.6% | rising |
| 14 | Sweden | 8.7% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 15 | Kuwait | 6.8% | 2018 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 16 | Palestine, State of | 6.8% | 2018 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 17 | Serbia | 5.9% | 2017 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 18 | Malta | 3.7% | 2018 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 19 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.1% | 2018 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 20 | Latvia | 3.0% | 2018 | up 97.1% | rising |
| 21 | Paraguay | 2.2% | 2018 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 22 | Netherlands | 1.9% | 2018 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 23 | Uruguay | 1.8% | 2018 | down 59.8% | falling |
| 24 | Ecuador | 1.8% | 2017 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 25 | Belgium | 0.4% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 26 | Mexico | 0.4% | 2018 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 0.4% | 2019 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 28 | Slovakia | 0.2% | 2017 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Honduras | 0.2% | 2018 | down 94.7% | volatile |
About this data
The percentage of population (age 25 and over) with a completed short-cycle tertiary degree (ISCED 5) degree as the highest level of educational attainment. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of persons aged 25 years and above who completed a short-cycle tertiary degree as the highest level of educational attainment by the total population of the same age group and multiplying the result by 100. The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) educational attainment dataset shows the educational composition of the population aged 25 years and above and hence the stock and quality of human capital within a country. The dataset also reflects the structure and performance of the education system and its accumulated impact on human capital formation. For more information, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/