4. There is a larger proportion of young men with low
qualifications compared to young women Chart 1.2
Percentage of younger adults (25-34 year-olds) with attainment below upper secondary education, by gender (2013)
0
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Spain
Brazil
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Colombia
Australia
Norway
Luxembourg
Israel
Netherlands
Belgium
Ireland
Finland
OECDaverage
Canada
UnitedStates
France
Slovenia
Poland
RussianFederation
Sweden
NewZealand
Chile
UnitedKingdom
Hungary
Germany
CzechRepublic
Korea
SlovakRepublic
Mexico
Switzerland
Austria
Turkey
Men Women%
5. Almost one in five 20-24 year-olds is NEET Chart 3.1
Distribution of 20-24 year-olds not in education, by work status (2013)
49 47
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49
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Korea
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Switzerland
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Employed Unemployed Inactive
%
6. Employment rates increase with education in all countries
On average across OECD countries the employment rate of
25-64 year-olds without an upper secondary qualification
was 55%, and 83% for those with a tertiary education.
More tertiary educated young men are employed
but more women have tertiary credentials
87% of tertiary-educated men are employed versus 78% of
tertiary educated women. Even if employment is higher
among tertiary educated men, 25-34 year-old women have
consistently higher tertiary attainment rates.
7. Employment rates increase with education in all
countries Chart 2.1
Employment rates among adults (25-64 year-olds) by educational attainment (2013)
0
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Austria
Germany
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Switzerland
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Tertiary education Upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary Below upper secondary%
8. Find out more about our work at:
www.oecd.org/edu/eag.htm
www.oecd.org/edu/eag-interim-report.htm
- The publication
- The methodologies
- The complete database
Email: Andreas.Schleicher@OECD.org
Twitter: SchleicherEDU
and remember:
Without data, you are just another person with an opinion
Thank you
Editor's Notes
Chart 1.1
Note: Data for Japan are not displayed because disaggregation between below upper secondary education and upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary level is not available.
Data for the Russian Federation refer to 2012.
Data for Chile refer to 2011.
Countries are ranked in ascending order of the proportion of 25-34 year-olds with attainment below upper secondary education.
Source: OECD. Table 1.4. See Annex for notes (www.oecd.org/edu.eag.htm).
Chart 1.2
Note: Data for Japan are not displayed because disaggregation between below upper secondary education and upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary level is not available.
Data for the Russian Federation refer to 2012.
Data for Chile refer to 2011.
Countries are ranked in descending order of the difference in the proportion of 25-34 year-old men with attainment below upper secondary education and the proportion of 25-34 year-old women with attainment below upper secondary education.
Source: OECD. Table 1.4. See Annex for notes (www.oecd.org/edu.eag.htm).
Chart 3.1
Note: Data for 20-24 year-olds are not available for Japan.
Countries are ranked in ascending order of the proportion of 20-24 year-olds in education.Source: OECD. Table 3.3. See Annex for notes (www.oecd.org/edu.eag.htm).
Chart 2.1
Note: Data for below upper secondary education are not available for Japan.
Data for the Russian Federation refer to 2012.
Data for Chile refer to 2011.
Countries are ranked in ascending order of the employment rates of 25-64 year-olds with tertiary qualifications.
Source: OECD. Table 2.2. See Annex for notes (www.oecd.org/edu.eag.htm).