Most Educated Nations of the World

Educated Nations of the WORLD Which country can boast the title of "most educated"? The answer may surprise you. The Education at a Glance 2012 study examined the educational systems of 34 OECD member countries and eight non-members, and found: | 1 THE MOST EDUCATED Globalization and technology continue to play major roles in why more people are pursuing higher levels of education than previous generations. Population That Has Attained Tertiary Education Percentage, by age group 25-34 year-olds 55-64 year-olds *Tertiary graduates include those who have obtained a university degree, vocational qualifications or advanced research degrees of doctorate standard. 1 |+I ) 2 3 5 Russian Federation Canada Israel Japan United States 10 New Zealand South Korea United Kingdom Norway Australia the USA IS THE 5TH most educated country in the world, and the fourth most educated among OECD countries BREAKDOWN From Ph.Ds to bachelor degrees and more, take a look at the degree breakdown by country. Degrees less than 3 years Bachelor degrees Long first degrees Master degrees Ph.D. and Proportion of graduations outside Bologna structures doctorates 100 60 40 20 United States Russian Canada Israel Japan New South United Norway Australia Federation Zealand Korea Kingdom 37% 13% 30% The percentage of adults with degrees rose highest in developed nations, reaching 30% in 2010. of of young people have achieved a higher level of education than their parents haven't been able to reach their parents' educational level 2 GRADUATES BY FIELD Distribution of graduates in upper secondary vocational programs in OECD countries by field of education and gender. WOMEN by field MEN WOMEN GO INTO A MORE THAN VARIETY 1 IN 2 OF PROFESSIONAL FIELDS GO INTO ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTIONS Social sciences, 28% business and 12% Social sciences, business and law law Health and welfare 21% 3% Health and welfare Services 21% 11% Services i 56% Engineer- ing, manufac- turing and construction Engineer- 9% ing, manu- facturing and construction 74 66 On average 74% of females complete their secondary education within the stipu- lated time, compared to 66% of males. Humani- 11% - ties, arts and education 5% Humanities, arts and education Agriculture 4% 4% Agriculture Science 2% 4% Science Unknown or 5% 5% Unknown or unspecified unspecified You are free: to Share - to copy, distribute and transmit the work BY NO ND SOURCES: oecd.org I newsfeed.time.com I washingtonpost.com I csmonitor.com Information provided by: http://www.thebestcolleges.org/ Most No data available No data available No data available