Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative) - Country Ranking - Europe

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Doctoral or equivalent.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Switzerland 3.83 2019
2 Slovenia 3.27 2019
3 Iceland 1.85 2020
4 Germany 1.65 2018
5 Sweden 1.56 2019
6 Finland 1.39 2019
7 Denmark 1.32 2020
8 United Kingdom 1.29 2020
9 Latvia 1.29 2018
10 Cyprus 1.26 2020
11 Norway 1.26 2019
12 Austria 1.25 2019
13 Ireland 1.13 2017
14 France 1.07 2019
15 Estonia 1.03 2020
16 Spain 1.03 2020
17 Malta 1.02 2020
18 Greece 1.00 2020
19 Czech Republic 0.92 2019
20 Slovak Republic 0.92 2019
21 Lithuania 0.89 2020
22 Portugal 0.86 2020
23 Netherlands 0.86 2020
24 Hungary 0.85 2020
25 Belgium 0.79 2019
26 Poland 0.73 2020
27 Turkey 0.50 2019
28 Italy 0.43 2020
29 Belarus 0.35 2019
30 North Macedonia 0.29 2020
31 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.24 2020
32 Moldova 0.17 2019
33 Serbia 0.14 2019
34 Romania 0.08 2014
35 Albania 0.07 2012
36 Ukraine 0.00 2001

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Development Relevance: A relative high concentration of the adult population in a given level of education reflects the capacity of the educational system in the corresponding level of education. Educational attainment is closely related to the skills and competencies of a country's population, and could be seen as a proxy of both the quantitative and qualitative aspects of the stock of human capital.

Limitations and Exceptions: Caution is required when using this indicator for cross-country comparison, since the countries do not always classify degrees and qualifications at the same International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) levels, even if they are received at roughly the same age or after a similar number of years of schooling. Also, certain educational programmes and study courses cannot be easily classified according to ISCED. This indicator only measures educational attainment in terms of level of education attained, i.e. years of schooling, and do not necessarily reveal the quality of the education (learning achievement and other impacts).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: It is calculated by dividing the number of population ages 25 and older who attained or completed Doctoral or equivalent by the total population of the same age group and multiplying by 100. The number 0 means zero or small enough that the number would round to zero. Data are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics mainly from national population census, household survey, and labour force survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011.

Periodicity: Annual