Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative) - Country Ranking - Europe

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.

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

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Belarus 63.52 2019
2 United Kingdom 49.20 2020
3 Estonia 44.99 2020
4 Iceland 44.51 2020
5 Norway 42.18 2019
6 Denmark 42.10 2020
7 Cyprus 41.02 2020
8 Finland 40.76 2019
9 Latvia 40.39 2019
10 Ukraine 39.89 2001
11 Ireland 39.68 2017
12 Sweden 39.00 2019
13 Moldova 38.52 2019
14 Belgium 37.47 2019
15 Netherlands 35.42 2020
16 Spain 33.99 2020
17 Switzerland 33.98 2019
18 Luxembourg 33.63 2015
19 Lithuania 33.14 2013
20 France 33.00 2019
21 Andorra 32.63 2016
22 Slovenia 31.92 2019
23 Poland 31.53 2020
24 Austria 27.44 2019
25 Hungary 26.67 2020
26 Greece 26.34 2020
27 Malta 25.76 2020
28 Portugal 25.45 2020
29 Slovak Republic 24.83 2019
30 Serbia 22.73 2019
31 North Macedonia 22.53 2020
32 Germany 21.55 2018
33 Czech Republic 21.07 2019
34 Turkey 18.50 2019
35 Croatia 18.33 2011
36 Montenegro 17.81 2011
37 Italy 17.75 2020
38 San Marino 17.45 2018
39 Romania 15.39 2019
40 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.02 2020
41 Albania 12.40 2012

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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 short-cycle tertiary education 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