Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, total (%) (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 60.69 2019
2 United Kingdom 47.24 2020
3 Switzerland 39.66 2019
4 Estonia 39.50 2020
5 Norway 39.23 2019
6 Iceland 38.73 2020
7 Cyprus 38.63 2020
8 Ukraine 38.14 2001
9 Denmark 37.74 2020
10 Netherlands 36.72 2020
11 Ireland 36.66 2017
12 Finland 36.48 2019
13 Belgium 35.80 2019
14 Luxembourg 34.28 2015
15 Moldova 34.17 2019
16 Sweden 34.03 2019
17 Latvia 33.98 2019
18 Spain 33.44 2020
19 Andorra 32.23 2016
20 France 32.17 2019
21 Lithuania 29.88 2013
22 Austria 29.87 2019
23 Slovenia 28.52 2019
24 Poland 28.24 2020
25 Greece 26.81 2020
26 Germany 25.74 2018
27 Malta 25.34 2020
28 Hungary 25.00 2020
29 Slovak Republic 23.03 2019
30 Portugal 22.55 2020
31 North Macedonia 21.96 2020
32 Serbia 21.70 2019
33 Czech Republic 21.01 2019
34 Turkey 20.76 2019
35 Montenegro 19.57 2011
36 Croatia 18.29 2011
37 Italy 16.57 2020
38 San Marino 15.76 2018
39 Romania 15.31 2019
40 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.12 2020
41 Albania 12.90 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