Tab.2.5.103,,,,,,,,,,,
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"First-time graduation rates, by level of education and states 1) 2)",,,,,,,,,,,
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,,ISCED 5 to 7 total 3),ISCED 5 to 7 total 3),ISCED 5: Short-cycle tertiary (2 to 3 years) 3),ISCED 5: Short-cycle tertiary (2 to 3 years) 3),ISCED 6: Bachelor's or equivalent 3),ISCED 6: Bachelor's or equivalent 3),ISCED 7: Master's or equivalent 4),ISCED 7: Master's or equivalent 4),ISCED 8: Doctoral or equivalent 4),ISCED 8: Doctoral or equivalent 4)
,,Total,Excluding international students,Total,Excluding international students,Total,Excluding international students,Total,Excluding international students,Total,Excluding international students
State,Year,Share (%),Share (%),Share (%),Share (%),Share (%),Share (%),Share (%),Share (%),Share (%),Share (%)
Australia,2013,62,36,14,12,51,34,14,5,1,1
Australia,2014,63,37,12,9,50,35,15,6,1,1
Australia,2015,64,37,10,6,49,35,16,6,1,1
Australia,2016,64,37,9,5,49,35,16,6,1,1
Australia,2017,66,37,9,5,49,35,18,6,1,1
Australia,2018,70,37,18,14,50,35,21,6,1,1
Australia,2019,73,37,21,16,51,34,24,6,1,1
Australia,2020,73,37,18,15,51,34,24,6,1,1
Belgium,2013,m,m,m,m,41,39,10,9,0,0
Belgium,2014,m,m,m,m,41,39,11,9,0,m
Belgium,2015,m,m,m,m,41,38,11,8,m,m
Belgium,2016,m,m,m,m,42,39,26,22,0,0
Belgium,2017,m,m,m,m,43,39,22,19,2,1
Belgium,2018,m,m,m,m,36,33,21,16,1,1
Belgium,2019,m,m,1,m,43,40,24,20,1,1
Belgium,2020,m,m,1,1,47,44,25,21,1,1
Chile,2013,38,m,14,m,24,m,5,m,0,m
Chile,2014,40,m,15,m,25,m,5,m,0,m
Chile,2015,43,m,18,m,26,m,5,m,0,m
Chile,2016,44,44,19,19,26,26,6,6,0,0
Chile,2017,45,44,19,19,28,28,6,6,0,0
Chile,2018,44,44,20,20,27,27,6,6,0,0
Chile,2019,43,43,19,19,26,26,7,6,0,0
Chile,2020,32,32,14,14,19,19,3,3,0,0
Costa Rica,2013,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
Costa Rica,2014,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
Costa Rica,2015,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
Costa Rica,2016,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
Costa Rica,2017,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
Costa Rica,2018,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
Costa Rica,2019,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
Costa Rica,2020,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
Denmark,2013,53,45,9,8,44,40,23,19,2,1
Denmark,2014,54,47,9,8,45,42,24,19,2,1
Denmark,2015,55,47,10,8,45,42,26,21,2,1
Denmark,2016,59,50,11,9,47,44,34,27,2,1
Denmark,2017,50,46,11,9,44,40,31,25,2,1
Denmark,2018,50,45,10,8,44,40,29,22,2,1
Denmark,2019,51,46,11,9,44,41,29,22,2,1
Denmark,2020,50,47,10,9,45,42,28,21,2,1
Germany,2013,m,m,m,m,m,m,16,14,2,2
Germany,2014,m,m,m,m,m,m,16,14,2,2
Germany,2015,32,32,0,0,27,26,17,15,2,2
Germany,2016,33,33,0,0,29,28,17,15,2,2
Germany,2017,34,33,0,0,29,28,18,15,2,2
Germany,2018,33,32,0,0,29,28,18,16,2,2
Germany,2019,39,37,0,0,33,32,19,16,2,2
Germany,2020,36,35,0,0,31,30,18,15,2,2
Estonia,2013,m,m,a,a,m,m,m,m,m,m
Estonia,2014,m,m,a,a,m,m,m,m,m,m
Estonia,2015,m,m,a,a,m,m,m,m,m,m
Estonia,2016,36,m,a,a,m,m,m,m,m,m
Estonia,2017,33,31,a,a,31,29,15,13,1,1
Estonia,2018,32,30,a,a,30,28,16,13,1,1
Estonia,2019,32,29,a,a,29,27,17,13,1,1
Estonia,2020,33,30,m,m,30,28,18,13,1,0
Finland,2013,40,37,a,a,36,34,18,16,1,1
Finland,2014,39,36,a,a,35,34,18,16,1,1
Finland,2015,43,39,a,a,39,36,19,17,1,1
Finland,2016,41,38,a,a,38,35,19,16,1,1
Finland,2017,41,37,a,a,38,36,18,16,1,1
Finland,2018,41,37,a,a,38,36,18,16,1,1
Finland,2019,42,38,a,a,39,36,20,17,1,1
Finland,2020,42,38,m,m,40,37,22,19,1,1
France,2013,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
France,2014,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
France,2015,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
France,2016,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
France,2017,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
France,2018,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
France,2019,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
France,2020,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
Greece,2013,m,m,a,a,m,m,m,m,0,m
Greece,2014,m,m,a,a,m,m,m,m,m,m
Greece,2015,39,38,a,a,39,38,m,m,m,m
Greece,2016,41,41,a,a,41,41,7,7,m,m
Greece,2017,40,39,a,a,40,39,9,8,1,1
Greece,2018,38,37,a,a,38,37,10,10,1,1
Greece,2019,38,37,a,a,38,37,10,10,1,1
Greece,2020,35,35,m,m,35,35,10,10,1,1
Ireland,2013,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,2,m
Ireland,2014,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
Ireland,2015,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
Ireland,2016,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
Ireland,2017,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
Ireland,2018,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
Ireland,2019,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
Ireland,2020,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
Iceland,2013,39,38,1,1,37,36,15,14,1,0
Iceland,2014,36,35,0,0,35,35,19,17,1,0
Iceland,2015,38,37,1,1,37,37,18,16,1,0
Iceland,2016,39,38,0,0,39,38,18,15,1,0
Iceland,2017,37,37,0,0,37,37,17,14,1,0
Iceland,2018,35,34,1,1,35,34,15,13,1,0
Iceland,2019,33,33,1,1,33,32,15,12,1,0
Iceland,2020,34,33,1,1,33,32,16,14,1,0
Israel,2013,m,m,m,m,31,m,11,m,1,m
Israel,2014,m,m,m,m,32,m,11,m,1,m
Israel,2015,m,m,m,m,31,m,11,m,1,m
Israel,2016,m,m,m,m,31,m,11,m,1,m
Israel,2017,m,m,m,m,31,m,11,m,0,m
Israel,2018,m,m,m,m,31,m,11,m,0,m
Israel,2019,m,m,m,m,31,m,12,m,0,m
Israel,2020,37,36,8,8,30,29,11,10,1,1
Italy,2013,m,m,m,m,25,m,18,m,1,m
Italy,2014,29,m,0,m,25,m,18,m,1,m
Italy,2015,31,m,0,m,25,m,18,m,1,m
Italy,2016,32,31,0,0,26,26,19,18,1,1
Italy,2017,33,32,0,0,27,27,20,19,1,1
Italy,2018,35,34,1,1,28,28,21,20,1,1
Italy,2019,36,35,1,1,30,29,22,22,1,1
Italy,2020,36,35,1,1,29,29,23,22,1,1
Japan,2013,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
Japan,2014,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
Japan,2015,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
Japan,2016,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
Japan,2017,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
Japan,2018,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
Japan,2019,64,m,m,m,44,m,m,m,m,m
Japan,2020,62,m,m,m,43,m,m,m,m,m
Canada,2013,m,m,17,14,34,31,10,8,1,1
Canada,2014,m,m,17,14,35,32,9,7,1,1
Canada,2015,m,m,17,13,36,33,9,6,1,1
Canada,2016,m,m,18,14,34,31,9,7,1,1
Canada,2017,m,m,26,m,33,m,8,m,1,m
Canada,2018,m,m,28,m,33,m,8,m,1,m
Canada,2019,m,m,28,m,34,m,8,m,1,m
Canada,2020,m,m,32,m,35,m,9,m,1,m
Colombia,2013,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
Colombia,2014,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
Colombia,2015,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
Colombia,2016,m,m,13,m,17,m,6,m,0,m
Colombia,2017,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
Colombia,2018,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
Colombia,2019,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
Colombia,2020,m,m,11,m,20,m,7,m,0,m
Korea,2013,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,1,m
Korea,2014,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,1,m
Korea,2015,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,1,m
Korea,2016,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,1,m
Korea,2017,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,1,m
Korea,2018,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,1,m
Korea,2019,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,1,m
Korea,2020,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,1,m
Latvia,2013,42,m,9,m,33,m,11,m,1,m
Latvia,2014,37,m,9,m,27,m,13,m,0,m
Latvia,2015,37,36,9,9,26,26,13,13,0,0
Latvia,2016,36,35,9,9,26,25,13,12,0,0
Latvia,2017,36,34,8,8,26,25,13,12,0,0
Latvia,2018,39,37,9,9,29,27,14,12,0,0
Latvia,2019,39,37,9,9,28,26,14,12,0,0
Latvia,2020,39,36,8,8,28,26,16,12,0,0
Lithuania,2013,60,m,a,a,57,m,20,m,1,m
Lithuania,2014,49,m,a,a,47,m,19,m,1,m
Lithuania,2015,50,m,a,a,47,m,18,m,1,m
Lithuania,2016,49,m,a,a,46,m,16,m,1,m
Lithuania,2017,49,48,a,a,46,45,16,15,1,1
Lithuania,2018,52,50,a,a,48,47,16,15,1,1
Lithuania,2019,51,49,a,a,47,46,16,14,1,1
Lithuania,2020,50,48,m,m,47,45,16,15,1,1
Luxembourg,2013,14,9,2,1,9,7,4,1,1,0
Luxembourg,2014,17,12,4,4,8,6,9,5,1,0
Luxembourg,2015,14,10,2,2,8,7,7,3,1,0
Luxembourg,2016,14,9,2,2,8,6,6,2,1,0
Luxembourg,2017,15,10,3,3,8,6,7,2,1,0
Luxembourg,2018,10,8,3,2,7,6,7,4,1,0
Luxembourg,2019,10,m,3,m,7,6,5,2,1,0
Luxembourg,2020,8,6,3,3,8,6,5,2,1,0
Mexico,2013,23,m,2,m,21,m,m,m,m,m
Mexico,2014,23,m,2,m,21,m,m,m,m,m
Mexico,2015,24,m,2,m,22,m,m,m,m,m
Mexico,2016,27,m,2,m,25,m,m,m,m,m
Mexico,2017,28,m,2,m,26,m,m,m,m,m
Mexico,2018,28,m,2,m,26,m,m,m,m,m
Mexico,2019,29,m,2,m,27,m,m,m,m,m
Mexico,2020,29,m,2,m,27,m,m,m,m,m
New Zealand,2013,53,41,17,12,40,33,5,3,1,1
New Zealand,2014,56,43,18,12,43,34,5,3,1,1
New Zealand,2015,58,42,19,12,43,34,6,4,1,1
New Zealand,2016,56,37,18,9,42,31,6,4,1,0
New Zealand,2017,52,35,17,10,40,29,6,4,1,1
New Zealand,2018,52,36,15,10,41,30,7,4,1,0
New Zealand,2019,52,37,14,10,42,31,8,4,1,0
New Zealand,2020,52,37,13,9,44,31,8,4,1,0
Netherlands,2013,39,35,0,0,38,35,m,m,2,1
Netherlands,2014,40,36,0,0,39,36,17,13,2,1
Netherlands,2015,42,38,1,1,42,38,18,14,2,1
Netherlands,2016,43,39,1,1,42,38,18,13,2,1
Netherlands,2017,45,40,1,1,44,40,18,13,2,1
Netherlands,2018,45,41,1,1,44,40,19,13,2,1
Netherlands,2019,45,40,1,1,44,39,20,14,m,m
Netherlands,2020,45,39,1,1,44,38,20,14,2,1
Norway,2013,37,36,3,3,30,30,14,12,1,1
Norway,2014,39,38,3,3,32,31,14,13,1,1
Norway,2015,39,38,3,3,32,32,14,13,1,1
Norway,2016,39,38,3,3,33,33,14,13,1,1
Norway,2017,43,42,3,3,36,36,16,14,1,1
Norway,2018,44,43,3,3,37,36,16,15,1,1
Norway,2019,45,45,3,3,38,37,17,16,1,1
Norway,2020,47,46,3,3,39,38,17,16,1,1
Austria,2013,46,40,25,25,21,18,19,15,1,1
Austria,2014,43,37,25,25,21,18,17,14,1,1
Austria,2015,42,36,25,25,21,18,17,13,1,1
Austria,2016,40,34,23,23,21,18,18,14,1,1
Austria,2017,41,35,24,24,22,18,18,13,1,1
Austria,2018,42,35,25,25,21,17,18,13,1,1
Austria,2019,43,36,25,25,23,19,18,13,1,1
Austria,2020,47,40,28,28,24,20,19,14,1,1
Poland,2013,m,m,0,m,m,m,m,m,0,m
Poland,2014,m,m,0,m,m,m,m,m,0,m
Poland,2015,m,m,0,0,m,m,m,m,m,m
Poland,2016,m,m,0,0,m,m,m,m,m,m
Poland,2017,m,m,0,0,m,m,m,m,m,m
Poland,2018,m,m,0,0,m,m,m,m,m,m
Poland,2019,m,m,0,0,m,m,m,m,m,m
Poland,2020,37,m,0,m,33,m,25,m,0,m
Portugal,2013,36,35,a,a,31,30,17,16,1,1
Portugal,2014,36,35,a,a,30,30,17,16,1,1
Portugal,2015,37,36,a,a,31,30,15,15,1,1
Portugal,2016,37,37,0,0,31,30,14,14,1,1
Portugal,2017,42,41,3,3,32,32,18,17,1,1
Portugal,2018,44,43,3,3,35,34,19,18,1,1
Portugal,2019,44,43,4,3,34,34,20,18,1,1
Portugal,2020,46,44,4,4,37,36,21,18,1,1
Sweden,2013,30,26,5,5,19,18,16,12,2,1
Sweden,2014,30,27,4,4,19,19,16,12,1,1
Sweden,2015,29,26,4,4,19,18,16,13,1,1
Sweden,2016,29,26,4,4,19,19,16,13,1,1
Sweden,2017,27,24,4,4,18,18,15,12,1,1
Sweden,2018,28,25,4,4,18,18,16,12,1,1
Sweden,2019,32,29,4,4,18,18,16,12,1,1
Sweden,2020,36,32,5,5,20,20,18,13,1,0
Switzerland,2013,37,34,2,2,36,33,15,11,3,1
Switzerland,2014,38,35,1,1,37,34,15,12,3,1
Switzerland,2015,38,35,0,0,37,34,16,12,3,1
Switzerland,2016,37,34,0,0,37,34,16,12,3,1
Switzerland,2017,38,35,0,0,38,35,16,12,3,1
Switzerland,2018,39,36,0,0,39,35,16,12,3,1
Switzerland,2019,40,36,0,0,40,36,17,12,3,1
Switzerland,2020,40,36,0,0,40,36,17,13,3,1
Slovak Republic,2013,m,m,1,1,m,m,32,31,2,2
Slovak Republic,2014,m,m,1,1,m,m,31,30,2,2
Slovak Republic,2015,m,m,1,1,m,m,29,28,2,2
Slovak Republic,2016,34,33,1,1,31,30,28,27,2,2
Slovak Republic,2017,32,31,1,1,29,28,29,28,1,1
Slovak Republic,2018,31,30,1,1,28,27,26,25,1,1
Slovak Republic,2019,29,28,1,1,26,25,26,24,1,1
Slovak Republic,2020,29,27,1,1,26,24,25,24,1,1
Slovenia,2013,50,49,5,5,33,32,19,18,2,2
Slovenia,2014,48,47,5,5,35,34,18,17,2,2
Slovenia,2015,49,48,5,5,38,37,18,18,2,2
Slovenia,2016,55,54,5,5,40,39,33,32,4,4
Slovenia,2017,45,44,6,6,37,36,19,18,1,1
Slovenia,2018,46,45,7,7,37,36,21,20,1,1
Slovenia,2019,45,44,7,7,36,35,21,19,1,1
Slovenia,2020,44,42,7,7,35,34,18,17,1,1
Spain,2013,46,m,18,m,15,15,20,19,1,m
Spain,2014,53,m,20,m,23,23,18,17,1,m
Spain,2015,53,m,20,m,28,28,16,14,1,m
Spain,2016,51,50,19,19,31,30,16,15,1,m
Spain,2017,52,50,19,19,32,31,18,16,1,m
Spain,2018,55,52,21,20,32,32,19,16,1,m
Spain,2019,56,54,22,22,32,32,19,16,1,1
Spain,2020,58,55,21,21,35,34,21,19,1,1
Czech Republic,2013,38,34,0,0,33,31,23,21,1,1
Czech Republic,2014,37,33,0,0,32,30,23,21,1,1
Czech Republic,2015,35,31,0,0,31,28,23,20,1,1
Czech Republic,2016,34,30,0,0,30,27,22,19,1,1
Czech Republic,2017,32,28,0,0,29,26,21,19,1,1
Czech Republic,2018,32,28,0,0,29,25,21,18,1,1
Czech Republic,2019,33,28,0,0,29,25,20,17,1,1
Czech Republic,2020,34,29,0,0,30,26,21,17,1,1
Turkey,2013,40,m,16,m,23,m,3,m,0,m
Turkey,2014,46,46,19,19,27,27,3,3,0,0
Turkey,2015,50,50,18,18,30,30,3,3,0,0
Turkey,2016,50,49,20,20,29,28,4,3,0,0
Turkey,2017,49,49,19,19,29,29,1,1,0,0
Turkey,2018,51,50,20,20,29,29,1,1,0,0
Turkey,2019,50,49,18,18,30,30,7,6,0,0
Turkey,2020,60,59,25,25,34,33,5,5,0,0
Hungary,2013,m,m,7,7,15,15,13,12,1,0
Hungary,2014,30,29,6,6,21,20,13,12,1,1
Hungary,2015,26,25,1,1,22,21,13,12,1,1
Hungary,2016,25,24,2,2,21,20,13,12,1,1
Hungary,2017,25,23,2,2,20,19,14,12,1,1
Hungary,2018,25,23,2,2,20,19,13,11,1,1
Hungary,2019,25,23,2,2,20,19,14,11,1,1
Hungary,2020,47,45,4,3,40,38,19,16,1,0
United Kingdom,2013,41,37,6,5,40,33,21,10,2,1
United Kingdom,2014,43,37,3,3,45,38,21,10,2,1
United Kingdom,2015,40,35,5,4,40,33,19,8,2,1
United Kingdom,2016,43,38,6,6,42,34,19,8,2,1
United Kingdom,2017,45,39,7,6,44,36,19,8,2,1
United Kingdom,2018,48,41,8,7,45,37,21,10,2,1
United Kingdom,2019,50,43,8,8,46,38,24,11,2,1
United Kingdom,2020,50,42,8,7,47,38,24,11,2,1
United States,2013,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
United States,2014,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
United States,2015,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
United States,2016,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
United States,2017,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
United States,2018,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
United States,2019,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
United States,2020,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m
OECD average,2013,m,m,8,m,31,m,15,m,1,m
OECD average,2014,40,m,8,m,32,m,15,m,1,m
OECD average,2015,40,m,7,6,33,30,15,13,1,m
OECD average,2016,40,37,7,6,32,30,16,14,1,1
OECD average,2017,40,36,7,6,33,30,16,13,1,1
OECD average,2018,40,37,8,7,33,30,16,13,1,1
OECD average,2019,42,38,8,7,34,31,17,14,1,1
OECD average,2020,42,38,5,5,33,31,19,16,1,1
EU22 average 5),2013,m,m,7,6,30,m,17,16,1,1
EU22 average 5),2014,39,m,7,6,30,m,18,15,1,m
EU22 average 5),2015,38,34,6,5,31,29,17,15,1,1
EU22 average 5),2016,38,35,5,5,32,29,19,16,1,1
EU22 average 5),2017,37,35,5,5,31,29,18,15,1,1
EU22 average 5),2018,38,35,6,6,31,29,18,15,1,1
EU22 average 5),2019,38,37,6,6,32,30,18,15,1,1
EU22 average 5),2020,40,37,7,6,34,31,17,14,1,1
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"Source: OECD, OECD.Stat - EAG-database",,,,,,,,,,,
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1) The graduation rates measure the share of graduates of a specific age cohort. For more information see source.,,,,,,,,,,,
2) According to the ISCED classification: International Standard Classification for Education 2011. For older data according to ISCED 1997 for tertiary level 5A and 5B see archive table 2.5.84.,,,,,,,,,,,
3) Younger than 30 years.,,,,,,,,,,,
4) Younger than 35 years.,,,,,,,,,,,
5) Average of the 22 states of the European Union in the OECD after the United Kingdom left the EU. The data were calculated back for the entire time series.,,,,,,,,,,,
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a = data not applicable because category does not apply.,,,,,,,,,,,
m = data not available.,,,,,,,,,,,
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