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Table A.5.2
Employment rates1 of 25- to 64-year-olds, by highest level of education attained and sex, 2007
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| ISCED 0/1 (Pre-primary and primary) | ISCED 2 (Lower secondary) | ISCED 3C (Short programmes) | Upper secondary education | ISCED 4 (Postsecondary non-tertiary) | Tertiary education | All levels of education | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISCED 3C (Long programmes)/3B | ISCED 3A | ISCED 5B (Type B) | ISCED 5A/6 (Type A and Advanced research programmes) | ||||||
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 | Column 8 | Column 9 | |
| percentage | |||||||||
| OECD countries | |||||||||
| Australia | |||||||||
| Males | 64.7 | 81.1 | [5] | [5] | 87.9 | 86.8 | 90.5 | 91.5 | 85.7 |
| Females | 36.2 | 59.9 | [5] | [5] | 68.7 | 78.9 | 76.0 | 80.8 | 67.7 |
| Austria | |||||||||
| Males | [2] | 68.1 | 83.1 | 82.1 | 81.0 | 89.8 | 86.8 | 92.8 | 82.5 |
| Females | [2] | 51.4 | 61.2 | 67.9 | 69.1 | 79.8 | 83.8 | 81.2 | 67.2 |
| Belgium | |||||||||
| Males | 49.5 | 70.1 | ... | 81.2 | 82.2 | 84.1 | 87.4 | 88.9 | 77.5 |
| Females | 28.4 | 45.9 | ... | 63.3 | 65.7 | 73.3 | 81.0 | 83.5 | 62.1 |
| Canada | |||||||||
| Males | 54.7 | 71.1 | ... | [5] | 81.4 | 82.5 | 86.5 | 86.4 | 81.6 |
| Females | 33.6 | 53.6 | ... | [5] | 69.5 | 73.1 | 79.7 | 80.1 | 72.5 |
| Czech Republic | |||||||||
| Males | F | 58.1 | ... | 83.2 | 88.5 | [5] | [8] | 91.4 | 84.4 |
| Females | F | 40.9 | ... | 61.4 | 70.7 | [5] | [8] | 77.9 | 64.6 |
| Denmark | |||||||||
| Males | 52.5 | 75.4 | 79.5 | 86.1 | 80.8 | F | 89.3 | 90.6 | 84.5 |
| Females | 43.4 | 58.0 | 72.0 | 80.0 | 74.3 | F | 84.1 | 86.0 | 76.1 |
| Finland | |||||||||
| Males | 51.8 | 73.3 | ... | ... | 79.0 | F | 83.6 | 89.8 | 78.2 |
| Females | 45.4 | 61.3 | ... | ... | 72.6 | F | 82.3 | 84.5 | 73.9 |
| France | |||||||||
| Males | 51.5 | 74.4 | ... | 80.1 | 82.1 | F | 88.6 | 86.0 | 77.6 |
| Females | 39.4 | 60.7 | ... | 69.1 | 73.3 | F | 82.9 | 78.7 | 67.1 |
| Germany | |||||||||
| Males | 56.0 | 68.0 | ... | 80.4 | 63.3 | 84.3 | 88.1 | 89.6 | 80.7 |
| Females | 33.6 | 50.2 | ... | 68.3 | 54.8 | 77.6 | 80.1 | 80.9 | 67.3 |
| Greece | |||||||||
| Males | 75.4 | 86.3 | 85.3 | 89.7 | 85.2 | 88.2 | 84.6 | 88.0 | 83.8 |
| Females | 35.7 | 46.7 | 62.6 | 60.1 | 50.9 | 68.1 | 75.7 | 79.7 | 53.7 |
| Hungary | |||||||||
| Males | 18.8 | 49.6 | ... | 74.9 | 79.6 | 81.2 | 86.5 | 86.5 | 73.3 |
| Females | 5.9 | 34.6 | ... | 58.6 | 65.7 | 64.5 | 81.7 | 75.4 | 58.1 |
| Iceland | |||||||||
| Males | 68.9 | 87.7 | 87.0 | 89.3 | 80.8 | 93.5 | 91.8 | 91.8 | 88.8 |
| Females | 61.0 | 75.8 | 78.3 | 79.7 | 72.6 | 71.7 | 80.6 | 86.5 | 78.6 |
| Ireland | |||||||||
| Males | 62.1 | 82.7 | F | ... | 88.4 | 90.4 | 91.1 | 91.6 | 84.1 |
| Females | 31.6 | 48.7 | F | ... | 63.9 | 69.4 | 78.3 | 85.0 | 64.2 |
| Italy | |||||||||
| Males | 51.9 | 78.3 | 81.3 | 84.6 | 84.2 | 86.9 | 81.5 | 86.7 | 78.5 |
| Females | 16.9 | 42.8 | 53.7 | 60.3 | 65.2 | 71.1 | 70.0 | 75.1 | 51.5 |
| Japan | |||||||||
| Males | [5] | [5] | [5] | [5] | 88.2 | ... | 93.9 | 93.2 | 90.4 |
| Females | [5] | [5] | [5] | [5] | 61.2 | ... | 64.7 | 68.8 | 63.1 |
| Korea | |||||||||
| Males | 74.0 | 81.6 | ... | [5] | 84.8 | ... | 89.7 | 88.7 | 85.3 |
| Females | 58.1 | 57.8 | ... | [5] | 56.5 | ... | 61.9 | 60.9 | 58.3 |
| Luxembourg | |||||||||
| Males | 69.4 | 86.0 | 82.7 | 81.0 | 85.3 | 77.6 | 84.8 | 89.2 | 81.9 |
| Females | 51.0 | 50.2 | 53.2 | 57.3 | 68.8 | 73.0 | 78.6 | 82.1 | 63.8 |
| Mexico | |||||||||
| Males | 88.7 | 93.4 | ... | 92.0 | 92.6 | ... | 92.1 | 91.4 | 90.9 |
| Females | 38.6 | 47.6 | ... | 59.7 | 59.1 | ... | 77.3 | 72.6 | 48.4 |
| Netherlands | |||||||||
| Males | 66.9 | 81.6 | [4] | 82.5 | 88.3 | 85.4 | 86.9 | 90.2 | 85.2 |
| Females | 35.3 | 53.6 | [4] | 70.1 | 77.2 | 77.4 | 84.9 | 85.1 | 70.0 |
| New Zealand | |||||||||
| Males | [2] | 77.6 | 88.6 | 89.9 | 92.3 | 92.3 | 91.1 | 91.4 | 88.5 |
| Females | [2] | 59.7 | 73.0 | 74.2 | 75.5 | 75.1 | 77.4 | 78.6 | 73.0 |
| Norway | |||||||||
| Males | F | 72.7 | ... | 87.3 | 86.2 | 91.7 | 93.7 | 92.2 | 85.9 |
| Females | F | 60.5 | ... | 79.6 | 78.7 | 88.3 | 93.6 | 88.6 | 78.9 |
| Poland | |||||||||
| Males | [2] | 51.8 | ... | 70.8 | 77.6 | 84.7 | [8] | 88.3 | 73.3 |
| Females | [2] | 31.6 | ... | 50.1 | 59.4 | 64.6 | [8] | 81.7 | 58.0 |
| Portugal | |||||||||
| Males | 78.4 | 85.6 | [5] | [5] | 82.2 | 87.0 | [8] | 89.3 | 81.4 |
| Females | 60.0 | 73.3 | [5] | [5] | 78.0 | 64.3 | [8] | 83.7 | 68.2 |
| Slovak Republic | |||||||||
| Males | F | 31.7 | [4] | 77.6 | 87.8 | ... | 76.9 | 90.1 | 78.4 |
| Females | F | 21.3 | [4] | 57.1 | 68.3 | ... | 74.6 | 79.3 | 58.7 |
| Spain | |||||||||
| Males | 68.0 | 84.9 | ... | 87.8 | 84.5 | 91.5 | 89.3 | 89.0 | 82.7 |
| Females | 32.4 | 52.2 | ... | 65.6 | 67.2 | 69.6 | 74.7 | 81.5 | 58.8 |
| Sweden | |||||||||
| Males | 65.7 | 78.3 | ... | [5] | 86.6 | 87.8 | 87.0 | 90.1 | 85.3 |
| Females | 43.9 | 65.1 | ... | [5] | 78.8 | 80.2 | 85.5 | 89.0 | 79.2 |
| Switzerland | |||||||||
| Males | 73.6 | 81.1 | ... | 89.6 | 82.7 | 85.9 | 94.8 | 93.0 | 89.6 |
| Females | 51.8 | 59.7 | 63.1 | 74.5 | 72.8 | 80.0 | 87.8 | 82.4 | 73.9 |
| Turkey | |||||||||
| Males | 73.4 | 78.8 | ... | 83.6 | 80.6 | ... | [8] | 82.9 | 77.1 |
| Females | 22.0 | 20.6 | ... | 29.4 | 27.4 | ... | [8] | 63.5 | 26.4 |
| United Kingdom | |||||||||
| Males | F | 60.4 | 83.0 | 84.6 | 86.2 | F | 88.6 | 90.2 | 82.8 |
| Females | F | 43.2 | 69.0 | 76.1 | 75.8 | F | 84.3 | 86.5 | 72.8 |
| United States | |||||||||
| Males | 71.9 | 67.7 | [5] | [5] | 79.7 | [5] | 86.0 | 89.9 | 81.9 |
| Females | 42.1 | 47.3 | [5] | [5] | 67.6 | [5] | 77.8 | 78.2 | 69.6 |
| OECD averages | |||||||||
| Males | 63.1 | 73.7 | 82.4 | 84.4 | 83.7 | 85.9 | 88.1 | 82.7 | 82.7 |
| Females | 38.5 | 50.8 | 63.6 | 65.6 | 67.0 | 73.5 | 79.2 | 64.9 | 64.9 |
| EU19 averages2 | |||||||||
| Males | 58.4 | 70.8 | 80.8 | 82.6 | 82.8 | 84.7 | 86.3 | 89.4 | 80.8 |
| Females | 35.9 | 49.0 | 60.2 | 65.4 | 68.4 | 71.6 | 80.1 | 81.9 | 65.0 |
| Provinces | |||||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |||||||||
| Males | 31.7 | 52.2 | ... | [5] | 66.4 | 69.3 | 80.0 | 85.2 | 67.1 |
| Females | 27.3 | 35.1 | ... | [5] | 53.6 | 69.1 | 73.3 | 78.1 | 60.0 |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||||
| Males | 58.6 | 62.4 | ... | [5] | 78.7 | 77.6 | 84.1 | 83.9 | 76.4 |
| Females | 35.2 | 52.4 | ... | [5] | 68.7 | 73.4 | 79.1 | 83.4 | 72.3 |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||||
| Males | 42.8 | 63.7 | ... | [5] | 76.2 | 73.7 | 83.3 | 84.5 | 75.1 |
| Females | 26.1 | 45.6 | ... | [5] | 67.5 | 67.9 | 75.4 | 80.5 | 69.1 |
| New Brunswick | |||||||||
| Males | 43.7 | 60.3 | ... | [5] | 78.1 | 73.6 | 84.7 | 86.6 | 75.1 |
| Females | 27.1 | 46.3 | ... | [5] | 69.0 | 72.4 | 78.0 | 82.7 | 69.6 |
| Quebec | |||||||||
| Males | 49.3 | 67.8 | ... | [5] | 77.6 | 78.6 | 85.5 | 85.3 | 78.0 |
| Females | 29.4 | 52.0 | ... | [5] | 67.7 | 72.0 | 81.5 | 81.2 | 70.9 |
| Ontario | |||||||||
| Males | 59.7 | 68.9 | ... | [5] | 80.3 | 82.0 | 86.8 | 86.1 | 81.9 |
| Females | 37.2 | 54.3 | ... | [5] | 70.0 | 71.3 | 79.5 | 80.0 | 73.4 |
| Manitoba | |||||||||
| Males | 64.9 | 77.9 | ... | [5] | 87.3 | 87.3 | 87.6 | 89.9 | 85.6 |
| Females | 46.6 | 53.0 | ... | [5] | 73.4 | 77.9 | 81.7 | 85.1 | 75.2 |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||||
| Males | 73.0 | 81.0 | ... | [5] | 87.7 | 89.4 | 89.0 | 89.6 | 87.1 |
| Females | 37.6 | 59.2 | ... | [5] | 74.5 | 79.1 | 81.7 | 85.6 | 76.7 |
| Alberta | |||||||||
| Males | 74.9 | 84.2 | ... | [5] | 89.1 | 90.4 | 92.1 | 90.7 | 89.4 |
| Females | 41.2 | 62.3 | ... | [5] | 74.1 | 79.9 | 81.3 | 80.3 | 76.3 |
| British Columbia | |||||||||
| Males | 61.2 | 75.7 | ... | [5] | 83.0 | 85.7 | 84.1 | 85.6 | 83.1 |
| Females | 33.7 | 54.9 | ... | [5] | 67.2 | 74.3 | 77.3 | 76.4 | 70.8 |
| 1. Number of 25- to 64-year-olds in employment as a percentage of the population aged 25 to 64. 2. The EU19 average is calculated as the unweighted mean of the data values of the 19 OECD countries that are members of the European Union for which data are available or can be estimated: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, the Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Note: ISCED = International Standard Classification of Education [ ] Data included in column of the table whose number is shown in the squared brackets. Sources: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), 2009, Education at a Glance 2009: OECD Indicators, Table A6.1a, Employment rates and educational attainment, by gender (2007), (www.oecd.org/edu/eag2009); Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey (LFS). |
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