Map – Low Level

International rank

Data are for the class of 2015. States are ranked against the OECD countries without displacing any countries in the rank order and without regard to the position of other states. Education levels are defined as follows: Low: No parent received a high school diploma; Moderate: At least one parent received a high school diploma but neither parent has earned a college degree; High: At least one parent received a college degree
1
Korea
46%
2
Netherlands
37%
3
Germany
35%
4
Japan
34%
5
Switzerland
33%
6
Finland
28%
Texas
28%
7
Estonia
27%
8
Portugal
27%
9
Australia
26%
10
Iceland
25%
11
Belgium
25%
New Jersey
25%
12
Ireland
23%
13
Canada
23%
New Hampshire
22%
14
Italy
22%
North Carolina
22%
15
Spain
21%
Montana
20%
16
New Zealand
19%
17
Luxembourg
19%
18
United Kingdom
19%
Kansas
19%
Massachusetts
19%
Minnesota
18%
19
Denmark
18%
Delaware
17%
Washington
17%
20
United States
17%
Arizona
17%
Maine
16%
Maryland
17%
21
Austria
16%
22
France
16%
Arkansas
16%
Illinois
16%
Indiana
16%
Kentucky
16%
23
Sweden
16%
24
Poland
16%
Hawaii
16%
South Dakota
15%
Virginia
15%
Wyoming
16%
25
Turkey
14%
26
Norway
14%
Florida
13%
Georgia
13%
Idaho
13%
Vermont
14%
27
Slovenia
12%
Nevada
12%
New York
12%
Ohio
12%
Oregon
12%
Rhode Island
12%
28
Czech Republic
12%
Alabama
9%
California
9%
Colorado
11%
Connecticut
12%
Iowa
10%
Louisiana
11%
Michigan
9%
Mississippi
10%
Missouri
11%
Nebraska
11%
New Mexico
9%
Oklahoma
10%
Pennsylvania
10%
South Carolina
11%
Tennessee
11%
Wisconsin
10%
29
Greece
9%
30
Hungary
7%
31
Israel
6%
Utah
5%
West Virginia
6%
32
Mexico
5%
33
Slovak Republic
2%
34
Chile
2%
No.1Texas28%
No.2New Jersey25%
No.3New Hampshire22%
No.4North Carolina22%
No.5Montana20%
No.6Kansas19%
No.7Massachusetts19%
No.8Minnesota18%
No.9Delaware17%
No.10Washington17%
No.12Arizona17%
No.13Maine16%
No.11Maryland17%
No.15Arkansas16%
No.14Illinois16%
No.17Indiana16%
No.16Kentucky16%
No.19Hawaii16%
No.20South Dakota15%
No.21Virginia15%
No.18Wyoming16%
No.23Florida13%
No.25Georgia13%
No.24Idaho13%
No.22Vermont14%
No.29Nevada12%
No.27New York12%
No.30Ohio12%
No.28Oregon12%
No.26Rhode Island12%
No.44Alabama9%
No.46California9%
No.33Colorado11%
No.31Connecticut12%
No.40Iowa10%
No.34Louisiana11%
No.43Michigan9%
No.38Mississippi10%
No.37Missouri11%
No.32Nebraska11%
No.45New Mexico9%
No.42Oklahoma10%
No.39Pennsylvania10%
No.35South Carolina11%
No.36Tennessee11%
No.41Wisconsin10%
No.48Utah5%
No.47West Virginia6%
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