Map – Moderate 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
Switzerland
57%
2
Korea
56%
3
Germany
52%
4
Netherlands
50%
5
Japan
48%
6
Estonia
46%
7
Portugal
44%
8
Canada
43%
9
Poland
43%
10
Finland
42%
11
Austria
42%
12
Italy
41%
13
Belgium
40%
14
New Zealand
39%
15
United Kingdom
39%
Massachusetts
39%
16
Czech Republic
38%
17
Australia
38%
Minnesota
37%
Texas
37%
18
Luxembourg
37%
19
Iceland
35%
20
France
35%
21
Spain
35%
Montana
35%
22
Ireland
35%
23
Slovenia
35%
New Hampshire
35%
24
Denmark
34%
Kansas
33%
New Jersey
33%
North Dakota
33%
Vermont
34%
25
Norway
32%
Colorado
32%
Washington
32%
Wisconsin
32%
26
Slovak Republic
32%
South Dakota
32%
27
Sweden
32%
Idaho
28%
Maine
30%
Maryland
29%
North Carolina
28%
Ohio
32%
Oregon
29%
Pennsylvania
32%
Wyoming
31%
28
Turkey
28%
Delaware
27%
Virginia
27%
29
Hungary
27%
Indiana
26%
Nevada
26%
30
United States
26%
Arizona
23%
Arkansas
24%
California
22%
Connecticut
23%
Florida
23%
Georgia
21%
Hawaii
25%
Illinois
25%
Iowa
24%
Kentucky
23%
Louisiana
20%
Michigan
20%
Missouri
24%
Nebraska
22%
New Mexico
20%
New York
23%
Oklahoma
20%
Rhode Island
24%
South Carolina
24%
Tennessee
19%
Utah
22%
31
Israel
18%
32
Greece
17%
Alabama
16%
Mississippi
15%
West Virginia
16%
33
Mexico
10%
34
Chile
10%
No.1Massachusetts39%
No.2Minnesota37%
No.3Texas37%
No.4Montana35%
No.5New Hampshire35%
No.8Kansas33%
No.7New Jersey33%
No.9North Dakota33%
No.6Vermont34%
No.10Colorado32%
No.12Washington32%
No.11Wisconsin32%
No.13South Dakota32%
No.20Idaho28%
No.17Maine30%
No.18Maryland29%
No.21North Carolina28%
No.14Ohio32%
No.19Oregon29%
No.15Pennsylvania32%
No.16Wyoming31%
No.22Delaware27%
No.23Virginia27%
No.24Indiana26%
No.25Nevada26%
No.35Arizona23%
No.29Arkansas24%
No.40California22%
No.36Connecticut23%
No.37Florida23%
No.41Georgia21%
No.26Hawaii25%
No.27Illinois25%
No.31Iowa24%
No.34Kentucky23%
No.42Louisiana20%
No.44Michigan20%
No.32Missouri24%
No.39Nebraska22%
No.43New Mexico20%
No.33New York23%
No.45Oklahoma20%
No.28Rhode Island24%
No.30South Carolina24%
No.46Tennessee19%
No.38Utah22%
No.47Alabama16%
No.49Mississippi15%
No.48West Virginia16%
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