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
65%
2
Japan
59%
3
Switzerland
57%
4
Netherlands
55%
5
Finland
52%
6
Estonia
51%
7
Canada
51%
8
Belgium
50%
9
Germany
50%
10
Poland
49%
11
Austria
46%
12
Australia
45%
13
Czech Republic
44%
14
Ireland
44%
15
New Zealand
43%
16
Slovenia
43%
17
Denmark
43%
18
France
42%
19
United Kingdom
41%
20
Iceland
41%
21
Luxembourg
40%
22
Norway
39%
23
Portugal
39%
24
Italy
37%
25
Slovak Republic
37%
26
Spain
37%
27
United States
35%
28
Sweden
35%
29
Israel
33%
30
Hungary
33%
31
Greece
24%
32
Turkey
23%
33
Chile
14%
34
Mexico
9%
No.1Massachusetts51%
No.2Minnesota48%
No.3New Jersey47%
No.4Vermont46%
No.5Montana46%
No.6New Hampshire44%
No.7Colorado43%
No.8North Dakota43%
No.9South Dakota42%
No.10Wisconsin41%
No.11Kansas41%
No.12Washington40%
No.13Maryland40%
No.14Texas40%
No.15Virginia40%
No.16Ohio39%
No.17Pennsylvania39%
No.18Maine39%
No.19Connecticut38%
No.20Wyoming37%
No.21North Carolina37%
No.22Idaho37%
No.23Alaska35%
No.24Utah35%
No.25Indiana34%
No.26Rhode Island34%
No.27Iowa34%
No.28Illinois33%
No.29Nebraska33%
No.30Oregon33%
No.31Delaware32%
No.32South Carolina32%
No.33Missouri32%
No.34Arizona31%
No.35Michigan31%
No.36Kentucky31%
No.37New York30%
No.38Hawaii30%
No.39Arkansas29%
No.40Nevada29%
No.41Georgia28%
No.42Florida28%
No.43Oklahoma27%
No.44California25%
No.45Tennessee24%
No.46New Mexico24%
No.47Louisiana22%
No.48West Virginia21%
No.49Alabama20%
No.50Mississippi19%
