Earning Power

Highest Formal Education Level
Country n=
High
school
Associate’s
degree
4-year
degree Master’s Doctoral
Australia 716 3% 12% 38% 43% 3%
Belgium 215 5% 7% 6% 69% 12%
Brazil 596 3% 2% 23% 59% 14%
Canada 2,546 2% 16% 48% 32% 2%
China 677 1% 4% 54% 39% 1%
Colombia 289 1% 2% 29% 63% 5%
Egypt 166 0% 4% 64% 28% 4%
France 454 7% 3% 4% 75% 11%
Germany 559 6% 5% 13% 67% 10%
Hong Kong 254 1% 2% 38% 56% 3%
India 1,197 1% 3% 41% 50% 5%
Ireland 438 3% 10% 41% 41% 5%
Italy 666 17% 4% 16% 56% 8%
Japan 398 5% 6% 61% 27% 2%
Malaysia 389 3% 5% 59% 32% 1%
Mexico 513 2% 1% 50% 45% 2%
Netherlands 331 4% 5% 26% 56% 9%
New Zealand 505 8% 17% 45% 28% 2%
Nigeria 212 0% 1% 50% 46% 1%
Peru 272 4% 4% 33% 55% 4%
Poland 293 5% 1% 4% 70% 19%
Qatar 346 1% 4% 47% 45% 4%
Saudi Arabia 370 0% 2% 62% 34% 2%
Singapore 549 4% 3% 55% 36% 2%
South Africa 544 5% 24% 44% 24% 3%
South Korea 177 1% 1% 66% 27% 6%
Spain 734 5% 4% 19% 67% 5%
Sweden 399 5% 11% 19% 62% 3%
Switzerland 375 3% 3% 18% 65% 11%
Taiwan 179 0% 7% 33% 56% 4%
Turkey 333 1% 0% 43% 52% 4%
United Arab Emirates 417 0% 3% 49% 44% 3%
United Kingdom 561 9% 11% 39% 35% 6%
United States 9,677 1% 8% 44% 45% 2%
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