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
73%
2
Poland
71%
3
Japan
68%
4
Switzerland
65%
5
Germany
64%
6
Netherlands
61%
7
Belgium
61%
8
Portugal
59%
9
Czech Republic
58%
10
Estonia
57%
11
Slovenia
57%
12
Canada
57%
13
Finland
56%
14
New Zealand
55%
15
France
55%
16
Australia
55%
17
Austria
55%
18
Slovak Republic
54%
19
Luxembourg
53%
20
Ireland
53%
21
Denmark
50%
22
United Kingdom
48%
23
Spain
47%
24
Hungary
47%
25
Iceland
46%
26
Norway
45%
27
Israel
45%
28
United States
43%
29
Italy
43%
30
Turkey
40%
31
Sweden
39%
32
Greece
32%
33
Chile
26%
34
Mexico
14%
No.1Massachusetts62%
No.2Vermont59%
No.3Minnesota59%
No.4Colorado58%
No.6Montana58%
No.5New Jersey58%
No.8Texas54%
No.7Washington54%
No.9New Hampshire53%
No.15Connecticut51%
No.12Kansas52%
No.13Maryland52%
No.17North Dakota50%
No.16Pennsylvania51%
No.14South Dakota52%
No.10Virginia53%
No.11Wisconsin53%
No.21Arizona49%
No.19Idaho50%
No.20Maine49%
No.18Ohio50%
No.23North Carolina48%
No.24Rhode Island48%
No.25Utah48%
No.22Wyoming48%
No.26Indiana47%
No.27Oregon47%
No.28Illinois46%
No.29Iowa45%
No.31Kentucky44%
No.30Nebraska45%
No.32South Carolina43%
No.33California43%
No.38Delaware41%
No.35Michigan42%
No.34Missouri42%
No.37Nevada42%
No.36Oklahoma42%
No.39Arkansas40%
No.40New York40%
No.43Florida37%
No.41Georgia38%
No.42Hawaii38%
No.44New Mexico37%
No.45Tennessee34%
No.48Alabama28%
No.47Louisiana28%
No.46West Virginia32%
No.49Mississippi26%