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Earnings of tertiary-educated workers relative to workers with upper-secondary education, 2015

Average earnings of tertiary-educated workers expressed as a percentage of average earnings of workers with upper-secondary education. All estimates correspond
to workers aged 25-64. Average earnings are before income tax for all countries except Latvia, Ireland, and Mexico.

0%50%100%150%200%Brazil248.66%Chile236.71%Colombia234.48%Costa Rica215.11%Mexico202.3%United States173.5%Portugal168.76%Turkey166.76%Germany166.26%Israel158.48%OECD average155.6%France154.43%United Kingdom153.03%Spain152.51%Japan151.7%Italy141.18%Korea140.97%Australia140.03%Belgium139.92%Greece138.96%Norway127.69%Sweden116.53%

Source: Education at a Glance 2017: OECD Indicators (2017)