Average Tertiary Schooling Years for Adults Age 35-39

World Bank data provides the average years of tertiary education completed by the total population aged 35-39. The dataset is produced by Education Statistics, likely aggregating national census and survey data. The specific temporal coverage and update frequency are not provided.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in tertiary education attainment over time using the average years metric for the 35-39 age group.
• Model the relationship between a country's tertiary schooling levels and economic indicators using this human capital measure.
• Compare educational outcomes across different countries or regions using the standardized average years statistic.
• Forecast future skilled workforce supply by projecting the average tertiary schooling metric for upcoming cohorts.

Strengths

• Focuses on a specific, economically active age cohort (35-39), enabling precise analysis.
• Provides a standardized metric (average years) for cross-country comparability on tertiary education.

Limitations

• Dataset scope is limited to a single, narrow age band (35-39), excluding other adult cohorts.
• Lacks granularity on the distribution of schooling years within the population, only providing an average.

Provenance

Source

World Bank, specifically its Education Statistics unit.

Collection Method

Aggregated from national census data and household surveys.

Geography

Global, with country-level data where available.