Rising numbers with more than one degree

Based on 2011 patterns of graduation, on average across OECD countries 39% of young people will graduate from tertiary-type A first-degree programmes, often called a bachelor degree, and 17% from tertiary-type A second-degree programmes, often called a masters, the Education at a Glance 2013 report states. For first-degree programmes, the graduation rate equals or exceeds 50% in Australia, Denmark, Iceland, New Zealand, Poland and the Russian Federation. But the proportion falls to 25% or less in Argentina, Belgium, Chile, China, Estonia, Greece, Indonesia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Turkey. Read more...