INTEGRATION
SitemapForeign-born tert. attainment
What percentage of the foreign-born population
has completed a tertiary education?
has completed a tertiary education?
Values reflect 2007 percentage of foreign-born population, aged 15 years or more, with tertiary education (ISCED 5/6). Source: OECD A Profile of Immigrant Populations in the 21st Century 2008.
Foreign-born tertiary attainment scores
Foreign-born tertiary attainment scores
IntegrationForeign-born tertiary attainment
To ensure comparability, observed values are transformed into SGI scores on a scale from 1 to 10. The lowest value translates into score 1, the best value into score 10. Remaining values are transformed according to the original data distribution.
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Value
Score
| 1 | Ireland | 41.1 | 10.00 |
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| 2 | Canada | 38.0 | 9.06 |
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| 3 | Mexico | 34.8 | 8.10 |
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| 3 | UK | 34.8 | 8.10 |
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| 5 | New Zealand | 31.0 | 6.95 |
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| 6 | Norway | 30.5 | 6.80 |
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| 7 | Japan | 30.0 | 6.65 |
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| 8 | USA | 26.1 | 5.47 |
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| 9 | Australia | 25.8 | 5.38 |
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| 10 | Sweden | 24.3 | 4.93 |
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| 11 | Denmark | 23.9 | 4.81 |
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| 12 | Switzerland | 23.7 | 4.74 |
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| 13 | Belgium | 23.0 | 4.53 |
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| 14 | Chile | 22.7 | 4.44 |
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| 14 | Iceland | 22.7 | 4.44 |
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| 14 | South Korea | 22.7 | 4.44 |
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| 17 | Luxembourg | 21.7 | 4.14 |
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| 18 | Spain | 21.1 | 3.96 |
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| 19 | Hungary | 19.8 | 3.57 |
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| 20 | Portugal | 19.3 | 3.42 |
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| 21 | Netherlands | 19.2 | 3.39 |
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| 22 | Finland | 18.9 | 3.30 |
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| 23 | France | 18.1 | 3.05 |
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| 24 | Greece | 15.9 | 2.39 |
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| 25 | Slovakia | 15.7 | 2.33 |
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| 26 | Turkey | 15.2 | 2.18 |
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| 27 | Germany | 14.9 | 2.09 |
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| 28 | Czech Rep. | 12.8 | 1.45 |
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| 29 | Italy | 12.2 | 1.27 |
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| 30 | Poland | 11.9 | 1.18 |
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| 31 | Austria | 11.3 | 1.00 |
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Key concepts
Globalization has led to growing communities of immigrants even in traditionally homogeneous societies, many of which play a vital economic role in their adopted homes. Both the immigrants themselves and the broader communities benefit if these populations can be smoothly integrated into the surrounding society.
Integration-related policies comprise a wide array of cultural, educational and social policies which directly or indirectly affect the status of immigrant communities. The objective of integration is not forced assimilation, but does favor the acquisition of nationality.
Examining employment rates as well as educational attainment levels allows a broad, often multi-generational assessment of integration progress to be made.
Performance comparison
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