Higher Education Pays Off Globally

In most countries where the proportion of people in the working population with degrees has increased since the mid-1990s, the benefits of having a university qualification have also increased, this year's global education report for the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) found.

In the US, graduates have the biggest advantage, with earnings as much as 86 per cent higher than for those with only a high school diploma. Only in New Zealand, Norway and Spain have the advantages of going to university decreased.

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