OECD survey shows Taiwan second in higher educationStaff writer, with CNAA global survey showed that 60 percent of Taiwanese had attained higher education, second only to Canada, the Ministry of the Interior said. Taiwan has a high literacy rate, data released by the ministry showed. By gender, the male literacy rate was 99.9 percent, slightly higher than the female rate of 98.9 percent, the figures showed. Those with a high school or vocational education numbered 5.955 million (28.9 percent), junior-high education 2.208 million (10.7 percent) and elementary education 1.696 million (8.2 percent), it said. Worldwide, based on OECD statistics as of the end of 2024, the average higher education attainment rate for people aged 25 to 64 was 43 percent.

Source: Taipei Times April 06, 2026 17:13 UTC