EU lags Russia, Korea on higher education: report
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(Reuters Life!) - Young people in the European Union are less likely to finish higher education than those in Canada, Japan or Russia, according to a new study that underscores the need for the EU to invest wisely in education.
The study by the OECD, a club of the world's largest economies, looked at participation in education among 25-34 year olds and found that in 21 European countries only 34 percent of people, on average, had completed tertiary education.
Korea, Japan, Canada and Russia all had participation rates of more than 50 percent, according to the report, called Education at a Glance 2010 and released this week.
The highest participation rate in the EU was in Ireland, with 45 percent