According to a report released by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, relating to education in a 2011 report, 45% of Israel’s population has a university or college diploma.

Israel also had the largest increase in overall population, approximately 19.02% from 2000 to 2009.

According to 24/7 Wall Street which helped compile the data, the countries included in the list have had educated populations for a long time. While they have steadily increased the percentages of their populations with post-secondary educations, the increases are modest compared to developing countries.