Comment by keiferski

The data doesn't really show this. A slightly larger percentage of Americans have tertiary education than Europeans, but not by much. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_tertiary_...

Canada - 54%

Japan - 48%

U.S. - 44%

Switzerland - 40%

Sweden - 39%

Estonia - 38%

Iceland - 37%

Belgium - 37%

France - 32%

Germany - 27%