Age-standardised prevalence and prevalence ratio of diabetes by educational level in men and women, 30-64 years of age in selected countries (source: Eurothine, 2007)

The prevalence ratio (PR) can be interpreted as the ratio between the prevalence of diabetes in the upper/lower secondary educational group and the prevalence of diabetes in the tertiary educational group. If the PR is larger than 1, this means that the prevalence of diabetes is higher in the upper/lower secondary educational group than in the tertiary educational group.

The classification of the educational groups used in the figure above is adapted from the ISCED. Data apply to the 1990s and the early 2000s.

Also see Age-standardised prevalence ratio of diabetes by educational level in men and women, 30-64 years of age in selected countries.