This statistic displays the share of respondents who view climate change as a major threat worldwide as of 2018, by education level and country of residence. In that year, around 50 percent of the respondents with less education in Australia perceived climate change as a major threat for their country.
Perception of climate change as a major threat worldwide as of 2018, by education level and country*
* Educational levels were standardized based on the UN's International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED). The lower education is below secondary education and the higher category is secondary or above Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Philippines, and South Africa. The lower education category is secondary education or below and the higher category is postsecondary or above in Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Hungary, Netherlands, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Original question phrased as: "Global climate change is a major threat to our country."
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Pew Research Center. (April 18, 2019). Perception of climate change as a major threat worldwide as of 2018, by education level and country* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 20, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013092/climate-change-major-threat-education-countries/
Pew Research Center. "Perception of climate change as a major threat worldwide as of 2018, by education level and country*." Chart. April 18, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013092/climate-change-major-threat-education-countries/
Pew Research Center. (2019). Perception of climate change as a major threat worldwide as of 2018, by education level and country*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013092/climate-change-major-threat-education-countries/
Pew Research Center. "Perception of Climate Change as a Major Threat Worldwide as of 2018, by Education Level and Country*." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013092/climate-change-major-threat-education-countries/
Pew Research Center, Perception of climate change as a major threat worldwide as of 2018, by education level and country* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013092/climate-change-major-threat-education-countries/ (last visited May 20, 2022)
