Table 2-1. Percentage of population ages 3 to 29 enrolled in formal education, by age group and country: 2008
| Canada2 |
— |
— |
80 |
25 |
|
92 |
52 |
17 |
| France |
100 |
100 |
86 |
19 |
|
95 |
53 |
10 |
| Germany |
100 |
99 |
89 |
28 |
|
96 |
60 |
20 |
| Italy |
100 |
100 |
82 |
21 |
|
93 |
50 |
15 |
| Japan |
86 |
100 |
— |
— |
|
96 |
— |
— |
| Russian Federation |
— |
94 |
77 |
20 |
|
92 |
44 |
13 |
| United Kingdom |
95 |
100 |
73 |
17 |
|
89 |
37 |
11 |
| United States |
47 |
99 |
81 |
23 |
|
94 |
50 |
15 |
— Not available.
1 Data show students age 4 and under as a percentage of the population of 3- and 4-year-olds.
2 Reference year is 2007 rather than 2008.
NOTE: Age groupings as shown in the first four columns of data are those used in the published source cited below, while age groupings in the last three columns are presented because
they more closely align with the U.S. education system. Reference year is 2008 for population and enrollment data in all countries except Canada, as noted above. However, reference dates
may differ within that year; thus, percentages shown in the table are approximations. As described in the source cited below, enrollment rates for some countries were reported as slightly
exceeding 100 percent in one or more age ranges (e.g., 5- to 14-year-olds) due to different reference dates for school enrollment and population data. Enrollment in formal education at the
preprimary education level includes children in center-based programs and excludes children in home-based early childhood education.
SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). (2010). Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2010, table C1.1. Paris: Author; and OECD. (2010). Education Database.
Retrieved November 1, 2010, from http://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?. |
