Percentage of population enrolled in secondary and postsecondary education, by age group and country: Selected years, 1985 through 2006

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Table A.1.06.

Percentage of population enrolled in secondary and postsecondary education, by age group and country: Selected years, 1985 through 2006

	Secondary, 16 years old, 2006	Secondary, 17 years old, 2006	Postsecondary education (total tertiary education)
			18 to 21 years old					22 to 25 years old					26 to 29 years old
Country			1985	1990	1999	2005	2006	1985	1990	1999	2005	2006	1985	1990	1999	2005	2006
OECD countries
Australia	94	80	—	—	31	34	33	—	—	15	21	21	—	—	8	10	10
Austria	93	78	—	—	15	16	16	—	—	20	20	21	—	—	12	9	10
Belgium (Flemish)	103	101	25	—	42	43	43	7	—	15	19	19	2	—	3	6	6
Canada	—	—	—	—	27	—	23	—	—	18	—	16	—	—	7	—	6
Czech Republic	100	96	(¹)	(¹)	17	23	23	(¹)	(¹)	12	21	21	(¹)	(¹)	4	6	6

Denmark	91	84	7	7	8	10	11	16	18	27	34	34	8	9	15	20	20
Finland	96	96	9	14	23	24	24	17	21	35	40	40	8	10	18	20	21
France	96	89	19	25	35	36	36	10	12	20	20	19	4	4	5	5	5
Germany²	96	91	9	9	11	13	13	—	16	19	23	23	9	10	11	13	12
Greece	102	73	—	—	54	65	68	—	—	7	18	19	—	—	2	8	22

Hungary	96	92	—	—	20	29	30	—	—	14	23	23	—	—	5	9	10
Iceland	94	84	—	—	7	12	12	—	—	21	28	28	—	—	9	16	16
Ireland	95	75	—	21	33	38	38	—	—	11	13	13	—	—	3	5	6
Italy	89	83	—	—	22	29	30	—	—	21	23	23	—	—	7	8	7
Japan	98	94	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Korea, Republic of	94	93	—	—	51	65	67	—	—	26	32	33	—	—	6	6	7
Luxembourg	84	77	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	1
Mexico	54	43	—	—	12	16	17	—	—	8	9	9	—	—	1	3	3
Netherlands	98	85	14	18	26	29	30	12	13	20	24	25	6	5	5	7	7
New Zealand	87	69	—	21	29	34	33	—	15	14	23	22	—	—	8	11	11

Norway	94	92	9	14	19	19	20	14	17	28	30	30	6	8	12	14	14
Poland	97	95	—	—	21	31	32	—	—	21	30	31	—	—	5	6	6
Portugal	81	73	6	—	25	27	27	5	—	17	21	20	2	—	6	8	8
Slovak Republic	95	91	(¹)	(¹)	—	22	23	(¹)	(¹)	—	16	18	(¹)	(¹)	—	5	6
Spain	93	82	15	21	32	34	34	11	14	24	22	22	4	5	8	9	9

Sweden	99	97	8	9	16	17	17	11	11	25	32	31	7	6	12	16	15
Switzerland	91	86	6	6	10	12	12	11	12	17	20	21	5	6	9	10	11
Turkey	57	34	—	7	14	20	22	—	4	9	11	12	—	2	4	4	4
United Kingdom	86	71	15	16	29	28	29	7	11	12	13	13	—	—	6	7	7
United States	93	82	37	41	44	45	46	15	17	18	23	22	8	9	11	11	11

Non-OECD countries
Brazil	86	82	—	—	—	10	10	—	—	—	9	10	—	—	—	5	5
Chile	94	89	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Estonia	96	93	(¹)	(¹)	—	32	31	(¹)	(¹)	—	22	23	(¹)	(¹)	—	12	11
Israel	94	90	—	—	—	12	11	—	—	—	25	26	—	—	—	15	17
Russian Federation	74	35	(¹)	(¹)	—	41	—	(¹)	(¹)	—	26	—	(¹)	(¹)	—	—	—
Slovenia	97	96	(¹)	(¹)	—	37	38	(¹)	(¹)	—	35	36	(¹)	(¹)	—	11	11

—Not available.

¹Country did not exist in its current form in the given year.

²Data for 1985 are for the former West Germany.

NOTE: Data refer to programs classified by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) level 3, level 5A (first and second award), level 5B, and level 6. ISCED level 3 corresponds to secondary education in the United States. ISCED levels 5A (first and second award), 5B, and 6 together make up total tertiary education, which corresponds to 2-year and 4-year college undergraduate and graduate programs in the United States. Includes both full-time and part-time students. Some increases in enrollment rates may be due to more complete reporting by countries. Enrollment figures may not be directly comparable due to differing definitions of postsecondary (tertiary) education and the age at which it begins. Differences in reference dates between enrollment and population data can result in enrollment rates that exceed 100 percent. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

SOURCE: Data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Snyder, T.D., and Dillow, S.A. (2010). Digest of Education Statistics 2009 (NCES 2010-013), table 400. National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S Department of Education. Washington, DC.