OECD: Trends in first-time graduation rates at upper secondary level, by country: 1995 and 2000 to 2008

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Table B.3.02.

OECD: Trends in first-time graduation rates at upper secondary level, by country: 1995 and 2000 to 2008

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Country	1995	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
OECD average	74	75	77	76	78	80	80	81	82	80

OECD countries
Australia	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Austria	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Belgium	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Canada1	—	—	77	79	83	79	80	79	76	—
Chile	46	63	—	61	64	66	73	71	71	69

Czech Republic1	78	—	84	83	88	87	89	90	88	87
Denmark	80	90	91	93	87	90	82	84	85	83
Finland	91	91	85	84	90	95	94	94	97	93
France	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Germany¹	100	92	92	94	97	99	99	100	100	97

Greece	80	54	76	85	96	93	100	98	96	91
Hungary	—	—	83	82	87	86	82	85	84	78
Iceland	80	67	70	79	81	87	79	87	86	89
Ireland	—	74	77	78	91	92	91	87	90	96
Italy	—	78	81	78	—	82	81	84	85	85

Japan¹	91	94	93	92	91	91	93	93	93	95
Korea¹	88	96	100	99	92	94	94	93	91	93
Luxembourg	—	—	—	69	71	69	75	71	75	73
Mexico	—	33	34	35	37	39	40	42	43	44
Netherlands	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

New Zealand	72	80	79	77	78	75	73	75	77	78
Norway	77	99	105	97	92	100	89	88	92	91
Poland	—	90	93	91	86	79	85	81	84	83
Portugal²	52	52	48	50	60	53	51	54	65	63
Slovak Republic	85	87	72	60	56	83	83	84	85	81

Spain¹	62	60	66	66	67	66	72	72	74	73
Sweden	62	75	71	72	76	78	78	76	74	76
Switzerland¹	86	88	91	92	89	87	89	89	89	90
Turkey	37	37	37	37	41	55	48	52	58	26
United Kingdom	—	—	—	—	—	—	86	88	89	91

United States	69	70	71	73	74	75	75	77	78	77

Non-OECD member countries
Brazil	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Estonia	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	75	—	—
Israel	—	—	—	90	89	93	90	90	92	90
Russian Federation	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Slovenia¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	83	97	91	85
¹ The graduation rates are calculated on a gross basis for all years.
² Year of reference 1997 instead of 1995.
NOTE: Up to 2004, graduation rates at the upper secondary level were calculated on a gross basis. Gross graduation rates refer to the total number of graduates (the graduates themselves may be of any age) at the specified level of education divided by the population at the typical graduation age from the specified level. After 2004, and for countries with available data, graduation rates are calculated as net, or cohort graduation rates. The net graduation rate is calculated by dividing the number of graduates at each single year of age, by the population at that age, and summing these over all the ages. In many countries, defining a typical age of graduation is difficult because ages of graduates vary. For more information on the method used to calculate graduation rates and the corresponding typical ages refer to Annex 1 and for more detailed notes by country refer to Annex 3 of Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2009. Apparent differences may not be statistically significant.
SOURCE: Data from Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). (2010). Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2010, table A2.2. Paris: Author.