Percentage of population ages 3 to 29 enrolled in formal education, by age group and country in the G-8 countries: 1999 and 2008

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Percentage of population ages 3 to 29 enrolled in formal education, by age group and country in the G-8 countries: 1999 and 2008

Country		Percentage of students enrolled in formal education
						Percentage of students enrolled in formal education, age grouped similarly to U.S. education system
		3- to 4-year-olds¹	5- to 14-year-olds	15- to 19-year-olds	20- to 29-year-olds	15- to 17-year-olds	18- to 22-year-olds	23- to 29-year-olds
Canada	1999	20	97	75	20	92	43	15
	2007²	—	—	80	25	92	52	17

France	1999	100	100	87	19	95	57	11
	2008	100	100	86	19	95	53	10

Germany	1999	66	100	88	23	96	58	17
	2008	100	99	89	28	96	60	20

Italy	1999	98	99	71	17	80	40	14
	2008	100	100	82	21	93	50	15

Japan	1999	76	100	—	—	96	—	—
	2008	86	100	—	—	96	—	—

Russian Federation	1999	100	79	32	—	52	—	—
	2008	—	94	77	20	92	44	13

United Kingdom	1999	77	99	73	24	88	44	21
	2008	95	100	73	17	89	37	11

United States	1999	47	100	78	20	92	43	17
	2008	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- to 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 OECD's Education at a Glance (EAG), while age groupings in the last three columns are presented because they more closely align with the U.S. education system. Reference year is 1999 or 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 EAG, 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 (e.g., 3- to 4-year-olds) includes children in center-based programs and excludes children in home-based early childhood education.
SOURCE: Miller, D.C., and Warren, L.K. (2011). Comparative Indicators of Education in the United States and Other G-8 Countries: 2011. (NCES 2012-007), table 3-1. U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

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