(27KB)| Table 394. | School-age populations as a percentage of total population, by age group and country: Selected years, 1985 through 2002 |
| Country | 5- to 14-year-olds as a percent of total population | 15- to 19-year-olds as a percent of total population | ||||||||||||
| 19851 | 19901 | 19951 | 1996 | 1998 | 1999 | 2002 | 19852 | 19902 | 19952 | 1996 | 1998 | 1999 | 2002 | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Australia | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Belgium | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Canada | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — |
| Czech Republic | — | — | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | — | — | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Denmark | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Finland | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| France | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Germany3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Greece | — | — | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | — | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Iceland | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Ireland | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Italy | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Japan | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Korea, Republic of | — | — | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | — | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Luxembourg | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Norway | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Russian Federation | — | — | 14 | 16 | — | 14 | 12 | — | — | 6 | 7 | — | 8 | 8 |
| Spain | 15 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Sweden | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Turkey | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — |
| United Kingdom | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| United States | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| —Not available. 1 Data are for the 5- to 13-year-old population. 2 Data are for the 14- to 17-year-old population. 3 Data for 1985 are for the former West Germany. SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Education at a Glance, selected years, 1987 through 2004. (This table was prepared April 2005.) |