Table 601.30.

School-age populations as a percentage of total population, by age group and country: Selected years, 1985 through 2012

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	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	19852		19902	19952	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
1	2		3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13		14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
OECD average3	—		—	—	12.7	12.5	12.3	12.0	11.9	11.8	11.7	11.6	—		—	—	6.7	6.7	6.6	6.6	6.5	6.4	6.3	6.2
Australia	14.5		13.1	12.9	13.4	13.2	13.0	12.8	12.6	12.4	12.3	12.3	6.6		6.4	5.6	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	6.8	6.7	6.6	6.4
Austria	—		—	—	11.3	11.1	10.8	10.6	10.4	10.2	10.0	9.8	—		—	—	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.8
Belgium	11.4		10.9	10.7	11.7	11.6	11.4	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.7	11.1	5.8		5.1	4.9	5.9	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.2	5.8
Canada	12.8		12.4	12.2	12.6	12.4	12.1	11.7	11.4	11.5	11.1	10.8	6.1		5.5	5.4	6.7	6.6	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.6	6.3
Chile	—		—	—	17.9	16.8	15.9	15.5	15.5	15.0	14.8	14.6	—		—	—	8.8	8.9	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.7	8.4	8.2
Czech Republic	(4)		(4)	11.6	10.4	10.0	9.6	9.3	8.9	8.8	8.9	9.0	(4)		(4)	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.2	6.1	5.9	5.5	5.2
Denmark	12.0		10.1	9.7	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.5	12.4	12.2	12.0	12.0	5.8		5.7	4.7	5.6	5.8	5.9	6.1	6.2	6.3	6.4	6.4
Estonia	(4)		(4)	—	10.6	10.1	9.9	9.6	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.6	(4)		(4)	—	8.0	7.9	7.7	7.4	6.9	6.3	5.7	5.3
Finland	11.5		11.8	11.4	12.0	11.8	11.6	11.4	11.2	11.0	10.9	10.8	5.6		4.9	5.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.1
France	12.8		12.1	12.0	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.4	6.2		5.8	5.3	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.1	6.1
Germany	9.1	5	8.7	10.0	10.0	9.8	9.6	9.5	9.4	9.3	9.2	9.1	6.1	5	4.1	4.3	5.8	5.9	5.8	5.6	5.5	5.3	5.1	5.0
Greece	—		—	10.7	9.7	9.6	9.5	9.4	9.4	9.3	9.3	9.3	—		5.5	5.8	5.5	5.4	5.3	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.0	4.9
Hungary	—		—	—	10.9	10.7	10.4	10.2	10.0	9.9	9.8	9.8	—		—	—	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.0	5.9	5.7
Iceland	15.7		15.0	14.3	15.2	14.8	14.3	13.9	13.7	13.6	13.5	13.4	6.7		6.8	6.4	7.3	7.4	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.3	7.3
Ireland	17.9		17.5	15.2	13.5	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.3	13.5	13.5	13.7	7.7		8.0	7.8	7.2	7.0	6.8	6.5	6.3	6.1	6.2	6.0
Israel	—		—	—	18.1	18.1	18.2	18.2	18.2	17.9	18.0	17.9	—		—	—	8.3	8.2	8.1	8.1	8.0	7.9	7.8	7.8
Italy	12.7		10.3	9.1	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.4	6.5		6.0	4.8	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.8	4.8
Japan	14.0		11.8	10.2	9.4	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.2	9.1	9.0	8.9	6.2		6.5	5.4	5.3	5.1	5.0	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8
Korea, Republic of	—		—	14.5	13.9	13.7	13.3	12.8	12.2	11.7	10.9	10.5	—		—	7.1	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.7	6.9	7.0	7.0	6.8
Luxembourg	10.2		10.1	10.5	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.2	12.0	11.9	11.5	5.5		4.4	4.4	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0
Mexico	—		—	—	21.4	21.3	21.0	20.7	20.3	19.8	19.4	19.6	—		—	—	10.1	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.8	9.7	9.6	9.6
Netherlands	12.0		10.7	10.8	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.0	11.9	11.8	6.8		5.4	4.8	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0
New Zealand	15.3		13.5	13.5	14.6	14.3	14.1	13.8	13.6	13.3	13.2	13.1	7.5		6.7	5.7	7.5	7.5	7.6	7.6	7.5	7.4	7.2	7.0
Norway	12.5		11.0	11.2	13.5	13.3	13.2	13.0	12.8	12.6	12.5	12.3	6.4		5.8	4.9	6.3	6.4	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.6	6.6	6.5
Poland	—		—	—	12.0	11.6	11.1	10.7	10.3	10.0	9.8	9.7	—		—	—	7.8	7.5	7.3	7.1	6.9	6.6	6.3	6.0
Portugal	—		—	—	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	—		—	—	5.7	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.3	5.2	5.3
Slovak Republic	(4)		(4)	—	12.2	11.8	11.3	10.8	10.4	10.2	10.0	10.0	(4)		(4)	—	7.8	7.6	7.4	7.2	7.0	6.8	6.4	6.1
Slovenia	(4)		(4)	—	9.9	9.7	9.5	9.3	9.1	9.0	9.0	9.0	(4)		(4)	—	6.3	6.1	5.9	5.7	5.4	5.2	5.0	4.9
Spain	15.0		12.9	10.2	9.5	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.6	9.7	9.8	6.8		6.8	6.2	5.4	5.3	5.1	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.8	4.7
Sweden	11.3		10.2	10.8	12.2	11.8	11.4	11.1	10.9	10.7	10.7	10.7	5.4		5.2	4.6	6.4	6.6	6.8	6.9	6.9	6.8	6.6	6.2
Switzerland	10.6		10.1	10.4	11.3	11.1	10.9	10.6	10.4	10.3	10.2	10.0	5.8		4.8	4.5	5.8	5.9	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.8	5.7	5.6
Turkey	20.6		20.6	19.7	19.3	19.2	19.2	18.2	17.9	17.5	17.2	17.0	8.7		8.9	8.8	8.8	8.7	8.7	8.7	8.6	8.6	8.5	8.5
United Kingdom	11.4		11.1	11.6	12.4	12.1	11.8	11.6	11.4	11.3	11.2	11.2	6.3		5.2	4.8	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.3	6.2	6.1
United States	12.6		12.8	13.0	13.8	13.6	13.4	13.2	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.2	6.2		5.4	5.5	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.0	7.1	6.9
Other reporting countries
Argentina	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16.6	16.6	16.3	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.5	8.5	8.3
Brazil	—		—	—	19.1	19.1	18.2	17.8	17.2	16.8	16.5	16.1	—		—	—	9.6	9.6	9.1	8.9	8.8	8.9	8.7	8.7
China	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13.4	12.7	11.5	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7.9	7.4	7.0
Colombia	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18.8	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9.6
India	—		—	—	24.6	—	—	—	—	20.1	19.7	19.9	—		—	—	9.7	—	—	—	—	9.8	9.6	9.6
Indonesia	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17.1	17.8	19.3	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9.3	8.7	8.7
Latvia	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9.2	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.4
Russian Federation	(4)		(4)	14.3	10.5	10.0	9.6	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.6	9.7	(4)		(4)	—	8.5	8.3	7.8	7.2	6.5	6.0	5.9	5.3
Saudi Arabia	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21.2	20.4	19.5	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9.3	9.2	8.6
South Africa	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.1	19.9	19.0	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10.0	9.7	9.2

—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 Refers to the mean of the data values for all reporting Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries, to which each country reporting data contributes equally. The average includes all current OECD countries for which a given year's data are available, even if they were not members of OECD in that year. However, if data were reported for less than 75 percent of the countries, the average for that year is omitted.

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

5 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 2001; and Online Education Database, retrieved February 8, 2016, from http://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx. (This table was prepared February 2016.)