Table 601.40.

Percentage of 15- to 29-year-olds enrolled in school, by selected levels of education, age, and country: 2016

Country	All levels of education1		Secondary education2								Total tertiary education (postsecondary degree programs)3
	15 to 19 years old	20 to 29 years old	15 to 19 years old						20 to 29 years old		17 years old	18 years old	19 years old	20 to 29 years old
			Total	15 years old	16 years old	17 years old	18 years old	19 years old	Total	20 years old				Total	20 years old	21 years old	22 years old	23 to 29 years old
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
OECD average4	84.9	28.6	72.4	97.4	95.0	89.7	56.5	25.5	4.5	12.2	1.5	18.1	34.0	22.6	39.3	39.3	35.1	16.6
Australia	91.4	43.3	69.9	101.0	101.7	90.4	39.4	21.8	10.5	18.5	5.8	37.9	50.7	28.8	51.1	47.0	41.0	21.9
Austria	78.0	25.8	61.9	93.8	89.2	72.8	42.5	19.3	2.3	8.7	13.4	29.4	31.0	22.6	30.9	31.0	29.3	19.5
Belgium	92.9	29.9	73.4	98.0	97.7	95.8	50.5	27.2	6.0	13.6	1.1	37.8	51.2	21.6	54.0	49.2	40.0	11.5
Canada	78.4	21.6	61.1	101.3	99.4	82.9	23.5	8.5	1.7	4.3	3.1	35.2	43.2	19.9	42.5	39.7	32.2	12.4
Chile	81.4	29.4	64.6	97.0	92.8	92.0	34.3	11.3	1.7	4.5	0.2	30.0	48.3	27.7	50.6	47.8	42.7	20.0
Czech Republic	90.8	24.5	85.5	99.6	97.6	95.4	87.8	48.0	2.9	14.3	0.2	1.7	24.1	21.6	41.4	40.6	38.0	15.2
Denmark	86.4	43.8	84.7	98.8	94.8	90.6	85.0	55.6	12.4	27.9	#	0.6	7.6	31.3	21.5	35.9	43.9	30.2
Estonia	88.8	26.0	82.1	97.7	96.6	94.3	88.0	36.5	3.8	14.9	0.1	1.4	27.3	19.8	34.5	36.2	31.9	15.4
Finland	86.9	41.1	83.5	98.3	95.9	96.0	95.0	35.3	12.9	19.7	0.1	1.0	14.9	27.8	27.3	35.4	39.5	25.1
France	85.3	21.4	65.9	96.3	93.9	88.0	34.6	12.4	1.6	5.6	2.8	41.8	50.9	19.6	47.5	41.0	34.7	10.7
Germany	86.2	33.3	75.8	97.4	93.5	87.9	65.1	38.6	5.8	21.5	0.5	7.4	19.3	22.7	27.5	30.4	30.5	20.3
Greece	84.0	35.9	60.8	95.7	91.8	92.9	15.6	8.7	1.7	5.3	1.0	48.2	54.3	30.5	55.9	54.1	43.6	22.3
Hungary	83.9	22.9	73.3	96.3	93.5	88.0	67.7	27.9	2.6	10.8	0.4	4.9	20.7	17.2	28.7	29.5	28.4	12.4
Iceland	86.8	36.0	86.0	99.0	95.9	88.6	81.2	66.9	11.6	30.8	0.0	0.2	3.3	23.7	18.2	30.6	33.1	22.1
Ireland	93.5	27.1	68.5	101.6	100.4	89.9	41.6	4.6	0.6	1.5	3.3	28.1	55.4	21.3	55.7	50.2	35.3	10.8
Israel	66.2	20.4	61.6	96.9	96.1	91.5	16.0	1.9	0.1	0.9	0.6	8.7	13.7	20.2	15.0	15.9	18.8	21.8
Italy	83.4	22.0	76.2	97.3	94.3	91.7	77.8	20.4	1.3	6.8	#	2.5	32.9	20.8	37.1	36.6	31.8	15.1
Japan	—	—	57.8	96.9	96.5	93.0	2.7	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Korea, Republic of	86.9	30.3	58.6	100.9	95.9	96.0	9.3	0.3	#	0.1	0.6	61.0	72.9	30.3	68.7	64.4	50.9	16.5
Latvia	92.5	27.7	83.2	97.9	96.2	97.3	88.6	36.5	3.0	12.6	0.4	4.1	37.2	23.4	46.6	46.5	41.1	16.6
Lithuania	93.9	30.0	79.8	100.5	100.1	98.2	83.4	21.7	2.1	6.1	0.4	9.2	49.4	24.8	54.0	53.6	43.1	14.9
Luxembourg	75.9	13.0	75.2	92.3	90.1	82.5	71.7	41.2	5.6	24.9	#	0.6	2.2	6.8	7.7	8.7	10.7	6.0
Mexico	59.3	16.7	49.2	82.0	72.0	57.4	23.0	11.1	3.7	5.8	3.1	20.3	26.7	13.0	27.8	26.4	20.8	7.4
Netherlands	93.1	35.2	79.0	99.6	98.9	89.7	63.0	42.7	8.8	27.9	7.5	25.4	38.3	26.4	44.1	44.8	41.3	19.4
New Zealand	80.8	26.1	62.4	97.9	97.8	85.5	26.7	8.7	2.9	4.8	2.1	31.5	40.7	20.5	42.4	37.3	28.4	13.9
Norway	87.2	31.4	82.9	100.0	94.9	92.9	89.9	38.5	5.2	20.0	0.1	0.4	19.9	25.8	35.8	41.7	38.9	20.6
Poland	92.9	29.2	83.6	95.1	95.3	94.5	92.9	44.0	2.2	10.2	1.2	2.4	34.9	23.6	46.5	46.5	44.3	15.6
Portugal	88.5	23.0	74.4	96.0	97.0	97.0	52.8	26.2	3.7	12.5	0.5	28.2	38.0	18.9	40.3	38.2	32.0	11.4
Slovak Republic	83.6	19.0	76.6	96.9	92.2	88.4	75.7	32.9	1.0	5.8	0.2	3.1	21.7	17.2	34.3	34.3	32.7	11.3
Slovenia	93.3	34.4	81.6	97.3	96.9	96.2	90.6	30.0	7.8	17.0	0.0	2.2	53.6	26.6	57.3	55.8	49.8	16.8
Spain	87.2	31.7	70.3	96.2	95.7	89.5	42.8	25.9	6.4	16.9	#	37.2	46.7	24.9	49.3	49.0	40.5	16.9
Sweden	87.5	34.4	83.6	101.2	101.0	98.6	94.7	26.2	9.4	16.4	0.2	0.9	15.2	20.7	22.8	28.2	29.4	18.2
Switzerland	85.1	26.9	81.4	97.6	92.8	90.5	79.4	49.3	5.9	24.8	0.3	3.6	11.2	20.3	20.7	26.9	29.9	18.2
Turkey	71.0	40.3	59.4	90.4	83.0	76.8	34.0	10.9	5.6	9.5	0.5	18.0	40.4	34.7	49.2	50.1	47.7	28.4
United Kingdom	85.3	23.6	69.1	99.9	99.5	91.6	38.5	21.6	9.3	15.0	2.3	32.7	42.4	14.3	43.1	31.2	19.2	7.6
United States	82.5	24.5	63.7	100.3	97.5	86.5	29.6	4.8	0.0	0.0	1.1	37.4	51.6	23.3	46.6	42.4	33.5	16.0
Other reporting    countries
China	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.5	21.8	35.0	8.1	36.3	28.7	17.4	2.0
Russian Federation5	84.1	17.7	36.3	84.7	54.9	38.6	3.1	0.1	#	#	40.2	64.8	63.1	17.2	54.3	46.0	32.8	9.6

—Not available.

# Rounds to zero.

1 In addition to secondary and tertiary education, may include enrollment in the following International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011 education levels that are not shown separately: level 1 (primary or elementary education) and level 4 (nontertiary education that typically corresponds to postsecondary vocational programs below the associate’s degree level in the United States).

2 Refers to ISCED 2011 level 2 (lower secondary education) and level 3 (upper secondary education). Secondary education generally corresponds to grades 7-12 in the United States.

3 Total tertiary education corresponds to all postsecondary programs leading to associate’s and higher degrees in the United States. Tertiary education includes ISCED 2011 level 5 (corresponding to U.S. programs at the associate’s degree level), level 6 (bachelor’s or equivalent level), level 7 (master’s or equivalent level), and level 8 (doctoral or equivalent level). Enrollment rates may not be directly comparable across countries due to differing definitions of tertiary education and the age at which it begins.

4 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.

5 Data for total tertiary education include some vocational education programs at the upper secondary level (ISCED 2011 level 3).

NOTE: For each country, this table shows the number of persons at a given age who are enrolled in that country as a percentage of that country’s total population at the specified age. If a country enrolls many residents of other countries, the country’s total population at the specified age can be smaller than the total number enrolled, resulting in enrollment estimates exceeding 100 percent. Conversely, if a country has many residents who are enrolled outside of the country, the country’s enrollment rates may be underestimated. Enrollment estimates can also be affected if population and enrollment data were collected at different times. Includes both full-time and part-time students.

SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Online Education Database, retrieved October 2, 2018, from http://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx. (This table was prepared October 2018.)