Percentage of 15- to 29-year-olds enrolled in school, by selected levels of education, age, and country: 2021

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Table 601.40.Percentage of 15- to 29-year-olds enrolled in school, by selected levels of education, age, and country: 2021
Country	All levels of education¹		Secondary education²								Postsecondary education
	All levels of education¹		Secondary education²								Nondegree programs (nontertiary education)³				Degree-granting programs (tertiary education)⁴
	15 to 19 years old	20 to 29 years old	15 to 19 years old						20 to 29 years old		15 to 19 years old			20 years old	15 to 19 years old				20 to 29 years old
	15 to 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	18 years old	19 years old	20 years old	Total	17 years old	18 years old	19 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	20	21	22	23	24
OECD average⁵	83.9	28.7	71.1	96.7	94.5	88.3	53.8	22.9	4.4	11.2	1.3	1.7	3.5	3.5	11.5	1.7	19.4	35.9	23.2	41.1	40.3	36.3	16.8
Australia	86.6	39.2	68.5	99.7	97.4	90.7	34.9	17.3	8.2	14.7	1.3	2.3	3.3	3.7	16.8	1.6	35.8	47.8	27.5	50.3	47.4	39.8	20.5
Austria	81.5	27.5	65.3	95.3	90.8	74.9	45.2	21.7	3.0	11.5	0.3	0.5	0.7	0.7	15.9	13.8	31.0	34.1	24.0	33.7	34.0	32.7	20.7
Belgium	93.5	30.4	73.6	99.6	98.9	97.1	47.8	24.2	4.6	11.4	1.1	2.1	3.4	3.5	19.3	1.3	41.2	54.5	24.0	57.2	53.5	44.7	13.1
Canada	74.7	24.1	55.6	91.3	90.6	74.6	19.4	8.1	2.2	4.7	---	---	---	---	19.1	3.6	39.9	48.3	21.9	47.6	43.8	35.4	13.7
Chile	82.6	28.5	65.8	96.9	96.6	94.3	34.8	11.1	2.0	4.4	†	†	†	†	16.6	0.2	31.2	49.3	26.5	54.3	49.4	43.5	18.2
Colombia	58.9	19.1	48.1	89.4	79.2	43.6	21.3	9.4	1.7	5.0	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2	9.8	5.6	17.1	25.1	17.2	27.8	27.9	25.2	13.1
Costa Rica	62.8	19.2	57.6	88.5	87.6	60.1	33.4	20.3	9.1	15.2	†	†	†	†	4.8	0.1	9.0	14.6	9.5	15.9	15.2	14.2	7.3
Czech Republic	90.9	25.1	85.0	98.9	97.1	94.6	87.2	45.5	2.4	11.8	---	---	---	---	5.7	0.2	1.5	27.6	22.2	47.0	44.4	40.5	14.7
Denmark	87.9	40.8	86.6	99.3	95.8	93.3	89.2	55.9	10.6	25.7	†	†	†	†	1.4	#	0.6	6.0	30.3	18.0	33.2	45.6	29.4
Estonia	87.8	25.8	82.5	98.0	96.3	93.4	88.5	32.4	4.6	12.4	0.2	0.1	1.2	1.9	5.0	0.1	1.3	25.0	19.9	35.0	37.2	33.2	14.4
Finland	86.7	38.5	83.6	99.0	96.4	96.4	94.6	31.0	9.8	16.9	#	0	#	#	3.5	0.1	0.9	16.9	28.5	27.9	35.9	41.5	26.0
France	87.2	23.7	63.9	97.5	95.4	90.6	26.2	9.6	1.7	4.9	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.2	22.7	3.4	52.6	57.6	21.8	50.9	43.3	37.3	11.6
Germany	87.8	36.3	75.9	100.0	95.6	87.3	62.7	35.7	6.1	21.9	5.1	7.7	11.6	13.3	6.8	0.5	9.3	23.1	25.4	31.1	33.5	34.2	22.5
Greece	83.5	41.7	58.9	95.1	93.0	90.5	11.6	6.4	1.6	6.4	1.8	0.4	8.4	10.7	22.7	1.2	54.4	56.6	36.7	55.2	52.5	48.7	30.0
Hungary	81.2	21.5	70.4	93.4	91.4	85.8	63.1	20.1	2.0	6.3	4.5	4.6	15.4	9.2	6.3	0.3	5.7	24.6	17.5	33.9	34.3	31.0	11.9
Iceland	88.0	33.8	83.8	99.0	95.6	92.8	85.5	46.6	10.2	25.8	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.6	4.1	0	0.7	19.6	22.7	30.9	32.5	33.0	19.3
Ireland	93.7	30.0	74.8	100.0	100.0	96.5	56.5	12.6	2.7	5.8	2.3	3.6	6.3	6.5	16.7	2.8	26.1	55.4	23.8	57.0	52.6	39.2	12.0
Israel	67.0	21.3	61.8	96.5	96.0	92.0	18.3	1.7	0.1	1.0	0.3	0.3	1.1	0.9	4.8	0.6	8.7	14.4	20.2	16.5	17.8	20.7	21.1
Italy⁶	86.9	25.9	77.7	98.2	97.1	93.9	81.4	18.4	1.5	5.9	#	#	0.1	0.1	8.9	0	4.9	39.3	23.8	42.5	41.2	34.9	17.3
Japan	---	---	58.0	100.0	97.5	97.2	2.6	0.6	---	---	0.2	0.8	#	---	---	0	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Korea, Republic of	85.8	28.1	55.7	96.4	100.0	92.5	1.7	0.3	#	0.1	†	†	†	†	30.1	0.7	60.1	79.2	28.1	73.6	65.3	52.8	14.7
Latvia	90.7	30.2	83.2	98.3	96.6	94.4	87.9	35.6	2.6	10.7	0.4	0.1	2.2	3.0	7.0	0.5	3.7	32.3	26.6	47.9	49.1	45.1	19.0
Lithuania	96.0	25.1	83.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	92.5	20.4	1.5	5.2	1.6	0.5	7.3	7.2	11.0	0.8	5.5	47.3	22.0	50.8	49.5	41.2	12.9
Luxembourg	77.6	11.9	75.7	95.5	90.6	84.1	69.0	41.0	5.2	23.2	#	#	0.2	0.4	1.8	0.1	2.1	6.5	6.2	9.4	10.5	10.1	5.0
Mexico	58.5	17.9	46.7	76.6	71.6	57.6	18.4	8.4	3.6	4.4	†	†	†	†	11.8	4.9	23.9	30.6	14.3	32.8	30.0	24.3	7.8
Netherlands	92.9	36.8	75.5	99.5	98.9	87.2	59.4	37.8	8.3	24.6	†	†	†	†	17.4	9.6	29.9	43.4	28.5	49.0	48.2	45.7	20.3
New Zealand	82.4	30.5	61.7	97.7	95.2	82.5	24.8	8.4	4.0	5.5	5.8	10.7	12.1	11.6	14.9	2.1	32.2	39.8	18.6	41.0	37.1	28.0	12.0
Norway	89.0	34.7	84.5	99.9	95.4	95.9	92.0	39.4	5.7	20.3	#	#	0.2	0.3	4.5	0.1	0.4	21.9	28.6	36.5	45.4	44.6	23.2
Poland	92.4	27.0	84.1	95.7	95.7	95.1	92.0	43.2	1.7	8.7	0.6	0.1	2.6	5.2	7.7	1.4	3.0	33.3	22.7	45.7	45.2	42.2	15.1
Portugal	92.0	24.8	72.2	99.3	100.0	99.3	44.2	19.8	2.7	8.7	0.1	0.2	0.4	0.4	18.1	0.5	39.5	48.6	21.8	53.3	42.6	35.1	12.2
Slovak Republic	84.6	18.4	77.8	97.1	90.4	86.5	78.3	35.2	1.1	5.7	1.2	2.0	3.9	2.4	5.3	1.7	2.4	22.9	16.6	36.6	34.4	32.3	10.3
Slovenia	94.5	33.8	82.0	97.1	96.6	96.0	91.1	29.4	5.1	13.3	†	†	†	†	11.8	0	1.1	57.8	28.5	60.7	56.5	49.8	17.9
Spain	87.9	32.1	68.4	96.1	96.0	90.4	36.0	20.7	5.1	12.8	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.2	19.2	0.3	44.9	52.8	26.6	53.3	50.4	40.6	17.8
Sweden	88.4	37.1	84.2	99.6	98.8	97.9	94.8	27.0	10.7	19.4	0.3	0.1	1.7	1.4	3.8	#	0.7	18.7	22.6	26.1	29.2	32.6	20.2
Switzerland	86.1	29.9	81.3	97.8	93.6	91.4	77.5	47.4	6.2	24.1	0.6	0.7	1.2	1.5	4.2	0.3	5.6	14.7	22.9	24.1	30.7	34.0	20.5
Türkiye	70.5	42.0	59.7	95.0	90.0	84.6	23.4	9.4	5.1	6.6	†	†	†	†	10.7	0.2	14.2	36.9	36.9	49.2	51.5	46.7	31.5
United Kingdom	82.4	23.1	64.3	98.8	94.0	86.5	28.3	13.7	4.1	9.0	†	†	†	†	18.1	2.7	39.3	48.7	19.0	50.6	39.7	28.2	11.0
United States	84.8	24.2	65.0	100.0	98.4	92.8	27.7	4.7	0	0	1.1	2.0	3.0	2.7	18.7	1.8	38.8	51.7	22.8	47.5	45.0	35.0	14.8
Other reporting countries
Brazil	70.5	19.9	62.6	92.4	92.0	78.2	33.9	18.1	3.7	9.5	0.8	1.4	1.8	1.7	6.5	#	12.6	19.5	14.7	21.5	21.8	21.4	11.8
---Not available.
†Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
¹In addition to secondary and postsecondary education, may include enrollment in International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011 level 1 (primary or elementary education).
²Refers 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.
³Refers to programs classified at ISCED 2011 level 4 (postsecondary nontertiary education). Postsecondary nontertiary education generally corresponds to postsecondary vocational programs below the associate's degree level in the United States.
⁴Postsecondary degree-granting programs (tertiary education programs) correspond 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.
⁵The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) average refers to the mean of the data values for all reporting OECD countries, to which each country reporting data contributes equally.
⁶Enrollment data for upper secondary education (ISCED 2011 level 3) include postsecondary nontertiary enrollment (ISCED 2011 level 4).
NOTE: For each country, this table shows the number of persons in each age group who are enrolled in that country as a percentage of that country's total population in the specified age group. 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 rate estimates exceeding 100 percent. Enrollment rates exceeding 100 percent have been capped at 100 percent in this table. Conversely, if a country has many residents who are enrolled outside of the country, the country's enrollment rates may be underestimated. Enrollment rate estimates can also be affected if population and enrollment data were collected at different times. Includes both full-time and part-time students. Data are collected for the school year ending in the reported year for each country. For example, for reported year 2021, the reference period is school year 2020-2021 for Northern Hemisphere countries and 2021 for Southern Hemisphere countries. For more information on the school year reported by OECD countries, see Annex Table X1.3 here: https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/sites/e13bef63-en/1/3/6/1/index.html?itemId=/content/publication/e13bef63-en&_csp_=a4f4b3d408c9dd70d167f10de61b8717&itemIGO=oecd&itemContentType=book#tablegrp-d1e34329-d661fe93c8.
SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Online Education Database, retrieved October 2, 2023, from https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx. (This table was prepared October 2023.)

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