Table3-1.Percentage of population ages 3 to 29 enrolled in formal education, by age group and country: 2011

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December 2015

Comparative Indicators of Education in the United States and Other G-20 Countries: 2015

Table 3-1. Percentage of population ages 3 to 29 enrolled in formal education, by age group and country: 2011

Country	Year	Percentage of students enrolled in formal education
Country	Year	3- to 4-year-olds¹	5- to 14-year-olds	15- to 19-year-olds	20- to 29-year-olds
Argentina	2001	39	100	66	23
	2010²	56	100	72	28

Australia	2001	38	100	81	28
	2011	40	99	84	33

Brazil	2001	25	90	75	21
	2011	47	95	77	21

Canada	2001	21	97	75	21
	2010²	24	99	81	25

China	2001	#	82	—	—
	2011	—	—	34	—

France	2001	100	100	86	20
	2011	99	99	84	20

Germany	2001	70	100	90	24
	2011	93	99	92	32

Indonesia	2001	#	86	45	3
	2011	17	94	61	10

Italy	2001	99	99	73	17
	2011	94	99	81	21

Japan	2001	77	100	—	—
	2011	85	100	—	—

Mexico	2001	35	95	42	9
	2011	72	100	56	12

Republic of Korea	2001	18	93	79	25
	2011	82	99	86	30

Russian Federation	2001	—	83	71	15
	2011	73	92	78	22

Turkey	2001	#	84	30	5
	2011	12	95	64	21

United Kingdom	2001	81	99	75	23
	2011	91	100	78	19

United States	2001	47	100	78	23
	2011	64	96	80	27
— Not available. # Rounds to zero. ¹ Data show students age 4 and under as a percentage of the population of 3- to 4-year-olds. ² Reference year is 2010 rather than 2011. NOTE: Reference dates may differ within the given years; thus, percentages shown in the table are approximations. As described in the source cited below, enrollment rates for some countries were reported as slightly exceeding 100 percent in one or more age groups (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 includes children in preschool, nursery, and center-based programs and excludes children in home-based early childhood education. SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). (2003). Education at a Glance 2003: OECD Indicators, table C1.2. Paris: Author; and OECD. (2013a). Education at a Glance 2013: OECD Indicators, table C1.1a. Paris: Author.