Table 601.40.

Percentage of 15- to 29-year-olds enrolled in school, by selected levels of education, age, and country: 2018

Country	All levels of education1		Secondary education2								Postsecondary education
											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
			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		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	84.1	27.9	71.6	96.6	94.7	88.5	55.6	24.5	4.4	11.8	1.3	2.2	3.6	3.4	11.1	2.0	18.3	34.3	22.4	39.6	39.6	35.2	16.3
Australia	83.7	36.3	64.7	100.0	98.0	84.0	32.4	15.5	7.5	13.5	0.9	1.5	2.2	2.2	18.1	4.7	34.6	46.6	26.5	48.3	45.4	39.1	19.7
Austria	78.8	26.0	62.9	94.5	89.6	73.3	43.1	19.7	2.5	9.8	0.5	0.9	1.2	1.5	15.3	13.5	29.3	31.4	22.7	31.6	32.0	30.4	19.5
Belgium	94.2	30.5	74.2	99.2	99.1	97.2	50.4	26.7	5.9	13.6	1.2	2.1	3.8	4.2	18.7	1.2	38.7	52.6	22.6	55.8	51.2	41.9	12.1
Canada	77.0	21.2	59.4	100.0	100.0	80.9	20.9	7.6	1.5	3.9	---	---	---	---	17.6	3.2	35.7	42.9	19.7	42.8	40.2	31.7	12.2
Chile	81.5	28.9	64.4	95.1	93.4	93.1	34.2	11.2	1.8	4.5	†	†	†	†	16.6	0.2	30.4	49.5	27.1	52.3	49.4	42.5	19.0
Colombia	58.4	18.5	44.5	81.0	71.2	41.6	20.3	8.7	1.9	4.7	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.1	12.8	12.4	22.6	26.5	16.3	26.8	26.0	23.3	12.3
Czech Republic	90.3	23.7	85.1	98.9	96.7	94.9	87.2	47.9	2.6	13.4	---	---	---	---	5.0	0.1	1.0	23.8	20.8	42.1	41.5	38.0	14.6
Denmark	86.3	40.9	84.9	99.1	95.4	90.9	85.4	54.9	10.9	25.4	†	†	†	†	1.4	#	0.5	6.1	30.0	19.3	34.9	44.1	28.7
Estonia	88.2	24.4	82.4	97.6	95.9	93.4	88.0	34.2	4.2	14.5	0.4	#	1.9	3.0	5.4	0.2	1.4	26.5	18.6	34.2	36.0	31.2	13.8
Finland	86.7	40.1	83.8	98.9	96.3	96.0	94.8	33.6	12.0	17.6	#	#	#	0.1	2.9	#	0.5	13.6	27.6	25.1	35.0	39.6	25.4
France	87.0	22.6	66.2	97.7	94.6	89.6	32.6	11.4	1.5	5.3	0.3	0.8	0.5	0.3	20.0	2.7	46.4	54.3	20.9	50.6	42.3	36.3	11.4
Germany	86.4	34.1	75.1	98.2	93.2	87.5	64.5	37.5	5.7	21.4	5.1	7.5	11.4	13.6	6.2	0.5	8.1	20.7	23.3	28.9	31.5	31.5	20.6
Greece	85.9	37.9	59.7	93.6	91.4	92.1	13.0	7.8	1.8	7.2	5.0	11.3	13.8	10.1	21.1	1.3	48.9	55.7	32.5	56.6	54.7	47.1	24.2
Hungary	83.3	22.5	73.0	96.3	93.6	86.3	65.7	24.3	2.5	8.8	4.6	5.2	17.2	14.3	5.7	0.4	5.2	22.5	16.9	30.4	30.7	28.0	11.9
Iceland	86.7	32.3	85.8	98.7	95.6	88.5	83.4	64.4	10.2	27.8	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.5	0.9	0.0	0.3	4.1	21.2	18.9	27.7	30.9	19.4
Ireland	92.7	28.9	73.9	100.0	100.0	91.8	55.8	16.9	4.4	8.0	2.0	3.7	5.1	4.2	16.8	3.0	26.7	54.9	22.8	56.1	52.4	36.7	11.5
Israel	66.2	20.3	61.4	96.5	95.6	91.0	17.8	1.6	0.1	1.0	0.2	0.2	0.8	0.8	4.6	0.5	8.6	13.8	19.2	15.3	15.6	18.2	20.4
Italy6	85.3	24.6	76.4	98.1	95.5	90.7	79.0	20.3	1.5	7.1	---	---	---	---	8.1	#	4.0	35.8	22.3	39.9	39.7	34.1	16.1
Japan	---	---	57.9	99.5	97.3	94.3	2.6	0.7	---	---	0.2	0.8	#	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Korea, Republic of	84.3	28.9	55.0	82.5	100.0	97.5	11.0	0.3	#	0.1	†	†	†	†	29.3	0.6	58.8	73.3	28.8	69.1	64.2	51.3	15.3
Latvia	93.0	28.3	84.2	100.0	98.8	95.5	86.8	35.3	2.9	11.7	0.6	0.4	2.6	3.7	8.0	0.3	4.7	37.8	24.0	47.4	48.0	43.4	17.4
Lithuania	93.7	28.4	80.4	100.0	100.0	98.4	88.1	20.4	1.7	5.3	1.5	0.7	6.3	6.7	11.7	0.5	6.4	47.6	24.0	52.9	53.8	44.5	14.2
Luxembourg	76.0	12.7	75.4	94.1	91.1	81.4	69.1	42.3	5.8	25.4	#	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.6	#	0.9	2.1	6.3	6.6	8.7	10.0	5.5
Mexico	62.5	18.6	51.5	82.0	75.8	63.6	24.1	11.2	5.0	5.8	†	†	†	†	10.9	3.2	22.0	29.7	13.6	30.1	28.1	22.2	7.8
Netherlands	92.5	35.0	77.7	99.5	98.9	89.1	62.4	40.3	8.3	26.6	†	†	†	†	14.8	7.7	25.5	39.6	26.7	45.9	45.4	42.3	19.4
New Zealand	79.9	23.3	62.0	99.8	99.5	84.0	26.1	7.8	2.4	4.4	2.7	5.8	5.3	4.0	15.2	2.3	30.6	39.8	18.7	42.4	37.2	26.5	12.1
Norway	87.2	32.2	83.1	100.0	94.5	93.2	90.3	38.6	5.3	19.9	0.1	#	0.4	0.5	4.1	0.1	0.4	19.6	26.5	35.9	42.7	41.0	21.2
Poland	92.6	28.4	83.7	94.9	95.2	94.4	92.5	43.9	2.1	10.5	0.8	0.3	3.6	6.9	7.9	1.2	2.5	34.3	23.0	46.3	46.2	43.3	15.3
Portugal	88.9	23.2	73.2	98.7	99.0	96.9	48.6	24.0	3.2	10.7	0.1	0.3	0.4	0.4	14.9	0.5	31.6	41.7	19.6	44.2	40.0	32.5	11.4
Slovak Republic	83.8	17.6	77.4	96.6	91.5	87.5	79.2	35.8	1.1	6.1	1.3	2.4	4.0	2.8	4.7	0.7	1.0	20.5	15.8	33.0	32.2	31.3	10.3
Slovenia	94.3	33.5	82.5	97.8	97.2	96.3	91.4	30.6	7.2	16.4	†	†	†	†	11.2	0.0	1.1	54.1	26.1	57.4	54.2	47.7	16.1
Spain	87.2	31.5	69.4	96.1	95.6	90.0	40.0	23.0	5.2	14.2	#	#	0.1	0.1	17.5	0.1	39.7	49.3	26.0	51.9	50.5	41.5	17.5
Sweden	89.7	35.6	86.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	29.1	10.2	18.2	0.3	#	1.3	1.1	3.1	0.1	0.7	14.5	20.4	22.7	27.8	29.2	18.2
Switzerland	84.9	27.7	81.0	97.7	92.6	90.3	78.9	48.6	6.0	24.8	0.4	0.5	0.9	1.2	3.4	0.3	4.1	12.0	21.0	21.4	28.1	31.3	18.8
Turkey	70.9	42.2	59.9	91.9	87.8	80.8	33.8	8.6	4.4	7.1	†	†	†	†	11.0	0.4	14.6	38.7	37.8	50.5	52.1	48.5	32.2
United Kingdom	83.3	20.1	66.1	98.3	97.7	89.9	34.2	16.7	5.0	10.4	†	†	†	†	17.2	2.4	34.7	45.1	15.1	45.8	33.3	22.0	7.8
United States	83.7	24.4	64.2	100.0	94.9	88.4	29.4	5.4	0.0	0.0	0.8	1.5	2.3	2.2	18.6	1.2	37.8	53.0	23.1	48.9	45.5	34.0	15.3
Other reporting     countries
China	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Russian Federation7	87.3	18.7	46.9	92.6	68.0	50.7	14.4	4.7	0.6	2.2	0.2	0.6	0.3	0.2	40.2	39.2	67.6	64.9	18.0	56.5	48.5	37.5	9.4

---Not available.

†Not applicable.

#Rounds to zero.

1 In addition to secondary and postsecondary education, may include enrollment in International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011 level 1 (primary or elementary education).

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 Refers 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.

4 Postsecondary 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.

5 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.

6 Enrollment data for upper secondary education (ISCED 2011 level 3) include postsecondary nontertiary enrollment (ISCED 2011 level 4).

7 Data for postsecondary nondegree programs (ISCED 2011 level 4) and postsecondary associate's degree-granting programs (ISCED 2011 level 5) 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 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.

SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Online Education Database, retrieved December 15, 2020, from https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx. (This table was prepared December 2020.)