Table 601.40.

Percentage of 15- to 29-year-olds enrolled in school, by selected levels of education, age, and country: 2020

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	83.3	27.6	70.6	96.8	94.1		87.5	54.3	23.2	4.1	11.3	1.0	1.4	3.1	3.3	11.5	1.9	18.9	34.6	22.3	39.5	39.5	35.3	19.9
Australia	86.2	38.7	67.5	100.0	98.3		90.9	34.7	17.3	8.1	15.0	1.3	2.3	3.1	3.4	17.3	1.8	34.4	47.8	27.5	49.8	46.6	40.5	30.1
Austria	80.1	26.3	64.7	95.1	90.1		74.6	44.4	21.8	2.8	11.1	0.4	0.6	0.8	0.9	15.1	13.3	29.3	31.8	22.9	31.9	32.2	31.4	21.4
Belgium	93.3	29.7	73.1	99.1	99.2		97.1	47.7	24.5	5.1	11.9	1.1	1.9	3.4	3.5	19.1	1.3	39.8	52.9	22.9	55.7	51.9	42.8	17.7
Canada	72.8	23.4	54.1	90.6	89.7		73.7	19.6	7.9	2.1	4.4	---	---	---	---	18.7	3.5	38.1	45.5	21.3	45.6	42.8	34.9	14.9
Chile	81.8	26.8	64.5	95.9	94.4		93.2	34.1	10.7	1.6	3.9	†	†	†	†	17.1	0.2	31.1	50.9	25.2	52.1	48.6	41.8	18.1
Colombia	60.9	17.5	46.6	87.6	76.4		42.1	20.1	9.2	1.7	4.7	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.1	13.2	12.9	22.7	27.5	15.7	27.7	25.7	21.9	12.8
Costa Rica	63.3	17.5	57.8	88.6	85.3		61.8	35.4	22.0	8.5	16.2	†	†	†	†	5.0	1.4	9.1	13.4	8.5	13.9	13.8	12.7	---
Czech Republic	90.3	23.8	84.6	98.9	96.8		94.0	86.1	46.3	2.4	12.3	---	---	---	---	5.4	0.2	1.3	26.0	21.0	44.2	42.5	39.0	15.3
Denmark	86.8	39.9	85.4	99.3	95.6		92.3	87.5	54.3	10.2	24.7	†	†	†	†	1.3	#	0.5	5.8	29.7	17.2	33.3	45.4	35.7
Estonia	87.0	24.6	81.3	97.6	96.3		93.3	87.4	31.1	4.1	12.0	0.3	0.1	1.3	1.9	5.3	0.3	1.4	25.2	19.2	35.1	36.0	32.1	18.0
Finland	86.7	37.7	83.8	98.6	96.6		98.0	96.0	30.5	9.6	17.0	#	#	#	0.1	2.9	#	0.7	13.7	27.6	25.2	35.1	39.8	33.9
France	87.8	22.9	64.5	97.5	95.1		90.5	29.2	10.2	1.5	4.8	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.2	22.7	5.5	50.6	57.1	21.3	51.7	43.6	37.2	12.0
Germany	86.8	35.6	74.8	98.0	92.8		87.5	63.5	37.4	6.1	22.7	5.2	7.9	11.4	12.7	6.7	0.7	9.0	21.9	24.5	30.0	33.1	33.3	26.6
Greece	82.6	40.4	58.1	93.9	91.0		89.0	12.4	6.6	1.6	6.5	2.6	0.6	11.9	13.6	21.9	1.7	52.3	53.9	34.5	52.4	53.2	46.3	30.6
Hungary	82.7	21.4	72.1	96.4	93.0		86.7	65.1	22.2	2.1	7.2	4.2	5.2	14.9	9.7	6.4	0.3	5.8	24.8	17.0	33.8	33.5	29.4	13.9
Iceland	84.9	30.6	81.8	98.6	95.7		90.4	82.5	44.4	9.0	23.3	#	#	0.1	1.0	3.0	#	0.5	13.7	20.8	24.3	29.5	31.2	24.9
Ireland	90.4	27.8	73.4	100.0	100.0		92.6	54.7	11.9	2.5	5.0	1.2	1.6	3.9	4.9	15.8	2.6	24.7	52.6	22.9	54.8	52.1	36.7	14.8
Israel	66.6	20.1	61.5	96.6	95.9		91.4	17.2	1.8	0.1	1.0	0.4	0.9	0.9	0.9	4.7	0.6	8.6	13.9	19.1	15.7	16.0	19.7	20.8
Italy6	85.6	25.0	76.6	99.0	96.7		92.0	78.6	19.0	1.5	6.4	#	#	0.1	0.1	8.6	#	5.0	36.7	22.8	40.5	39.7	34.2	17.9
Japan	---	---	58.0	100.0	98.8		96.9	2.3	0.6	---	---	0.2	0.8	#	---	---	0	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Korea, Republic of	86.2	28.1	54.3	100.0	97.4		79.5	13.1	0.3	#	0.1	†	†	†	†	31.9	0.6	63.9	77.7	28.1	70.3	66.8	52.3	14.8
Latvia	91.6	28.5	82.2	97.7	96.1		94.6	87.3	35.4	2.5	10.2	0.5	0.1	2.4	3.1	8.8	0.6	4.6	38.7	25.1	48.0	48.6	44.8	19.7
Lithuania	94.0	25.1	81.3	100.0	100.0		99.6	90.2	20.0	1.4	5.2	1.6	0.5	6.8	6.5	11.1	0.7	5.6	45.5	22.2	49.5	51.3	42.1	14.5
Luxembourg	77.6	11.9	75.9	95.4	91.4		83.8	71.8	40.8	5.5	23.7	#	0	0.1	0.2	1.7	0.2	1.8	6.1	6.0	9.0	9.8	9.6	7.4
Mexico	61.0	17.5	48.7	79.8	73.0		59.9	20.7	9.4	3.5	4.4	†	†	†	†	12.3	4.8	25.1	31.8	14.0	31.6	29.4	23.2	11.2
Netherlands	92.0	35.5	76.2	99.5	98.9		88.3	60.6	38.8	8.3	24.9	†	†	†	†	15.8	8.2	26.8	40.4	27.2	46.4	46.4	43.5	24.0
New Zealand	81.2	28.7	61.8	98.6	97.2		82.6	25.4	8.5	3.6	5.4	5.2	9.8	10.7	10.5	14.2	1.9	28.8	38.7	18.2	41.0	36.5	28.3	20.8
Norway	87.5	33.1	83.6	99.9	94.9		94.3	91.7	39.6	5.7	20.4	#	#	0.2	0.3	3.9	0.1	0.4	18.2	27.0	34.4	44.4	42.2	25.1
Poland	92.2	26.8	83.8	95.5	95.4		95.1	91.4	43.7	1.7	8.9	0.5	0.1	2.4	4.8	7.9	1.4	2.9	33.9	22.7	46.7	46.3	43.1	17.2
Portugal	89.8	23.9	72.9	99.9	100.0	7	99.0	48.4	22.4	2.8	9.7	0.1	0.3	0.4	0.4	16.2	0.4	33.8	43.9	20.8	46.8	42.3	34.7	13.4
Slovak Republic	83.7	17.6	76.9	96.5	91.0		85.8	78.3	34.9	1.1	6.0	1.2	2.1	3.8	2.7	5.2	1.5	2.1	21.4	15.8	33.7	33.5	30.3	10.9
Slovenia	94.3	32.2	81.7	96.7	97.2		96.4	91.1	29.8	5.9	14.3	†	†	†	†	11.9	0.1	1.5	55.5	26.0	57.9	53.9	46.6	20.0
Spain	86.9	30.5	68.4	96.1	95.6		89.7	38.1	21.4	4.5	12.6	#	#	#	#	18.3	0.2	41.2	50.6	25.7	51.1	49.1	40.3	20.4
Sweden	87.1	34.7	83.6	99.5	98.6		97.2	94.4	27.6	9.7	20.9	0.3	#	1.2	1.0	3.1	#	0.6	14.8	21.0	22.5	28.9	31.1	30.1
Switzerland	85.1	29.0	80.8	97.7	93.0		90.9	77.9	47.9	6.2	24.5	0.5	0.6	1.0	1.4	3.8	0.3	4.8	12.9	22.0	22.6	29.6	32.8	22.9
Türkiye	68.8	41.4	58.7	93.9	89.0		82.2	25.1	10.7	4.6	7.1	†	†	†	†	10.1	0.3	13.0	34.4	36.8	47.8	50.7	47.6	35.3
United Kingdom	83.5	21.2	65.5	98.7	96.3		87.8	30.7	14.9	4.1	9.1	†	†	†	†	18.0	2.6	38.1	48.3	17.1	48.6	37.4	25.9	12.3
United States	84.4	24.9	63.9	100.0	94.3		90.3	29.4	4.6	0	0	1.1	2.0	3.1	2.9	19.4	1.9	39.9	53.1	23.5	50.4	47.0	36.6	16.1
Other reporting      countries
Brazil	69.7	19.4	61.2	96.1	88.4		72.6	34.1	17.0	3.5	9.1	1.0	1.8	2.3	2.1	6.8	#	13.7	19.8	14.3	21.3	23.1	20.2	14.9

---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.

5Refers 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.

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

7Rounds to 100.

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 2020, the reference period is school year 2019-2020 for Northern Hemisphere countries and 2020 for Southern Hemisphere countries. For more information on the school year reported by OECD countries, see Annex Table X1.3 here: https://stat.link/3ha7ok.

SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Online Education Database, retrieved October 10, 2022, from https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx. (This table was prepared October 2022.)