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| Indicators on Education, in the OECD |
| 1 | Enrolment rates, by age (2002 and 2004) |
| OECD countries | 2004 | Enrolment rates by age group | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ending age of compulsory education | Number of years at which over 90% of the population are enrolled | Age range at which over 90% of the population are enrolled | 4 and under as a percentage of the population aged 3-4 | 5-14 as a percentage of the population aged 5-14 | 15-19 as a percentage of the population aged 15-19 | 20-29 as a percentage of the population aged 20-29 | 30-39 as a percentage of the population aged 30-39 | 40 and over as a percentage of the population aged 40 and over | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | 2004 | 2002 | 2004 | 2002 | 2004 | 2002 | 2004 | 2002 | 2004 | 2002 | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia | 15 | 12 | 5-16 | 35.9 | 42.4 | 99.3 | 98.5 | 82.6 | 91.6 | 32.9 | 32.6 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 6.7 | 6.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austria | 15 | 13 | 5-17 | 63.8 | 65.8 | 98.9 | 98.5 | 77.1 | 79.0 | 17.0 | 18.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium1, 2 | 18 | 16 | 3-18 | 119.6 | 120.8 | 100.1 | 100.4 | 92.3 | 95.7 | 27.4 | 28.0 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 15 | 15 | 4-18 | 78.7 | 84.3 | 99.3 | 99.7 | 88.4 | 91.4 | 15.9 | 18.6 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | 16 | 12 | 4-16 | 86.9 | 87.6 | 99.1 | 98.0 | 81.8 | 84.5 | 31.4 | 36.0 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 0.8 | 1.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finland | 16 | 13 | 6-18 | 39.6 | 41.9 | 94.4 | 95.1 | 85.0 | 86.7 | 39.5 | 41.1 | 10.7 | 11.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| France | 16 | 15 | 3-17 | 119.7 | 116.3 | 101.1 | 101.6 | 86.7 | 87.1 | 19.6 | 20.8 | 1.8 | 2.6 | . | . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 18 | 12 | 6-17 | 80.3 | 76.9 | 97.5 | 97.9 | 89.2 | 88.8 | 25.5 | 27.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greece | 14.5 | 12 | 6-19 | 28.5 | 28.3 | 96.3 | 97.2 | 82.6 | 85.5 | 24.5 | 28.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 16 | 13 | 4-16 | 81.1 | 81.4 | 100.3 | 100.5 | 81.1 | 85.5 | 21.2 | 23.7 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | 16 | 14 | 3-16 | 135.5 | 94.1 | 98.5 | 98.8 | 81.1 | 84.4 | 32.0 | 37.3 | 8.0 | 11.1 | 2.3 | 3.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | 15 | 12 | 5-16 | 26.3 | 24.7 | 101.4 | 100.9 | 81.6 | 86.9 | 17.8 | 22.6 | 2.6 | 3.7 | .. | .. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy1 | 15 | 13 | 3-15 | 103.0 | 104.9 | 101.7 | 101.6 | 75.8 | 78.8 | 18.4 | 19.4 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 0.1 | .. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 15 | 14 | 4-17 | 78.1 | 81.4 | 100.8 | 100.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Korea | 14 | 12 | 6-17 | 19.6 | 20.3 | 92.7 | 93.5 | 79.9 | 85.2 | 26.5 | 27.4 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | 15 | 11 | 5-15 | 76.8 | 60.7 | 93.4 | 96.4 | 75.3 | 75.4 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 15 | 9 | 5-13 | 36.7 | 44.5 | 95.7 | 97.7 | 42.4 | 41.6 | 9.4 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 18 | 12 | 5-16 | 48.8 | 36.6 | 99.3 | 99.6 | 86.5 | 86.1 | 23.4 | 25.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | 16 | 12 | 4-15 | 86.8 | 88.7 | 99.5 | 100.5 | 72.1 | 72.5 | 25.4 | 30.0 | 10.9 | 12.0 | 4.1 | 4.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norway1 | 16 | 12 | 6-17 | 77.5 | 83.1 | 97.9 | 98.3 | 84.8 | 85.7 | 26.3 | 29.4 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poland | 16 | 12 | 6-17 | 29.1 | 32.2 | 94.4 | 94.5 | 86.8 | 89.8 | 27.3 | 30.2 | 4.1 | 4.7 | .. | .. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | 14 | 11 | 5-15 | 66.4 | 72.0 | 106.0 | 104.1 | 70.9 | 72.7 | 22.2 | 22.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | 16 | 11 | 6-16 | 70.7 | 74.8 | 98.1 | 97.3 | 76.6 | 83.3 | 12.6 | 14.5 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spain1 | 16 | 14 | 3-16 | 112.5 | 118.4 | 103.8 | 101.8 | 80.4 | 79.6 | 23.3 | 22.2 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 16 | 13 | 6-18 | 75.5 | 85.1 | 98.2 | 99.1 | 86.2 | 87.5 | 33.6 | 35.8 | 14.1 | 13.5 | 3.5 | 3.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 15 | 12 | 5-16 | 21.8 | 23.1 | 98.6 | 99.6 | 82.7 | 83.3 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | 14 | 6 | 8-13 | .. | 2.6 | .. | 81.2 | .. | 39.8 | .. | 9.6 | .. | 1.5 | .. | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom2 | 16 | 13 | 4-16 | 81.2 | 76.7 | 98.9 | 100.4 | 76.8 | 79.0 | 26.8 | 27.8 | 16.2 | 15.6 | 8.3 | 7.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States | 17 | 11 | 6-16 | 52.7 | 52.9 | 96.9 | 97.3 | 74.8 | 76.5 | 25.2 | 23.4 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OECD average | 16 | 12 | 67.8 | 66.3 | 98.5 | 98.3 | 79.4 | 80.5 | 22.7 | 24.7 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | The rates "4 and under as a percentage of the population aged 3-4 years old" is overestimated. |
| 2 | Excludes the German-speaking community of Belgium. |
| Source: OECD, Education at a Glance 2006. | |