Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students enrolled by country
This dataset contains data on mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates. The default table displays graduates and new entrants data for the latest available year and for diferent tertiary levels of education. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, other levels of education, sex,...
What the numbers show
Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students enrolled is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 17.95 Years in Mexico; the lowest is 12.15 Years in Austria.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.7 Years, and the mean is 13.83 Years.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 13.5%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 21.6%).
Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 17.95 Years | 2024 | up 8.4% | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 14.84 Years | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 2 | Sweden | 15.96 Years | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 2 | Latvia | 14.28 Years | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 3 | Australia | 15.76 Years | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 3 | Netherlands | 13.94 Years | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 3 | Croatia | 12.23 Years | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 15.71 Years | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 5 | Ireland | 15.63 Years | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 5 | Lithuania | 13.66 Years | 2024 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 6 | Belgium | 14.81 Years | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 6 | Slovenia | 13.27 Years | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 7 | Portugal | 14.61 Years | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 7 | Poland | 12.37 Years | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 8 | Spain | 14.6 Years | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 8 | Türkiye | 12.37 Years | 2024 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 9 | Denmark | 14.44 Years | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 10 | Finland | 14.44 Years | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 11 | Peru | 14.12 Years | 2024 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 12 | Brazil | 14.11 Years | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 13 | Norway | 14 Years | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 14 | Iceland | 13.99 Years | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 15 | OECD | 13.94 Years | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 13.93 Years | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 17 | Greece | 13.77 Years | 2024 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 18 | Switzerland | 13.71 Years | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 19 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 13.69 Years | 2024 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 20 | Colombia | 13.63 Years | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 21 | Chile | 13.45 Years | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 22 | United States of America | 13.33 Years | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 23 | Germany | 13.25 Years | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 24 | Czechia | 13.18 Years | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 25 | Israel | 13.12 Years | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 13.06 Years | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 27 | Canada | 13.01 Years | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 28 | Japan | 13.01 Years | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 29 | Romania | 12.9 Years | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 30 | Italy | 12.69 Years | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 31 | New Zealand | 12.64 Years | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 32 | France | 12.59 Years | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 33 | Hungary | 12.58 Years | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 34 | Austria | 12.15 Years | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Korea 12.99 Years
- Slovak Republic 12.68 Years
- European Union (25 countries) 13.79 Years
About this data
This dataset contains data on mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates. The default table displays graduates and new entrants data for the latest available year and for diferent tertiary levels of education. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, other levels of education, sex, mobility status and measure (enrolments). Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.