Participation/ enrolment in education by sex (1998-2012) by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
88.2
Malta
Lowest
22.5
Liechtenstein
Median
51.7
Years covered
15
1998–2012
Data points
522
What the numbers show
Participation/ enrolment in education by sex (1998-2012) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 88.2 in Malta; the lowest is 22.5 in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 51.7, and the mean is 50.48.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in United Kingdom (up 120.1%), and the largest decrease in Italy (down 44.3%).
Participation/ enrolment in education by sex: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 88.2 | 2012 | up 31.2% | flat |
| 1 | Türkiye | 56.1 | 2012 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 2 | Cyprus | 86.8 | 2012 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 3 | Albania | 82.6 | 2007 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 4 | Hungary | 72.7 | 2012 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 5 | Lithuania | 71.3 | 2012 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 6 | Ireland | 67.8 | 2012 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 7 | Greece | 66.9 | 2012 | up 11.5% | flat |
| 8 | Iceland | 66.4 | 2012 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 9 | Estonia | 65.9 | 2012 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 61.4 | 2012 | up 120.1% | rising |
| 11 | Latvia | 61 | 2012 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 12 | Portugal | 56.4 | 2012 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 13 | France | 55.8 | 2012 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 14 | Spain | 54.5 | 2012 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 15 | Denmark | 53.9 | 2012 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 16 | Poland | 51.8 | 2012 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 17 | Germany | 51.7 | 2012 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 18 | Sweden | 50.6 | 2012 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 49.4 | 2012 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 20 | Norway | 48 | 2012 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 21 | Italy | 40.8 | 2012 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 22 | North Macedonia | 40.2 | 2012 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 23 | Luxembourg | 39.3 | 2012 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 24 | Romania | 38.1 | 2012 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 25 | Switzerland | 34.8 | 2012 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 26 | Slovenia | 33.8 | 2012 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 27 | Netherlands | 30.5 | 2012 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 28 | Finland | 29.9 | 2012 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 29 | Slovakia | 29.7 | 2012 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 30 | Croatia | 28.7 | 2012 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 31 | Czechia | 27.3 | 2012 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 32 | Belgium | 27.2 | 2012 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 33 | Austria | 24.7 | 2012 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 34 | Liechtenstein | 22.5 | 2012 | down 13.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.