Participation/ enrolment in education (ISCED 0-4) (1998-2012) by country
Countries reporting
44
Highest
99.3
Ireland
Lowest
42.7
Belgium
Median
92.85
Years covered
15
1998–2012
Data points
639
What the numbers show
Participation/ enrolment in education (ISCED 0-4) (1998-2012) is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 99.3 in Ireland; the lowest is 42.7 in Belgium.
The median across all reporting countries is 92.85, and the mean is 89.42.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Netherlands (up 306.8%), and the largest decrease in Sweden (down 9.7%).
Participation/ enrolment in education (ISCED 0-4): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland | 99.3 | 2012 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 99.3 | 2012 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 3 | Lithuania | 98.7 | 2012 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 3 | Lithuania | 98.7 | 2012 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 5 | Latvia | 98.6 | 2012 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 5 | Latvia | 98.6 | 2012 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 7 | Croatia | 98.5 | 2012 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 7 | Croatia | 98.5 | 2012 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 9 | Slovenia | 98.3 | 2012 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Slovenia | 98.3 | 2012 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Romania | 97.4 | 2012 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 12 | Türkiye | 97.3 | 2012 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 13 | Netherlands | 96.4 | 2012 | up 306.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Netherlands | 96.4 | 2012 | up 306.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 96.3 | 2012 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 16 | Estonia | 95.8 | 2012 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 16 | Estonia | 95.8 | 2012 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 18 | Liechtenstein | 95.6 | 2012 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 19 | Albania | 95.1 | 2007 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 20 | Norway | 94.7 | 2012 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 21 | Greece | 94.4 | 2012 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 22 | Czechia | 93 | 2012 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 23 | Italy | 92.7 | 2012 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 24 | Germany | 92.5 | 2012 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 25 | Switzerland | 91.2 | 2012 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 26 | Austria | 91 | 2012 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 27 | Finland | 90.6 | 2012 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 28 | Slovakia | 90.5 | 2012 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 28 | Slovakia | 90.5 | 2012 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 30 | Iceland | 90 | 2012 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 31 | Poland | 87.9 | 2012 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 31 | Poland | 87.9 | 2012 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 33 | Cyprus | 86.8 | 2012 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 86.2 | 2012 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 35 | Sweden | 86.1 | 2012 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 36 | Denmark | 86 | 2012 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 37 | Portugal | 84.3 | 2012 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 38 | Hungary | 82.2 | 2012 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 39 | France | 78.4 | 2012 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 40 | Spain | 70.9 | 2012 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 41 | Malta | 63.7 | 2012 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 42 | United Kingdom | 63.6 | 2012 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 42 | United Kingdom | 63.6 | 2012 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 44 | Belgium | 42.7 | 2012 | down 1.2% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.