Share of enrolled part-time and full-time students — Students enrolled by country
This dataset contains data on the share of enrolled part-time and full-time students. The default table displays data for the latest available year. The selection can be changed to display data: by year and by sex. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026....
What the numbers show
Share of enrolled part-time and full-time students — Students enrolled is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 100 Percentage of students in Austria; the lowest is 58.13 Percentage of students in Australia.
The median across all reporting countries is 96.76 Percentage of students, and the mean is 91.89 Percentage of students.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Poland (up 11.1%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 11.2%).
Share of enrolled part-time and full-time students — Students enrolled: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 100 Percentage of students | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Türkiye | 100 Percentage of students | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United States | 100 Percentage of students | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mexico | 100 Percentage of students | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Italy | 100 Percentage of students | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 100 Percentage of students | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Greece | 100 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 1 | France | 100 Percentage of students | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100 Percentage of students | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 100 Percentage of students | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Colombia | 100 Percentage of students | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chile | 100 Percentage of students | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Canada | 100 Percentage of students | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brazil | 100 Percentage of students | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Croatia | 98.7 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 2 | Lithuania | 96.41 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 3 | Poland | 94.34 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 4 | Estonia | 86.99 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 5 | Latvia | 86.45 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 6 | Netherlands | 85.54 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 7 | Slovenia | 82.73 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 99.58 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 15 | Czechia | 99.32 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 16 | Germany | 98.38 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 17 | Switzerland | 98.29 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 18 | Romania | 97.11 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 19 | Denmark | 95.74 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 95.72 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 21 | Norway | 93.62 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 92.62 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 23 | Japan | 92.02 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 24 | Portugal | 91.46 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 25 | Ireland | 89.67 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 26 | Hungary | 82.38 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 27 | Spain | 79.3 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 28 | Belgium | 75.22 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 29 | Sweden | 72.94 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 30 | Iceland | 67.09 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 31 | New Zealand | 65.74 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 32 | Australia | 58.13 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Korea 100 Percentage of students
- Slovak Republic 97.67 Percentage of students
About this data
This dataset contains data on the share of enrolled part-time and full-time students. The default table displays data for the latest available year. The selection can be changed to display data: by year and by sex. 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.