Share of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates by gender — Students enrolled by country
This dataset contains data on the share of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates by gender. The default table displays graduates data for the latest available year and for a subset of education levels. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, mobility status, sex and measure (enrolled...
What the numbers show
Share of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates by gender — Students enrolled is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 52.63 Percentage of students in Mexico; the lowest is 47.3 Percentage of students in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 48.72 Percentage of students, and the mean is 48.75 Percentage of students.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 3.3%), and the largest decrease in Luxembourg (down 3.4%).
Share of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates by gender: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 52.63 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 49.98 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 1 | Türkiye | 49.05 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 2 | Sweden | 49.99 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 2 | Estonia | 48.76 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 3 | Ireland | 49.72 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 4 | Belgium | 49.57 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 4 | Lithuania | 48.67 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 5 | Peru | 49.48 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 5 | Latvia | 48.53 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 6 | Norway | 49.11 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 6 | Slovenia | 48.46 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 7 | Colombia | 49.1 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 7 | Poland | 47.8 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 49.07 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 8 | Netherlands | 47.65 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 9 | Israel | 48.88 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 10 | Finland | 48.85 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 11 | France | 48.85 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 12 | OECD | 48.81 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 13 | Czechia | 48.78 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 14 | Switzerland | 48.77 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 15 | Canada | 48.73 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 16 | Denmark | 48.73 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 17 | Portugal | 48.73 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 18 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 48.72 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 19 | Japan | 48.72 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 20 | New Zealand | 48.72 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 21 | Brazil | 48.66 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 22 | United States of America | 48.62 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 23 | Iceland | 48.35 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 48.34 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 25 | Romania | 48.32 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 26 | Austria | 48.27 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 27 | Hungary | 48.25 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 28 | Spain | 48.25 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 29 | Germany | 48.25 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 30 | Italy | 48.14 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 31 | Chile | 48.07 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 32 | Greece | 47.94 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 33 | Australia | 47.81 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 47.3 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 3.4% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Slovak Republic 48.65 Percentage of students
- European Union (25 countries) 48.72 Percentage of students
- Korea 48.49 Percentage of students
About this data
This dataset contains data on the share of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates by gender. The default table displays graduates data for the latest available year and for a subset of education levels. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, mobility status, sex and measure (enrolled students, new entrants). 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.