Share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates by country
This dataset contains data on the share of mobile new entrants and graduates by tertiary levels. The default table displays tertiary graduates data for the latest available year. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, sex and measure (new entrants). Data for short-cyle tertiary, bachelor's, master's...
What the numbers show
Share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 43.65 Percentage of students in Canada; the lowest is 0 Percentage of students in Italy.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.94 Percentage of students, and the mean is 8.07 Percentage of students.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Chile (up 3,612.8%), and the largest decrease in Italy (down 100.0%).
Share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 43.65 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 178.2% | rising |
| 1 | Slovenia | 8.55 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 727.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Australia | 43.6 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 3 | Iceland | 38.23 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 20.5% | falling |
| 3 | Türkiye | 2.65 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 1,100.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Portugal | 18.99 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 525.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Netherlands | 2.2 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 5 | New Zealand | 12.77 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 5 | Latvia | 1.38 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 32.6% | flat |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 11.4 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 0 Percentage of students | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 7 | OECD | 6.8 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 8 | Ireland | 5.22 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 117.9% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4.28 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 10 | Chile | 3.7 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 3,612.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Belgium | 3.18 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 12 | Denmark | 3.18 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 71.1% | falling |
| 13 | Spain | 3.06 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 147.1% | rising |
| 14 | Austria | 2.82 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 99.6% | rising |
| 15 | Czechia | 2.32 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 16 | Israel | 1.8 Percentage of students | 2024 | — | falling |
| 17 | United States of America | 1.79 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 18 | Norway | 1.72 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 103.5% | rising |
| 19 | Hungary | 1.21 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 20 | Mexico | 0.6854 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 341.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Colombia | 0.6214 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 971.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Sweden | 0.0562 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Italy | 0 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Korea 4.09 Percentage of students
- European Union (25 countries) 4.68 Percentage of students
- Slovak Republic 0.6071 Percentage of students
About this data
This dataset contains data on the share of mobile new entrants and graduates by tertiary levels. The default table displays tertiary graduates data for the latest available year. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, sex and measure (new entrants). Data for short-cyle tertiary, bachelor's, master's combined correspond to the concept of first-time tertiary, i.e. person who has enter (new entrants) or successfully completed (graduates) an education programme at the tertiary level for the first time. The student may have entered / completed the programme at either ISCED level 5 (short-cyle tertiary) , 6 (bachelor) or 7 (master long first degree). 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.