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 30 countries. The highest value is 54.44 Percentage of students in Canada; the lowest is 0 Percentage of students in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.81 Percentage of students, and the mean is 7 Percentage of students.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Chile (up 1,458.7%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 100.0%).
Share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 54.44 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 337.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Australia | 43.15 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 196.9% | rising |
| 2 | Slovenia | 2.17 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 1,088.2% | rising |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 35.17 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 157.0% | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands | 1.79 Percentage of students | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Croatia | 0 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 4 | New Zealand | 12.19 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 4 | Türkiye | 0.9112 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 889.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Japan | 9.19 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 149.8% | rising |
| 5 | Latvia | 0.5117 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 8.24 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 0 Percentage of students | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Czechia | 6.05 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 113.0% | rising |
| 8 | OECD | 5.99 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 9 | Portugal | 5.71 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 870.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Denmark | 5.54 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 67.1% | falling |
| 11 | Belgium | 4.44 Percentage of students | 2024 | — | rising |
| 12 | Ireland | 4.14 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 13 | Chile | 2.25 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 1,458.7% | volatile |
| 14 | United States | 1.82 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 15 | Norway | 1.7 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 186.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Israel | 1.52 Percentage of students | 2024 | — | falling |
| 17 | Hungary | 1.35 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 271.8% | rising |
| 18 | Spain | 1.13 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 62.3% | falling |
| 19 | Austria | 0.281 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 20 | Colombia | 0.163 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 335.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Sweden | 0.0429 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Brazil | 0 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Italy | 0 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Iceland | 0 Percentage of students | 2023 | 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.
- European Union (25 countries) 3.45 Percentage of students
- Korea 2.22 Percentage of students
- Slovak Republic 0.6954 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.