Share of students enrolled in school and work-based programmes by country
This dataset contains data on the share of students enrolled in school and work-based programmes. 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...
What the numbers show
Share of students enrolled in school and work-based programmes is currently reported for 21 countries. The highest value is 100 Percentage of students in the same subgroup in Ireland; the lowest is 4.1 Percentage of students in the same subgroup in Spain.
The median across all reporting countries is 33 Percentage of students in the same subgroup, and the mean is 42.96 Percentage of students in the same subgroup.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 24.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 1,513.1%), and the largest decrease in Israel (down 48.9%).
Share of students enrolled in school and work-based programmes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland | 100 Percentage of students in the same subgroup | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 100 Percentage of students in the same subgroup | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 3 | Denmark | 99.92 Percentage of students in the same subgroup | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 4 | Switzerland | 90.3 Percentage of students in the same subgroup | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 5 | Germany | 88.85 Percentage of students in the same subgroup | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 6 | Norway | 75.56 Percentage of students in the same subgroup | 2024 | up 142.0% | rising |
| 7 | Iceland | 63.87 Percentage of students in the same subgroup | 2024 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 8 | Austria | 50.13 Percentage of students in the same subgroup | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 37.68 Percentage of students in the same subgroup | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 10 | Australia | 36.06 Percentage of students in the same subgroup | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 11 | France | 33 Percentage of students in the same subgroup | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 12 | OECD | 30.31 Percentage of students in the same subgroup | 2023 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 13 | Finland | 24.58 Percentage of students in the same subgroup | 2024 | up 69.6% | rising |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 21.23 Percentage of students in the same subgroup | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 15 | Chile | 10.89 Percentage of students in the same subgroup | 2024 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 16 | Romania | 10.72 Percentage of students in the same subgroup | 2024 | up 279.7% | rising |
| 17 | Sweden | 8.43 Percentage of students in the same subgroup | 2024 | up 231.2% | rising |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 6.65 Percentage of students in the same subgroup | 2024 | up 1,513.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Belgium | 5.11 Percentage of students in the same subgroup | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 20 | Israel | 4.86 Percentage of students in the same subgroup | 2024 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 21 | Spain | 4.1 Percentage of students in the same subgroup | 2024 | up 221.8% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Latvia 100 Percentage of students in the same subgroup
- Slovak Republic 26.97 Percentage of students in the same subgroup
- Poland 12.64 Percentage of students in the same subgroup
- Estonia 4.44 Percentage of students in the same subgroup
About this data
This dataset contains data on the share of students enrolled in school and work-based programmes. 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.