Students participation at the end of compulsory education - % of corresponding age population by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
100
Montenegro
Lowest
76.1
Romania
Median
98.7
Years covered
14
2012–2025
Data points
563
What the numbers show
Students participation at the end of compulsory education - % of corresponding age population is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 100 in Montenegro; the lowest is 76.1 in Romania.
The median across all reporting countries is 98.7, and the mean is 97.37.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 11.8%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 7.3%).
Students participation: % of corresponding age population: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montenegro | 100 | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 1 | Cyprus | 100 | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 1 | Lithuania | 100 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Lithuania | 100 | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 100 | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 1 | Poland | 100 | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 1 | Iceland | 100 | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 1 | Ireland | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 100 | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 100 | 2024 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 100 | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 12 | Switzerland | 99.9 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 13 | Netherlands | 99.6 | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 13 | Netherlands | 99.6 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 15 | Sweden | 99.5 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Finland | 99.4 | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 17 | Germany | 99.3 | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 17 | Norway | 99.3 | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 19 | Denmark | 99.1 | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 20 | Austria | 98.9 | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 98.8 | 2019 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 21 | Czechia | 98.8 | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 98.8 | 2019 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 24 | Slovenia | 98.7 | 2025 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 25 | Slovenia | 98.6 | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 25 | Greece | 98.6 | 2024 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 25 | Belgium | 98.6 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 98.5 | 2025 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 28 | France | 98.5 | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 30 | Italy | 98.2 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 31 | Malta | 98 | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 32 | Latvia | 97.9 | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 33 | Slovakia | 97.4 | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 33 | Liechtenstein | 97.4 | 2022 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 33 | Slovakia | 97.4 | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 36 | Spain | 97.2 | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 37 | Serbia | 96.7 | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 37 | Latvia | 96.7 | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 37 | Serbia | 96.7 | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 40 | Hungary | 94.4 | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 41 | Estonia | 93.7 | 2025 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 42 | Estonia | 93.4 | 2024 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 43 | Türkiye | 91.6 | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 44 | North Macedonia | 90.4 | 2019 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 44 | North Macedonia | 90.4 | 2019 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 46 | Bulgaria | 90.2 | 2025 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 47 | Romania | 76.1 | 2025 | down 5.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.