Students participation at the end of compulsory education - as % of the corresponding age population by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
100.0%
Lithuania
Lowest
76.6%
Romania
Median
98.7%
Years covered
13
2012–2024
Data points
527
What the numbers show
Students participation at the end of compulsory education - as % of the corresponding age population is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Lithuania; the lowest is 76.6% in Romania.
The median across all reporting countries is 98.7%, and the mean is 97.5%.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 8.7%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 12.0%).
Students participation at the end of compulsory education - as % of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuania | 100.0% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Iceland | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 1 | Ireland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 100.0% | 2024 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 1 | Lithuania | 100.0% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 100.0% | 2024 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 100.0% | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 1 | Portugal | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 100.0% | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 1 | Cyprus | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Montenegro | 100.0% | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 12 | Switzerland | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 13 | Sweden | 99.7% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 14 | Netherlands | 99.6% | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 14 | Netherlands | 99.6% | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 16 | Norway | 99.3% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 17 | Denmark | 99.1% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 18 | Germany | 99.0% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 19 | Finland | 98.9% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 20 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 98.8% | 2019 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 20 | Czechia | 98.8% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 98.8% | 2019 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 23 | Austria | 98.7% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | Slovenia | 98.6% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 24 | Slovenia | 98.6% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 24 | Belgium | 98.6% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 24 | Greece | 98.6% | 2024 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 28 | France | 98.5% | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 29 | Italy | 98.2% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 30 | Malta | 98.0% | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 31 | Latvia | 97.9% | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 97.8% | 2024 | up 3.9% | 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 0.4% | flat |
| 36 | Spain | 97.0% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 37 | Latvia | 96.7% | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 37 | Serbia | 96.7% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 39 | Hungary | 94.4% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 40 | Estonia | 93.4% | 2024 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 40 | Estonia | 93.4% | 2024 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 42 | Türkiye | 91.6% | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 90.6% | 2024 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 44 | North Macedonia | 90.4% | 2019 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 45 | Romania | 76.6% | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.