Education > Proportion of 17 year olds in tertiary education: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Percentage share of 17 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
=1	Ireland	5%	2000
=1	Australia	5%	2000
=1	Netherlands	5%	2000
4	Canada	4%	2000
=5	Portugal	3%	2000
=5	Mexico	3%	2000
=5	Turkey	3%	2000
=5	New Zealand	3%	2000
=9	United States	2%	2000
=9	United Kingdom	2%	2000
=9	France	2%	2000
	Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	1.57%	2000
	High income OECD countries average (profile)	1.27%	2000
=12	Belgium	1%	2000
=12	Germany	1%	2000
=14	Finland	0.0	2000
=14	Czech Republic	0.0	2000
=14	Luxembourg	0.0	2000
=14	China	0.0	2000
=14	Sweden	0.0	2000
=14	Thailand	0.0	2000
=14	Denmark	0.0	2000
=14	Philippines	0.0	2000
=14	Austria	0.0	2000
=14	Tunisia	0.0	2000
=14	Japan	0.0	2000
=14	Italy	0.0	2000
=14	Zimbabwe	0.0	2000
=14	Jordan	0.0	2000
=14	Switzerland	0.0	2000
=14	Hungary	0.0	2000
=14	Egypt	0.0	2000
=14	Greece	0.0	2000
=14	Iceland	0.0	2000
=14	Poland	0.0	2000
=14	Spain	0.0	2000
=14	Slovakia	0.0	2000
=14	Jamaica	0.0	2000
=14	Norway	0.0	2000

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Netherlands ranked first for proportion of 17 year olds in tertiary education amongst High income OECD countries in 2000.
Canada ranked first for proportion of 17 year olds in tertiary education amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2000.
China ranked 5th last for proportion of 17 year olds in tertiary education amongst Non-religious countries in 2000.
Ireland ranked second for proportion of 17 year olds in tertiary education amongst European Union in 2000.
All of the top 2 countries by proportion of 17 year olds in tertiary education are European.
Spain ranked 7th last for proportion of 17 year olds in tertiary education amongst Eurozone in 2000.
All of the top 2 countries by proportion of 17 year olds in tertiary education are Heavily indebted.
All of the bottom 6 countries by proportion of 17 year olds in tertiary education are Cold countries'.
United States ranked last for proportion of 17 year olds in tertiary education amongst English speaking countries in 2000.
Turkey ranked third for proportion of 17 year olds in tertiary education amongst NATO countries in 2000.

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