| Table 390. | Percent of population enrolled in secondary and postsecondary institutions, by age group: Selected countries, 1985, 1990, and 1994 |
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| 14 to 17 years old | 18 to 21 years old | 22 to 25 years old | 26 to 29 years old
Country |____________________|____________________|____________________|____________________
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| 1985 | 1990 | 1994 | 1985 | 1990 | 1994 | 1985 | 1990 | 1994 | 1985 | 1990 | 1994
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Belgium ..................| 91.7 | ---| ---| 24.5 | ---| ---| 7.2 | ---| ---| 1.5 | ---| ---
Canada ...................| 92.5 | 95.8 | ---| 25.5 | 28.9 | 40.3 | 9.5 | 11.4 | 22.8 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 9.6
Denmark ..................| 89.9 | 90.0 | ---| 7.4 | 7.4 | 9.1 | 16.3 | 17.9 | 22.1 | 8.2 | 9.3 | 10.9
Finland ..................| 89.8 | 98.2 | ---| 9.3 | 13.6 | 16.6 | 17.3 | 20.7 | 27.3 | 7.9 | 10.2 | 12.2
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France ...................| 93.0 | 95.1 | ---| 19.4 | 24.6 | 33.2 | 10.0 | 11.8 | 17.0 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.6
Germany\1\ ...............| 94.7 | 94.2 | ---| 8.8 | 8.5 | 11.2 | 15.5 | 15.9 | 17.2 | 8.9 | 10.4 | 10.3
Ireland ..................| 83.6 | 87.2 | ---| 15.2 | 20.3 | 30.5 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 7.9 | ---| ---| 2.4
Japan ...................| 95.7 | 95.7 | ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---
Netherlands ..............| 93.0 | 92.5 | ---| 14.4 | 17.9 | 22.1 | 11.9 | 13.4 | 18.4 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 6.2
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New Zealand ..............| 74.4 | 84.2 | ---| 14.9 | 20.8 | 30.9 | 9.6 | 13.8 | 13.9 | ---| ---| 7.2
Norway ...................| 90.0 | 93.2 | ---| 8.8 | 14.4 | 17.1 | 13.2 | 18.9 | 23.6 | 5.7 | 8.2 | 10.4
Portugal .................| ---| ---| ---| 5.8 | ---| 19.3 | 5.4 | ---| 13.4 | 2.3 | ---| 4.8
Spain ....................| 67.3 | 79.1 | ---| 14.9 | 21.2 | 25.4 | 10.6 | 13.5 | 17.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 6.2
Sweden ...................| 91.3 | 91.4 | ---| 7.9 | 8.7 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 15.3 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 7.2
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Switzerland ..............| 88.9 | 89.8 | ---| 5.7 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 10.6 | 12.1 | 14.2 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 7.1
Turkey ...................| ---| 32.6 | ---| ---| 7.4 | 10.5 | ---| 4.6 | 7.2 | ---| 2.3 | 3.2
United Kingdom ...........| 77.7 | 83.3 | ---| ---| 16.1 | 23.6 | ---| 4.7 | 8.4 | ---| ---| 4.4
United States\2\ .........| 92.1 | 92.9 | ---| 33.0 | 36.2 | 34.9 | 14.5 | 17.1 | 20.9 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 10.4
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\1\Data for 1985 are for the former West Germany. \2\Postsecondary includes higher education only. ---Data not available. NOTE.--Some increases in enrollment rates may be due to more complete reporting by countries. SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Education at a Glance, 1996; and unpublished data. (This table was prepared May 1997.)
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