<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Palau </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Solomon Islands </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> 2009 OECD </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> 1986 Michael Hill </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>% - age in full - time education (aged 15 - 19) </Th> <Th>% - age in full - time education (aged 17) </Th> <Th> Minimum leaving age required </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> 78 </Td> <Td> 50 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Austria </Td> <Td> 84 </Td> <Td> ⁄ </Td> <Td> ⁄ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belgium </Td> <Td> 91 </Td> <Td> 86 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 70 </Td> <Td> ⁄ </Td> <Td> ⁄ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> 80 </Td> <Td> 79 </Td> <Td> 15 / 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Czech Republic </Td> <Td> 93 </Td> <Td> ⁄ </Td> <Td> ⁄ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Denmark </Td> <Td> 89 </Td> <Td> 75 </Td> <Td> 16 / 17 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Estonia </Td> <Td> 89 </Td> <Td> ⁄ </Td> <Td> ⁄ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Finland </Td> <Td> 90 </Td> <Td> 91 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France </Td> <Td> 90 </Td> <Td> 80 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> 93 </Td> <Td> 100 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Greece </Td> <Td> 88 </Td> <Td> 55 </Td> <Td> 14.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hungary </Td> <Td> 93 </Td> <Td> ⁄ </Td> <Td> ⁄ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iceland </Td> <Td> 88 </Td> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ireland </Td> <Td> 83 </Td> <Td> ⁄ </Td> <Td> ⁄ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Israel </Td> <Td> 69 </Td> <Td> ⁄ </Td> <Td> ⁄ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> 84 </Td> <Td> 46 </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 91 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Luxembourg </Td> <Td> 95 </Td> <Td> ⁄ </Td> <Td> ⁄ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mexico </Td> <Td> 61 </Td> <Td> ⁄ </Td> <Td> ⁄ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Netherlands </Td> <Td> 90 </Td> <Td> 87 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Zealand </Td> <Td> 73 </Td> <Td> 54 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Norway </Td> <Td> 81 </Td> <Td> 76 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> OECD average </Td> <Td> 84 </Td> <Td> ⁄ </Td> <Td> ⁄ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Poland </Td> <Td> 94 </Td> <Td> ⁄ </Td> <Td> ⁄ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Portugal </Td> <Td> 85 </Td> <Td> ⁄ </Td> <Td> ⁄ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Slovak Republic </Td> <Td> 91 </Td> <Td> ⁄ </Td> <Td> ⁄ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Slovenia </Td> <Td> 94 </Td> <Td> ⁄ </Td> <Td> ⁄ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> 80 </Td> <Td> 53 </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sweden </Td> <Td> 88 </Td> <Td> 86 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Switzerland </Td> <Td> 85 </Td> <Td> 83 </Td> <Td> 15 / 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Turkey </Td> <Td> 56 </Td> <Td> ⁄ </Td> <Td> ⁄ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> 78 </Td> <Td> 49 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 85 </Td> <Td> 89 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> 2009 OECD </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> 1986 Michael Hill </Th> </Tr>

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