First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group by country
Countries reporting
30
Highest
644,918
Germany
Lowest
310
Liechtenstein
Median
63,212
Years covered
12
2013–2024
Data points
317
What the numbers show
First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 644,918 in Germany; the lowest is 310 in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 63,212, and the mean is 117,452.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,080.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Belgium (up 1,377.4%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 29.1%).
First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 644,918 | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 2 | Italy | 546,798 | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 3 | Spain | 472,520 | 2024 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 4 | Poland | 327,412 | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 5 | Netherlands | 178,432 | 2024 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 6 | Romania | 149,900 | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 7 | Portugal | 111,637 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 8 | Belgium | 104,824 | 2024 | up 1,377.4% | rising |
| 9 | Greece | 99,860 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 10 | Sweden | 89,955 | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 11 | Czechia | 89,467 | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 12 | Switzerland | 83,905 | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 13 | Hungary | 82,136 | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 14 | Austria | 75,286 | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 15 | Finland | 64,455 | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 16 | Norway | 61,969 | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 17 | Denmark | 61,110 | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 18 | Serbia | 59,393 | 2024 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 19 | Slovakia | 43,163 | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 20 | Croatia | 38,247 | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 36,232 | 2022 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 22 | Lithuania | 23,159 | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 23 | North Macedonia | 18,250 | 2024 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 24 | Slovenia | 18,079 | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 25 | Latvia | 15,498 | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 26 | Estonia | 11,141 | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 27 | Luxembourg | 5,615 | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 28 | Malta | 5,187 | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 29 | Iceland | 4,701 | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 30 | Liechtenstein | 310 | 2022 | down 28.6% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Türkiye 1.22 million