Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex and age by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
1.22 million Number
Türkiye
Lowest
591 Number
Liechtenstein
Median
76,733 Number
Years covered
13
2012–2024
Data points
516
What the numbers show
Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex and age is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 1.22 million Number in Türkiye; the lowest is 591 Number in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 76,733 Number, and the mean is 159,098 Number.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,071.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 87.0%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 29.1%).
Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 1.22 million Number | 2024 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 2 | France | 925,008 Number | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 3 | Germany | 644,918 Number | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 4 | Italy | 548,633 Number | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 5 | Spain | 521,785 Number | 2024 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 337,243 Number | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 6 | Poland | 337,243 Number | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 8 | Netherlands | 220,495 Number | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 8 | Netherlands | 220,495 Number | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 10 | Romania | 176,073 Number | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 11 | Belgium | 122,743 Number | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 12 | Portugal | 111,637 Number | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 13 | Switzerland | 109,275 Number | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 14 | Greece | 107,881 Number | 2024 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 100,023 Number | 2024 | up 87.0% | rising |
| 16 | Sweden | 99,046 Number | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 17 | Czechia | 96,382 Number | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 18 | Finland | 94,494 Number | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 19 | Austria | 85,533 Number | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 20 | Hungary | 83,750 Number | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 21 | Ireland | 80,473 Number | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 22 | Norway | 76,733 Number | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 23 | Denmark | 75,283 Number | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 24 | Serbia | 59,393 Number | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 25 | Slovakia | 43,731 Number | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 25 | Slovakia | 43,731 Number | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 27 | Croatia | 38,247 Number | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 27 | Croatia | 38,247 Number | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 29 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 27,278 Number | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 30 | Lithuania | 24,556 Number | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 30 | Lithuania | 24,556 Number | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 32 | Slovenia | 20,115 Number | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 32 | Slovenia | 20,115 Number | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 34 | North Macedonia | 18,250 Number | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 35 | Latvia | 15,498 Number | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 35 | Latvia | 15,498 Number | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 37 | Estonia | 11,153 Number | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 37 | Estonia | 11,153 Number | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 39 | Cyprus | 9,087 Number | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 40 | Malta | 8,655 Number | 2024 | up 14.0% | flat |
| 41 | Iceland | 6,320 Number | 2024 | up 13.5% | flat |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 6,127 Number | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 43 | Liechtenstein | 591 Number | 2022 | up 6.3% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 4.61 million Number