Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex and age by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
1.22 million
Türkiye
Lowest
591
Liechtenstein
Median
75,283
Years covered
13
2012–2024
Data points
539
What the numbers show
Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex and age is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 1.22 million in Türkiye; the lowest is 591 in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 75,283, and the mean is 153,753.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,071.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 29 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: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 1.22 million | 2024 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 2 | France | 925,008 | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 3 | Germany | 644,918 | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 4 | Italy | 548,633 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 5 | Spain | 521,785 | 2024 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 337,243 | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 6 | Poland | 337,243 | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 8 | Netherlands | 220,495 | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 8 | Netherlands | 220,495 | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 10 | Romania | 176,073 | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 11 | Belgium | 122,743 | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 12 | Portugal | 111,637 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 13 | Switzerland | 109,275 | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 14 | Greece | 107,881 | 2024 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 100,023 | 2024 | up 87.0% | rising |
| 16 | Sweden | 99,046 | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 17 | Czechia | 96,382 | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 18 | Finland | 94,494 | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 19 | Austria | 85,533 | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 20 | Hungary | 83,750 | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 21 | Ireland | 80,473 | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 22 | Norway | 76,733 | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 23 | Denmark | 75,283 | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 24 | Serbia | 59,393 | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 24 | Serbia | 59,393 | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 26 | Slovakia | 43,731 | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 26 | Slovakia | 43,731 | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 38,247 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 38,247 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 27,278 | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 24,556 | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 24,556 | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 33 | Slovenia | 20,115 | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 33 | Slovenia | 20,115 | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 18,250 | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 18,250 | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 37 | Latvia | 15,498 | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 37 | Latvia | 15,498 | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 39 | Estonia | 11,153 | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 39 | Estonia | 11,153 | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 41 | Cyprus | 9,087 | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 42 | Malta | 8,655 | 2024 | up 14.0% | flat |
| 43 | Iceland | 6,320 | 2024 | up 13.5% | flat |
| 44 | Luxembourg | 6,127 | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 45 | Liechtenstein | 591 | 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