Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students in European Union (25 countries)
European Union (25 countries): Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students was 13.79 Years in 2023. ▬ Flat
Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students in European Union (25 countries), 2015–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
In 2023, mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in European Union (25 countries) stood at 13.79 Years.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in European Union (25 countries) peaked at 14.09 Years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.72 Years, in 2021.
Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students in European Union (25 countries), year by year
| Year | Years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13.93 Years | — |
| 2016 | 13.82 Years | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 13.86 Years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 14.09 Years | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 13.92 Years | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 13.79 Years | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 13.72 Years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 13.76 Years | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 13.79 Years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.92 Years | 13.82 Years | 14.09 Years | 5 |
| 2020s | 13.77 Years | 13.72 Years | 13.79 Years | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (25 countries)
- 1 Estonia 14.84 Years compare
- 1 Mexico 17.95 Years compare
- 2 Latvia 14.28 Years compare
- 2 Sweden 15.96 Years compare
- 3 Australia 15.76 Years compare
- 3 Netherlands 13.94 Years compare
- 3 Croatia 12.23 Years compare
- 4 Costa Rica 15.71 Years compare
- 5 Ireland 15.63 Years compare
- 5 Lithuania 13.66 Years compare
- 6 Belgium 14.81 Years compare
- 6 Slovenia 13.27 Years compare
- 7 Poland 12.37 Years compare
- 7 Portugal 14.61 Years compare
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- Adults' gender distribution, by educational attainment level and age 100 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2024)
- Distribution of young adults' education and work status, for a given 11.89 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2024)
- Share of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates by gender 48.72 Percentage of students (2023)
- Share of mobile students enrolled at tertiary level by country of 2.09 Percentage of students (2023)
- Distribution of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates by 100 Percentage of students (2023)
- Distribution of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates by 100 Percentage of students (2023)
- Share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates 3.45 Percentage of students (2023)
- Repetition rate by level of education — Repeaters 1.15 Percentage of students (2023)
- Share of mobile students enrolled at tertiary level by country of 23.27 Percentage of students (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in European Union (25 countries)?
- Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in European Union (25 countries) was 13.79 Years in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students recorded in European Union (25 countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.09 Years in 2018.
- What is the lowest mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students recorded in European Union (25 countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.72 Years in 2021.
- How does European Union (25 countries) rank for mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students?
- European Union (25 countries) ranks 4th out of 8 regions with data for 2023.
- Is mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students rising or falling in European Union (25 countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this European Union (25 countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students enrolled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset contains data on mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates. The default table displays graduates and new entrants data for the latest available year and for diferent tertiary levels of education. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, other levels of education, sex, mobility status and measure (enrolments). Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.