New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age by country
Countries reporting
36
Highest
1.07 million
United Kingdom
Lowest
142
Liechtenstein
Median
70,167
Years covered
13
2012β2024
Data points
438
What the numbers show
New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 1.07 million in United Kingdom; the lowest is 142 in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 70,167, and the mean is 179,544.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7,550.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Poland (up 39.2%), and the largest decrease in Liechtenstein (down 79.0%).
New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 1.07 million | 2019 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 2 | France | 859,609 | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 3 | Germany | 840,185 | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 4 | Italy | 594,129 | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 5 | Poland | 518,456 | 2024 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 6 | Spain | 513,153 | 2024 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 7 | Serbia | 226,979 | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 8 | Netherlands | 180,734 | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 9 | Romania | 178,464 | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 10 | Sweden | 128,792 | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 11 | Hungary | 120,064 | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 12 | Belgium | 115,432 | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 13 | Greece | 115,431 | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 14 | Czechia | 115,198 | 2024 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 15 | Switzerland | 101,287 | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 16 | Portugal | 101,142 | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 17 | Austria | 91,152 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 18 | Finland | 70,607 | 2024 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 19 | Denmark | 69,727 | 2024 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 20 | Norway | 66,754 | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 64,185 | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 22 | Ireland | 57,476 | 2024 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 23 | Slovak Republic | 51,155 | 2024 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 24 | Croatia | 41,644 | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 25 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 29,895 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 26 | Lithuania | 29,320 | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 27 | Latvia | 22,081 | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 28 | Slovenia | 21,487 | 2024 | up 9.0% | flat |
| 29 | North Macedonia | 17,725 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 30 | Estonia | 14,150 | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 31 | Cyprus | 10,303 | 2024 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 32 | Montenegro | 7,422 | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 33 | Luxembourg | 7,082 | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 34 | Iceland | 5,574 | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 35 | Malta | 4,559 | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 36 | Liechtenstein | 142 | 2022 | down 79.0% | volatile |