Number of enrolled students and graduates by type of institution — Students enrolled by country
This dataset contains data on the number of enrolled students and graduates by type of institution. The default table displays data on enrolled students for the latest available year and for a subset of education levels. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, by intensity, by sex and measure...
What the numbers show
Number of enrolled students and graduates by type of institution — Students enrolled is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 2.93 million Persons in Japan; the lowest is 3,391 Persons in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 118,309 Persons, and the mean is 420,376 Persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 863.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 1,011.8%), and the largest decrease in Denmark (down 38.4%).
Number of enrolled students and graduates by type of institution: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 2.93 million Persons | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 1 | Poland | 426,963 Persons | 2024 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 2 | Brazil | 2.56 million Persons | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 2 | Netherlands | 403,057 Persons | 2024 | up 170.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Croatia | 29,000 Persons | 2024 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 3 | Germany | 2.38 million Persons | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 3 | Türkiye | 375,535 Persons | 2023 | up 167.1% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.29 million Persons | 2024 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 4 | Lithuania | 11,891 Persons | 2024 | up 242.8% | rising |
| 5 | Mexico | 718,352 Persons | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 5 | Latvia | 10,722 Persons | 2024 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 6 | Spain | 584,899 Persons | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 6 | Slovenia | 4,852 Persons | 2024 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 7 | Israel | 530,625 Persons | 2024 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 7 | Estonia | 3,025 Persons | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 8 | Chile | 361,662 Persons | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 9 | Italy | 349,977 Persons | 2023 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 10 | France | 328,736 Persons | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 11 | New Zealand | 185,757 Persons | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 12 | Ireland | 140,418 Persons | 2024 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 13 | Norway | 129,849 Persons | 2024 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 14 | Sweden | 122,432 Persons | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 15 | Austria | 114,186 Persons | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 16 | Hungary | 60,877 Persons | 2024 | up 91.8% | rising |
| 17 | Denmark | 56,017 Persons | 2024 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 18 | Romania | 40,794 Persons | 2024 | up 101.0% | rising |
| 19 | Greece | 40,478 Persons | 2017 | — | falling |
| 20 | Finland | 38,380 Persons | 2024 | up 68.5% | rising |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 21,539 Persons | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 22 | Luxembourg | 18,389 Persons | 2024 | up 1,011.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Czechia | 17,496 Persons | 2024 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 24 | Switzerland | 9,300 Persons | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 6,129 Persons | 2024 | up 125.5% | rising |
| 26 | Iceland | 3,391 Persons | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Korea 941,235 Persons
- Slovak Republic 17,748 Persons
About this data
This dataset contains data on the number of enrolled students and graduates by type of institution. The default table displays data on enrolled students for the latest available year and for a subset of education levels. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, by intensity, by sex and measure (graduates). 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.