Number of students and repeaters by grade and level of education — Students enrolled by country
This dataset contains data on the number of students (initial education only) and repeaters by grade and level of education. The default table displays data for the latest available year and for all ages. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, by age (only for the number of students by grade) and...
What the numbers show
Number of students and repeaters by grade and level of education — Students enrolled is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 23.74 million Persons in United States of America; the lowest is 32,130 Persons in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 574,220 Persons, and the mean is 2.49 million Persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 739.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 19.8%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 30.6%).
Number of students and repeaters by grade and level of education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 23.74 million Persons | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 1 | Türkiye | 5.64 million Persons | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 2 | Brazil | 14.50 million Persons | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 2 | Poland | 1.60 million Persons | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 3 | Mexico | 13.15 million Persons | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 3 | Croatia | 144,312 Persons | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 3 | Slovenia | 129,525 Persons | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4.82 million Persons | 2024 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 4 | Latvia | 122,974 Persons | 2024 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 5 | Colombia | 3.98 million Persons | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 5 | Lithuania | 120,853 Persons | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 3.31 million Persons | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 6 | Estonia | 89,246 Persons | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 7 | Spain | 2.78 million Persons | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 8 | Italy | 2.43 million Persons | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 9 | Australia | 2.27 million Persons | 2024 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 10 | Chile | 1.49 million Persons | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 11 | Israel | 1.05 million Persons | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 12 | Romania | 868,689 Persons | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 13 | Belgium | 793,162 Persons | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 14 | Sweden | 745,876 Persons | 2024 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 15 | Portugal | 599,065 Persons | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 16 | Czechia | 581,782 Persons | 2024 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 17 | Greece | 566,659 Persons | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 18 | Switzerland | 556,945 Persons | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 19 | Ireland | 539,438 Persons | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 20 | Costa Rica | 444,515 Persons | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 21 | Norway | 434,422 Persons | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 22 | Denmark | 432,238 Persons | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 23 | Hungary | 384,448 Persons | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 24 | New Zealand | 383,018 Persons | 2024 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 25 | Austria | 368,502 Persons | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 26 | Finland | 360,117 Persons | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 234,521 Persons | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 43,020 Persons | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 29 | Iceland | 32,130 Persons | 2024 | up 5.6% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Korea 2.51 million Persons
- Slovak Republic 244,806 Persons
About this data
This dataset contains data on the number of students (initial education only) and repeaters by grade and level of education. The default table displays data for the latest available year and for all ages. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, by age (only for the number of students by grade) and sex. 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.