Persons participating in tourism for personal purposes by educational attainment level by country
Countries reporting
40
Highest
26.09 million
France
Lowest
6,033
Luxembourg
Median
1.16 million
Years covered
14
2012–2025
Data points
526
What the numbers show
Persons participating in tourism for personal purposes by educational attainment level is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 26.09 million in France; the lowest is 6,033 in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.16 million, and the mean is 4.10 million.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4,325.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 246.1%), and the largest decrease in Estonia (down 65.8%).
Persons participating in tourism for personal purposes … educational: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 26.09 million | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 2 | Spain | 17.92 million | 2025 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 3 | Italy | 14.02 million | 2025 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 4 | Germany | 13.92 million | 2025 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 5 | Poland | 13.49 million | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 13.45 million | 2017 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 13.45 million | 2017 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 8 | Poland | 13.28 million | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 9 | Romania | 4.72 million | 2025 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 10 | Greece | 3.60 million | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 11 | Portugal | 2.79 million | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 12 | Czechia | 2.61 million | 2025 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 13 | Netherlands | 2.44 million | 2024 | down 26.3% | flat |
| 14 | Hungary | 2.35 million | 2025 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 15 | Sweden | 2.31 million | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 16 | Netherlands | 2.23 million | 2025 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 17 | Finland | 1.37 million | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 18 | Slovakia | 1.31 million | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 1.26 million | 2025 | down 17.7% | flat |
| 20 | Slovakia | 1.22 million | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 21 | Austria | 1.10 million | 2025 | down 18.0% | flat |
| 22 | Croatia | 987,302 | 2025 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 23 | Croatia | 980,688 | 2024 | down 10.2% | flat |
| 24 | Norway | 949,520 | 2023 | up 71.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Albania | 919,086 | 2022 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 26 | Lithuania | 876,565 | 2025 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 27 | Lithuania | 836,961 | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 28 | Belgium | 590,160 | 2025 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 29 | Switzerland | 542,538 | 2024 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 30 | Ireland | 538,027 | 2025 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 31 | Denmark | 532,186 | 2025 | down 48.8% | rising |
| 32 | Latvia | 343,003 | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 33 | Latvia | 285,585 | 2025 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 34 | Slovenia | 199,669 | 2025 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 35 | Slovenia | 199,577 | 2024 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 36 | Cyprus | 157,764 | 2025 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 37 | Estonia | 128,789 | 2024 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 38 | Estonia | 89,082 | 2025 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 39 | Malta | 49,098 | 2025 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 40 | Luxembourg | 6,033 | 2025 | up 246.1% | volatile |
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) 115.41 million