Pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme orientation with coverage adjusted to statistics on educational finance and aligned to financial year by country
Countries reporting
41
Highest
3.57 million
Germany
Lowest
9,421
Malta
Median
216,575
Years covered
12
2012–2023
Data points
426
What the numbers show
Pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme orientation with coverage adjusted to statistics on educational finance and aligned to financial year is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 3.57 million in Germany; the lowest is 9,421 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 216,575, and the mean is 603,749.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 379.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Bosnia and Herzegovina (up 96.7%), and the largest decrease in Italy (down 24.0%).
Pupils and students enrolled by education level … coverage: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 3.57 million | 2023 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 2 | France | 2.33 million | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 2.22 million | 2017 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 2.22 million | 2017 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 5 | Türkiye | 1.99 million | 2023 | up 87.0% | rising |
| 6 | Spain | 1.61 million | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 7 | Poland | 1.53 million | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 1.53 million | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 9 | Italy | 1.28 million | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 10 | Sweden | 626,687 | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 11 | Romania | 548,467 | 2023 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 12 | Netherlands | 493,085 | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 12 | Netherlands | 493,085 | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 14 | Czechia | 372,121 | 2023 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 15 | Austria | 332,183 | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 16 | Hungary | 329,107 | 2023 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 17 | Denmark | 285,499 | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 18 | Norway | 267,974 | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 19 | Serbia | 221,229 | 2022 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 19 | Serbia | 221,229 | 2022 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 216,575 | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 22 | Finland | 207,242 | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 23 | Switzerland | 184,466 | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 24 | Slovakia | 181,814 | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 24 | Slovakia | 181,814 | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 26 | Croatia | 144,237 | 2022 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 26 | Croatia | 144,237 | 2022 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 28 | Lithuania | 134,463 | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 28 | Lithuania | 134,463 | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 30 | Ireland | 127,907 | 2022 | up 79.1% | rising |
| 31 | Latvia | 96,925 | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 31 | Latvia | 96,925 | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 33 | Slovenia | 85,625 | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 33 | Slovenia | 85,625 | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 35 | Estonia | 68,161 | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 35 | Estonia | 68,161 | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 37 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 46,365 | 2023 | up 96.7% | rising |
| 38 | Cyprus | 37,923 | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 39 | Iceland | 19,853 | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 40 | Luxembourg | 19,108 | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 41 | Malta | 9,421 | 2022 | up 6.5% | rising |