Pupils and students enrolled by education level, programme orientation, completion and sex by country
Countries reporting
36
Highest
3.47 million
United Kingdom
Lowest
1,586
Liechtenstein
Median
288,066
Years covered
13
2012β2024
Data points
443
What the numbers show
Pupils and students enrolled by education level, programme orientation, completion and sex is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 3.47 million in United Kingdom; the lowest is 1,586 in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 288,066, and the mean is 640,801.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,189.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 57.4%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 27.8%).
Pupils and students enrolled by education level, programme: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 3.47 million | 2019 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 2 | Italy | 2.88 million | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 3 | France | 2.81 million | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 4 | Germany | 2.23 million | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 5 | Spain | 1.97 million | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 1.90 million | 2024 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 833,695 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 8 | Belgium | 757,624 | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 9 | Romania | 694,072 | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 10 | Sweden | 568,509 | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 11 | Czechia | 455,048 | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 12 | Hungary | 455,008 | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 13 | Portugal | 389,537 | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 14 | Switzerland | 353,683 | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 15 | Greece | 353,429 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 16 | Austria | 351,915 | 2024 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 17 | Finland | 345,331 | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 299,071 | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 19 | Denmark | 277,062 | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 20 | Norway | 259,493 | 2024 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 21 | Ireland | 252,329 | 2024 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 22 | Serbia | 226,979 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 23 | Slovak Republic | 187,569 | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 24 | Croatia | 150,506 | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 25 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 107,740 | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 26 | Slovenia | 97,531 | 2024 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 27 | North Macedonia | 67,660 | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 28 | Lithuania | 62,428 | 2024 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 29 | Latvia | 61,683 | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 30 | Estonia | 52,623 | 2024 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 31 | Cyprus | 30,399 | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 28,505 | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 33 | Montenegro | 25,864 | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 34 | Iceland | 23,825 | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 35 | Malta | 18,982 | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 36 | Liechtenstein | 1,586 | 2022 | down 10.6% | falling |