Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and age by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
25.79 million
Türkiye
Lowest
6,900
Liechtenstein
Median
1.22 million
Years covered
13
2013–2025
Data points
489
What the numbers show
Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and age is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 25.79 million in Türkiye; the lowest is 6,900 in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.22 million, and the mean is 3.28 million.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,738.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 34.7%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 10.5%).
Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and age (age): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 25.79 million | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 2 | Germany | 17.88 million | 2025 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 3 | France | 15.63 million | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 4 | Italy | 10.74 million | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 5 | Spain | 10.66 million | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 8.16 million | 2025 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 7 | Poland | 8.08 million | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 8 | Netherlands | 4.21 million | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 8 | Netherlands | 4.21 million | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 10 | Romania | 3.49 million | 2025 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 11 | Sweden | 2.99 million | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 12 | Belgium | 2.98 million | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 13 | Czechia | 2.25 million | 2024 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 14 | Hungary | 1.96 million | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 15 | Austria | 1.89 million | 2025 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 16 | Switzerland | 1.73 million | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 17 | Denmark | 1.52 million | 2025 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 18 | Finland | 1.52 million | 2025 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 19 | Ireland | 1.52 million | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 20 | Norway | 1.50 million | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 21 | Serbia | 1.22 million | 2024 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 21 | Serbia | 1.22 million | 2024 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 1.15 million | 2025 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 24 | Slovakia | 1.05 million | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 24 | Slovakia | 1.05 million | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 26 | Croatia | 778,330 | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 26 | Croatia | 778,330 | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 28 | Lithuania | 607,313 | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 28 | Lithuania | 607,313 | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 30 | Slovenia | 465,968 | 2025 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 31 | Slovenia | 462,564 | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 32 | Latvia | 419,051 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 32 | Latvia | 419,051 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 34 | North Macedonia | 345,506 | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 34 | North Macedonia | 345,506 | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 36 | Estonia | 308,927 | 2025 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 37 | Estonia | 308,776 | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 38 | Cyprus | 218,704 | 2024 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 144,623 | 2025 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 40 | Montenegro | 141,839 | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 41 | Iceland | 113,528 | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 42 | Malta | 92,872 | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 43 | Liechtenstein | 6,900 | 2022 | up 1.2% | flat |
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) 92.39 million