Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex, type of institution and intensity of participation by country
Countries reporting
41
Highest
25.79 million Number
Türkiye
Lowest
6,900 Number
Liechtenstein
Median
1.22 million Number
Years covered
12
2013–2024
Data points
430
What the numbers show
Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex, type of institution and intensity of participation is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 25.79 million Number in Türkiye; the lowest is 6,900 Number in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.22 million Number, and the mean is 3.39 million Number.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,738.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 33.2%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 13.1%).
Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex, type of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 25.79 million Number | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 2 | Germany | 17.81 million Number | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 3 | France | 15.63 million Number | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 4 | Italy | 10.74 million Number | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 5 | Spain | 10.61 million Number | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 8.08 million Number | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 6 | Poland | 8.08 million Number | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 8 | Netherlands | 4.21 million Number | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 8 | Netherlands | 4.21 million Number | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 10 | Romania | 3.47 million Number | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 11 | Sweden | 2.99 million Number | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 12 | Belgium | 2.98 million Number | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 13 | Czechia | 2.25 million Number | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 14 | Hungary | 1.96 million Number | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 15 | Austria | 1.87 million Number | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 16 | Switzerland | 1.73 million Number | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 17 | Denmark | 1.53 million Number | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 18 | Ireland | 1.52 million Number | 2024 | up 11.8% | flat |
| 19 | Finland | 1.51 million Number | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 20 | Norway | 1.50 million Number | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 21 | Serbia | 1.22 million Number | 2024 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 1.13 million Number | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 23 | Slovakia | 1.05 million Number | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 23 | Slovakia | 1.05 million Number | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 25 | Croatia | 778,330 Number | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 25 | Croatia | 778,330 Number | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 27 | Lithuania | 607,312 Number | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 27 | Lithuania | 607,312 Number | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 29 | Slovenia | 462,564 Number | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 29 | Slovenia | 462,564 Number | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 31 | Latvia | 419,051 Number | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 31 | Latvia | 419,051 Number | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 33 | North Macedonia | 345,506 Number | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 34 | Estonia | 308,776 Number | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 34 | Estonia | 308,776 Number | 2024 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 36 | Cyprus | 218,704 Number | 2024 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 37 | Montenegro | 141,839 Number | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 141,815 Number | 2024 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 39 | Iceland | 113,528 Number | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 40 | Malta | 92,872 Number | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 41 | Liechtenstein | 6,900 Number | 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) 94.43 million Number