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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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.

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Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex, type of institution and intensity of participation
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 430 data points, 2013–2024
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