Pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and NUTS 2 region in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and NUTS 2 region was 2.36 million Number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and NUTS 2 region in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and nuts 2 region in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) is 2.36 million Number, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and nuts 2 region in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 2.42 million Number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.91 million Number, in 2013.
That places European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 2nd out of 287 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and NUTS 2 region in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.91 million Number | — |
| 2014 | 1.95 million Number | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 2.04 million Number | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 2.07 million Number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 2.36 million Number | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 2.42 million Number | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 2.21 million Number | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 2.07 million Number | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 2.19 million Number | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 2.33 million Number | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 2.36 million Number | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.13 million Number | 1.91 million Number | 2.42 million Number | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.23 million Number | 2.07 million Number | 2.36 million Number | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- 1 Germany 956,716 Number compare
- 2 Spain 484,691 Number compare
- 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 420,726 Number compare
- 3 United Kingdom 420,726 Number compare
- 5 Sweden 161,899 Number compare
More education data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 19.8% (2025)
- Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region 9.1% (2025)
- Pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and NUTS 2 region 23.21 million Number (2024)
- Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme 18.53 million Number (2024)
- Participation rates of selected age groups in education at regional 95.6 Rate (2024)
- Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme 19.01 million Number (2024)
- Distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and 97.8% (2024)
- Pupils enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education by programme 1.45 million Number (2024)
- Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme 19.03 million Number (2024)
- Pupils enrolled in early childhood education by sex and NUTS 2 region 14.82 million Number (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and nuts 2 region in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and nuts 2 region in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 2.36 million Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and nuts 2 region recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.42 million Number in 2019.
- What is the lowest pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and nuts 2 region recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.91 million Number in 2013.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and nuts 2 region?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 2nd out of 287 regions with data for 2024.
- Is pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and nuts 2 region rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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