Pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and NUTS 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen
Nordrhein-Westfalen: Pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and NUTS 2 region was 185,027 Number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and NUTS 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2024, pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and nuts 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen stood at 185,027 Number. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and nuts 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen peaked at 185,027 Number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 102,618 Number, in 2013.
Nordrhein-Westfalen ranks 3rd of 287 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and NUTS 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 102,618 Number | — |
| 2014 | 121,614 Number | +18.5% |
| 2015 | 129,515 Number | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 144,625 Number | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 151,428 Number | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 159,464 Number | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 167,574 Number | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 172,594 Number | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 174,076 Number | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 178,411 Number | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 182,369 Number | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 185,027 Number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 139,548 Number | 102,618 Number | 167,574 Number | 7 |
| 2020s | 178,495 Number | 172,594 Number | 185,027 Number | 5 |
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More education data for Nordrhein-Westfalen
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 15.9% (2025)
- Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region 14.5% (2025)
- Pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and NUTS 2 region 738,774 Number (2024)
- Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme 495,149 Number (2024)
- Participation rates of selected age groups in education at regional 95.4 Rate (2024)
- Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme 1.07 million Number (2024)
- Distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and 96.7% (2024)
- Pupils enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education by programme 188,158 Number (2024)
- Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme 805,313 Number (2023)
- Pupils enrolled in early childhood education by sex and NUTS 2 region 724,311 Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and nuts 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- Pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and nuts 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen was 185,027 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and nuts 2 region recorded in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- The highest recorded value was 185,027 Number in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and nuts 2 region recorded in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- The lowest recorded value was 102,618 Number in 2013.
- How does Nordrhein-Westfalen rank for pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and nuts 2 region?
- Nordrhein-Westfalen ranks 3rd out of 287 regions with data for 2024.
- Is pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nordrhein-Westfalen 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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