Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages studied by country
Countries reporting
38
Highest
10.27 million
Germany
Lowest
3,992
Liechtenstein
Median
775,014
Years covered
12
2013–2024
Data points
477
What the numbers show
Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages studied is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 10.27 million in Germany; the lowest is 3,992 in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 775,014, and the mean is 1.77 million.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,574.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Estonia (up 24.3%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 23.8%).
Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 10.27 million | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 2 | France | 9.85 million | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 3 | Italy | 7.02 million | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 4 | Spain | 5.99 million | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 5 | Poland | 4.84 million | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 5 | Poland | 4.84 million | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 7 | Netherlands | 2.49 million | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 7 | Netherlands | 2.49 million | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 9 | Romania | 2.27 million | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 10 | Czechia | 1.50 million | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 11 | Portugal | 1.28 million | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 12 | Greece | 1.24 million | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 13 | Sweden | 1.21 million | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 14 | Hungary | 1.20 million | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 15 | Belgium | 1.12 million | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 16 | Austria | 1.01 million | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 17 | Denmark | 954,381 | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 18 | Norway | 896,544 | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 19 | Finland | 839,036 | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 710,991 | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 21 | Slovakia | 683,499 | 2024 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 21 | Slovakia | 683,499 | 2024 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 23 | Croatia | 445,927 | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 23 | Croatia | 445,927 | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 25 | Lithuania | 363,130 | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 25 | Lithuania | 363,130 | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 27 | Slovenia | 294,004 | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 27 | Slovenia | 294,004 | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 29 | North Macedonia | 254,326 | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 29 | North Macedonia | 254,326 | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 31 | Latvia | 247,950 | 2024 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 31 | Latvia | 247,950 | 2024 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 33 | Estonia | 188,588 | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 33 | Estonia | 188,588 | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 35 | Cyprus | 121,826 | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 84,902 | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 37 | Malta | 60,678 | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 38 | Liechtenstein | 3,992 | 2022 | up 2.4% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.