Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied - absolute numbers and % of pupils by language studied by country
Countries reporting
39
Highest
4.07 million Number
France
Lowest
1,929 Number
Liechtenstein
Median
215,486 Number
Years covered
13
2012–2024
Data points
505
What the numbers show
Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied - absolute numbers and % of pupils by language studied is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 4.07 million Number in France; the lowest is 1,929 Number in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 215,486 Number, and the mean is 606,492 Number.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,109.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Slovenia (up 99.1%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (down 33.9%).
Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 4.07 million Number | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 2 | Spain | 3.13 million Number | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 3 | Italy | 2.50 million Number | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 4 | Germany | 1.73 million Number | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 5 | Poland | 1.67 million Number | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 5 | Poland | 1.67 million Number | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 7 | Romania | 889,784 Number | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 8 | Sweden | 807,014 Number | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 9 | Greece | 730,553 Number | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 10 | Denmark | 494,058 Number | 2024 | up 85.3% | rising |
| 11 | Netherlands | 490,146 Number | 2024 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 11 | Netherlands | 490,146 Number | 2024 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 13 | Czechia | 475,735 Number | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 14 | Finland | 465,264 Number | 2024 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 15 | Norway | 429,723 Number | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 16 | Portugal | 409,860 Number | 2024 | up 77.9% | rising |
| 17 | Austria | 346,770 Number | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 18 | Serbia | 253,649 Number | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 19 | Hungary | 241,870 Number | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 20 | Belgium | 215,486 Number | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 21 | Slovakia | 207,972 Number | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 21 | Slovakia | 207,972 Number | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 198,846 Number | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 24 | Latvia | 172,817 Number | 2024 | up 69.3% | rising |
| 24 | Latvia | 172,817 Number | 2024 | up 69.3% | rising |
| 26 | Croatia | 170,655 Number | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 26 | Croatia | 170,655 Number | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 28 | Slovenia | 107,540 Number | 2024 | up 99.1% | rising |
| 28 | Slovenia | 107,540 Number | 2024 | up 99.1% | rising |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 102,568 Number | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 88,764 Number | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 31 | Lithuania | 88,764 Number | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 33 | Estonia | 75,859 Number | 2024 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 33 | Estonia | 75,859 Number | 2024 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 68,756 Number | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 36 | Cyprus | 62,995 Number | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 37 | Iceland | 32,185 Number | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 38 | Malta | 30,331 Number | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 39 | Liechtenstein | 1,929 Number | 2022 | up 0.1% | 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) 19.85 million Number
- French Community in Belgium including small German-speaking Community 215,486 Number
- Flemish Community in Belgium 121,896 Number