Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied - absolute numbers and % of pupils by language studied by country
Countries reporting
31
Highest
4.07 million
France
Lowest
1,929
Liechtenstein
Median
253,649
Years covered
13
2012–2024
Data points
407
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 31 countries. The highest value is 4.07 million in France; the lowest is 1,929 in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 253,649, and the mean is 666,752.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,109.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 11 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 | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 2 | Spain | 3.13 million | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 3 | Italy | 2.50 million | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 4 | Germany | 1.73 million | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 5 | Poland | 1.67 million | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 6 | Romania | 889,784 | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 7 | Sweden | 807,014 | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 8 | Greece | 730,553 | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 9 | Denmark | 494,058 | 2024 | up 85.3% | rising |
| 10 | Netherlands | 490,146 | 2024 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 11 | Czechia | 475,735 | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 12 | Finland | 465,264 | 2024 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 13 | Norway | 429,723 | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 14 | Portugal | 409,860 | 2024 | up 77.9% | rising |
| 15 | Austria | 346,770 | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 16 | Serbia | 253,649 | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 17 | Hungary | 241,870 | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 18 | Belgium | 215,486 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 19 | Slovakia | 207,972 | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 198,846 | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 21 | Latvia | 172,817 | 2024 | up 69.3% | rising |
| 22 | Croatia | 170,655 | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 23 | Slovenia | 107,540 | 2024 | up 99.1% | rising |
| 24 | North Macedonia | 102,568 | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 25 | Lithuania | 88,764 | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 26 | Estonia | 75,859 | 2024 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 27 | Luxembourg | 68,756 | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 28 | Cyprus | 62,995 | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 29 | Iceland | 32,185 | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 30 | Malta | 30,331 | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 31 | Liechtenstein | 1,929 | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |