Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme orientation, sex and NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
38
Highest
4.74 million
Germany
Lowest
1,583
Liechtenstein
Median
245,346
Years covered
12
2013–2024
Data points
4,394
What the numbers show
Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme orientation, sex and NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 4.74 million in Germany; the lowest is 1,583 in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 245,346, and the mean is 595,204.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,991.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Estonia (up 37.7%), and the largest decrease in Martinique (down 24.9%).
Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 4.74 million | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 2 | France | 3.46 million | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.67 million | 2019 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 4 | Spain | 1.74 million | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 5 | Italy | 1.70 million | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 6 | Poland | 1.42 million | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 781,143 | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 8 | Romania | 715,802 | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 9 | Czechia | 479,559 | 2024 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 10 | Sweden | 419,386 | 2024 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 11 | Belgium | 389,567 | 2024 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 12 | Hungary | 360,259 | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 13 | Austria | 354,887 | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 14 | Portugal | 348,393 | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 15 | Greece | 336,912 | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 16 | Slovakia | 285,747 | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 17 | Switzerland | 282,698 | 2024 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 18 | Serbia | 251,752 | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 19 | Ireland | 245,610 | 2024 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 20 | Denmark | 245,081 | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 21 | Norway | 210,015 | 2024 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 22 | Finland | 198,480 | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 186,155 | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 24 | Lithuania | 182,228 | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 25 | Croatia | 174,913 | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 26 | North Macedonia | 80,111 | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 27 | Slovenia | 67,949 | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 28 | Latvia | 62,311 | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 29 | Estonia | 50,622 | 2024 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 30 | Montenegro | 31,455 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 31 | Cyprus | 30,831 | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 32 | Mayotte | 30,762 | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 33 | Luxembourg | 25,167 | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 34 | Guadeloupe | 23,371 | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 35 | Martinique | 17,394 | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 36 | Iceland | 14,801 | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 37 | Malta | 14,159 | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 38 | Liechtenstein | 1,583 | 2022 | down 3.5% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 20.95 million
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 19.01 million
- Türkiye 5.31 million
- Nordrhein-Westfalen 1.07 million
- İstanbul 940,270
- Güneydoğu Anadolu 863,281
- Akdeniz 742,783
- Bayern 738,974
- Ile de France 647,527
- Baden-Württemberg 638,221
- Ege 571,838
- Este 520,302
- Batı Anadolu 491,453
- Doğu Marmara 490,634
- Niedersachsen 482,900
- Česko 479,559
- Nord-Ovest 456,623
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 419,641
- Sur 414,024
- Sud 393,014
- Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır 378,151
- West-Nederland 371,077
- London (NUTS 2021) 370,893
- South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) 359,869
- Hessen 358,935
- Rhône-Alpes 357,517
- Andalucía 339,982
- Continente 331,690
- Centro (IT) 329,928
- Ankara 326,482
- Hauts-de-France 317,284
- North West (UK) (NUTS 2021) 313,515
- Adana, Mersin 298,617
- Lombardia 292,993
- Makroregion południowy 291,619
- Occitanie 290,791
- Slovensko 285,747
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine 283,708
- Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera 282,698
- Cataluña 282,094