Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme orientation, sex, type of institution and intensity of participation by country
Countries reporting
36
Highest
4.74 million
Germany
Lowest
1,583
Liechtenstein
Median
248,960
Years covered
13
2012–2024
Data points
447
What the numbers show
Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme orientation, sex, type of institution and intensity of participation is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 4.74 million in Germany; the lowest is 1,583 in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 248,960, and the mean is 629,564.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,991.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Estonia (up 37.7%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 19.8%).
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 4.3% | falling |
| 8 | Romania | 715,802 | 2024 | down 11.2% | 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 10.2% | 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% | rising |
| 18 | Serbia | 251,752 | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 19 | Ireland | 246,169 | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 20 | Denmark | 245,081 | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 21 | Norway | 210,015 | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 22 | Finland | 198,019 | 2024 | up 10.4% | 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 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 117,395 | 2024 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 27 | North Macedonia | 80,111 | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 28 | Slovenia | 67,949 | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 29 | Latvia | 62,311 | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 30 | Estonia | 50,622 | 2024 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 31 | Montenegro | 31,455 | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 32 | Cyprus | 30,831 | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 33 | Luxembourg | 25,167 | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 34 | Iceland | 15,377 | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 35 | Malta | 14,159 | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 36 | 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