Pupils enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education by programme orientation, sex and age by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
677,783
Germany
Lowest
188
North Macedonia
Median
10,503
Years covered
14
2012–2025
Data points
428
What the numbers show
Pupils enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education by programme orientation, sex and age is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 677,783 in Germany; the lowest is 188 in North Macedonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 10,503, and the mean is 49,723.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,605.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 474.5%), and the largest decrease in Czechia (down 64.3%).
Pupils enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education … age: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 677,783 | 2025 | down 11.3% | flat |
| 2 | Poland | 245,738 | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 3 | Poland | 243,008 | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 4 | Greece | 91,065 | 2024 | up 474.5% | rising |
| 5 | Romania | 81,503 | 2025 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 6 | Hungary | 64,824 | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 7 | Belgium | 47,947 | 2024 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 8 | Ireland | 44,752 | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 9 | Spain | 32,900 | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 10 | Finland | 28,702 | 2025 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 11 | Sweden | 28,492 | 2025 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 12 | Czechia | 21,878 | 2024 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Switzerland | 16,750 | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 14 | France | 16,367 | 2024 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 15 | Norway | 15,727 | 2024 | up 150.3% | rising |
| 16 | Slovakia | 11,817 | 2024 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 16 | Slovakia | 11,817 | 2024 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 18 | Austria | 10,503 | 2025 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 19 | Lithuania | 8,944 | 2024 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 19 | Lithuania | 8,944 | 2024 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 21 | Portugal | 6,610 | 2024 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 22 | Italy | 5,201 | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Estonia | 4,272 | 2024 | down 61.4% | falling |
| 24 | Estonia | 4,217 | 2025 | down 58.9% | falling |
| 25 | Latvia | 2,370 | 2024 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 25 | Latvia | 2,370 | 2024 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 27 | Iceland | 1,541 | 2024 | up 77.5% | rising |
| 28 | Serbia | 956 | 2024 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 28 | Serbia | 956 | 2024 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 787 | 2025 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 544 | 2025 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 32 | Malta | 366 | 2024 | up 289.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Cyprus | 261 | 2017 | — | rising |
| 34 | North Macedonia | 188 | 2024 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 34 | North Macedonia | 188 | 2024 | down 38.0% | falling |
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) 1.45 million