Pupils enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education by programme orientation, sex, type of institution and intensity of participation by country
Countries reporting
37
Highest
677,783
Germany
Lowest
188
North Macedonia
Median
8,944
Years covered
21
2005–2025
Data points
477
What the numbers show
Pupils enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education by programme orientation, sex, type of institution and intensity of participation is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 677,783 in Germany; the lowest is 188 in North Macedonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 8,944, and the mean is 47,173.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,605.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Netherlands (up 349.6%), and the largest decrease in Czechia (down 64.3%).
Pupils enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education … type: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 677,783 | 2025 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 2 | Poland | 245,738 | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 3 | Poland | 243,008 | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 4 | Greece | 91,065 | 2024 | up 62.8% | 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% | flat |
| 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% | rising |
| 16 | Slovakia | 11,817 | 2024 | down 29.3% | rising |
| 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 | Netherlands | 2,549 | 2024 | up 349.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Netherlands | 2,549 | 2024 | up 349.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Latvia | 2,370 | 2024 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 27 | Latvia | 2,370 | 2024 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 29 | Iceland | 1,541 | 2024 | up 77.5% | rising |
| 30 | Serbia | 956 | 2024 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 30 | Serbia | 956 | 2024 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 787 | 2025 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Luxembourg | 544 | 2025 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 34 | Malta | 366 | 2024 | up 289.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Cyprus | 261 | 2017 | — | rising |
| 36 | North Macedonia | 188 | 2024 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 36 | 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