Pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and age by country
Countries reporting
37
Highest
4.92 million
United Kingdom
Lowest
1,982
Liechtenstein
Median
384,692
Years covered
13
2012–2024
Data points
449
What the numbers show
Pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and age is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 4.92 million in United Kingdom; the lowest is 1,982 in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 384,692, and the mean is 954,919.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,482.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 21.4%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 25.7%).
Pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and age: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 4.92 million | 2019 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 2 | France | 4.13 million | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 3 | Türkiye | 5.64 million | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 3 | Germany | 3.31 million | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 4 | Spain | 2.83 million | 2024 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 5 | Italy | 2.60 million | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 6 | Poland | 1.60 million | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 7 | Netherlands | 1.13 million | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 8 | Romania | 881,697 | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 9 | Sweden | 859,847 | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 10 | Belgium | 807,284 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 11 | Portugal | 606,399 | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 12 | Czechia | 581,782 | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 13 | Greece | 566,659 | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 14 | Switzerland | 556,945 | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 15 | Ireland | 546,948 | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 16 | Norway | 434,422 | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 17 | Denmark | 432,238 | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 18 | Hungary | 384,692 | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 19 | Austria | 368,502 | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 20 | Finland | 360,117 | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 21 | Serbia | 251,941 | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 22 | Slovakia | 244,806 | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 234,521 | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 24 | Croatia | 144,312 | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 25 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 138,948 | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 26 | Slovenia | 131,914 | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 27 | Latvia | 123,956 | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 28 | Lithuania | 120,897 | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 29 | North Macedonia | 102,915 | 2024 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 30 | Estonia | 89,246 | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 31 | Cyprus | 60,596 | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 43,020 | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 33 | Montenegro | 39,214 | 2024 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 34 | Iceland | 32,130 | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 35 | Malta | 27,537 | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 36 | Liechtenstein | 1,982 | 2022 | up 0.7% | 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) 29.39 million
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 23.21 million