Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme orientation, sex and NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
48
Highest
5.80 million Number
Türkiye
Lowest
1,586 Number
Liechtenstein
Median
254,760 Number
Years covered
12
2013–2024
Data points
4,568
What the numbers show
Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme orientation, sex and NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 5.80 million Number in Türkiye; the lowest is 1,586 Number in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 254,760 Number, and the mean is 742,350 Number.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,655.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Mayotte (up 65.1%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 27.8%).
Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme … NUTS: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 5.80 million Number | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 3.47 million Number | 2019 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 3.47 million Number | 2019 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 4 | Italy | 2.88 million Number | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 5 | France | 2.81 million Number | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 2.23 million Number | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 7 | Spain | 1.97 million Number | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 1.90 million Number | 2024 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 1.90 million Number | 2024 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 10 | Netherlands | 833,695 Number | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 10 | Netherlands | 833,695 Number | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 12 | Belgium | 757,624 Number | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 13 | Romania | 694,072 Number | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 14 | Sweden | 568,509 Number | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 15 | Czechia | 455,048 Number | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 16 | Hungary | 455,008 Number | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 17 | Portugal | 389,537 Number | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 18 | Switzerland | 353,683 Number | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 19 | Greece | 353,429 Number | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 20 | Austria | 351,915 Number | 2024 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 21 | Finland | 345,331 Number | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 299,071 Number | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 23 | Denmark | 277,062 Number | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 24 | Norway | 259,493 Number | 2024 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 25 | Ireland | 250,026 Number | 2024 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 26 | Serbia | 226,979 Number | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 27 | Slovakia | 187,569 Number | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 27 | Slovakia | 187,569 Number | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 29 | Croatia | 150,506 Number | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 29 | Croatia | 150,506 Number | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 31 | Slovenia | 97,531 Number | 2024 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 31 | Slovenia | 97,531 Number | 2024 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 33 | North Macedonia | 67,660 Number | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 34 | Lithuania | 62,428 Number | 2024 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 34 | Lithuania | 62,428 Number | 2024 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 36 | Latvia | 61,683 Number | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 36 | Latvia | 61,683 Number | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 38 | Estonia | 52,623 Number | 2024 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 38 | Estonia | 52,623 Number | 2024 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 40 | Cyprus | 30,399 Number | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 41 | Luxembourg | 28,505 Number | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 42 | Montenegro | 25,864 Number | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 43 | Iceland | 22,255 Number | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 44 | Mayotte | 20,598 Number | 2024 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 45 | Guadeloupe | 20,260 Number | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 46 | Malta | 18,982 Number | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 47 | Martinique | 14,983 Number | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 48 | Liechtenstein | 1,586 Number | 2022 | down 10.6% | falling |
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) 21.04 million Number
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 18.53 million Number
- İstanbul 1.09 million Number
- Güneydoğu Anadolu 852,249 Number
- Akdeniz 771,059 Number
- Nord-Ovest 736,496 Number
- Sud 710,038 Number
- Ege 633,595 Number
- Este 585,568 Number
- Centro (IT) 558,096 Number
- Batı Anadolu 545,919 Number
- Doğu Marmara 539,355 Number
- Ile de France 519,782 Number
- Nordrhein-Westfalen 495,149 Number
- South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) 483,634 Number
- Lombardia 469,778 Number
- Česko 455,048 Number
- London (NUTS 2021) 446,384 Number
- Sur 440,441 Number
- Vlaams Gewest 423,603 Number
- North West (UK) (NUTS 2021) 414,699 Number
- West-Nederland 391,869 Number
- Makroregion południowy 384,416 Number
- Continente 371,399 Number
- Ankara 370,004 Number
- Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır 359,983 Number
- Andalucía 359,962 Number
- Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera 353,683 Number
- Manner-Suomi 344,018 Number
- West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) 338,889 Number
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 337,681 Number
- Baden-Württemberg 333,238 Number
- Campania 326,655 Number
- East of England (NUTS 2021) 324,938 Number
- Makroregion północno-zachodni 323,655 Number
- Bayern 323,185 Number
- Cataluña 322,692 Number
- Isole 321,103 Number
- Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021) 310,722 Number
- Ortadoğu Anadolu 307,712 Number