Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme orientation, sex and NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
38
Highest
3.47 million
United Kingdom
Lowest
1,586
Liechtenstein
Median
268,278
Years covered
12
2013–2024
Data points
4,418
What the numbers show
Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme orientation, sex and NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 3.47 million in United Kingdom; the lowest is 1,586 in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 268,278, and the mean is 605,607.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,189.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 21 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: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 3.47 million | 2019 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 2 | Italy | 2.88 million | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 3 | France | 2.81 million | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 4 | Germany | 2.23 million | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 5 | Spain | 1.97 million | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 1.90 million | 2024 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 833,695 | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 8 | Belgium | 757,624 | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 9 | Romania | 694,072 | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 10 | Sweden | 568,509 | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 11 | Czechia | 455,048 | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 12 | Hungary | 455,008 | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 13 | Portugal | 389,537 | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 14 | Switzerland | 353,683 | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 15 | Greece | 353,429 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 16 | Austria | 351,915 | 2024 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 17 | Finland | 345,331 | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 299,071 | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 19 | Denmark | 277,062 | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 20 | Norway | 259,493 | 2024 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 21 | Ireland | 250,026 | 2024 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 22 | Serbia | 226,979 | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 23 | Slovak Republic | 187,569 | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 24 | Croatia | 150,506 | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 25 | Slovenia | 97,531 | 2024 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 26 | North Macedonia | 67,660 | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 27 | Lithuania | 62,428 | 2024 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 28 | Latvia | 61,683 | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 29 | Estonia | 52,623 | 2024 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 30 | Cyprus | 30,399 | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 28,505 | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 32 | Montenegro | 25,864 | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 33 | Iceland | 22,255 | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 34 | Mayotte | 20,598 | 2024 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 35 | Guadeloupe | 20,260 | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 36 | Malta | 18,982 | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 37 | Martinique | 14,983 | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 38 | Liechtenstein | 1,586 | 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.
- Türkiye 5.80 million