Pupils enrolled in vocational upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education by education level, sex and field of education by country
Countries reporting
34
Highest
2.27 million Number
Türkiye
Lowest
1,084 Number
Liechtenstein
Median
161,702 Number
Years covered
10
2015–2024
Data points
347
What the numbers show
Pupils enrolled in vocational upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education by education level, sex and field of education is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 2.27 million Number in Türkiye; the lowest is 1,084 Number in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 161,702 Number, and the mean is 389,821 Number.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,093.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Hungary (up 72.6%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 36.3%).
Pupils enrolled in vocational upper secondary and post-secondary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 2.27 million Number | 2024 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 2 | Germany | 1.76 million Number | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 3 | Italy | 1.48 million Number | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 4 | Poland | 1.24 million Number | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 5 | France | 1.17 million Number | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 6 | Spain | 803,809 Number | 2024 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 582,720 Number | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 8 | Romania | 475,447 Number | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 9 | Belgium | 466,067 Number | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 10 | Czechia | 341,050 Number | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 11 | Hungary | 306,211 Number | 2024 | up 72.6% | rising |
| 12 | Finland | 260,614 Number | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 13 | Austria | 254,508 Number | 2024 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 14 | Switzerland | 228,218 Number | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 15 | Sweden | 227,295 Number | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 16 | Greece | 207,650 Number | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 171,314 Number | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 18 | Norway | 152,089 Number | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 19 | Portugal | 150,607 Number | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 20 | Slovakia | 139,595 Number | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 21 | Denmark | 108,996 Number | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 22 | Croatia | 107,108 Number | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 23 | Ireland | 105,767 Number | 2024 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 24 | Slovenia | 68,285 Number | 2024 | up 14.2% | flat |
| 25 | North Macedonia | 44,669 Number | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 26 | Latvia | 27,516 Number | 2024 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 27 | Lithuania | 26,423 Number | 2024 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 28 | Estonia | 24,145 Number | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 29 | Montenegro | 18,041 Number | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 30 | Luxembourg | 16,842 Number | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 31 | Iceland | 9,031 Number | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 32 | Malta | 5,774 Number | 2024 | up 13.8% | flat |
| 33 | Cyprus | 5,538 Number | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 34 | Liechtenstein | 1,084 Number | 2022 | down 8.4% | 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) 11.33 million Number
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 10.53 million Number