Pupils enrolled in vocational upper-secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education by education level, sex and field of education by country
Countries reporting
36
Highest
2.27 million
Türkiye
Lowest
1,084
Liechtenstein
Median
164,910
Years covered
13
2013–2025
Data points
442
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 36 countries. The highest value is 2.27 million in Türkiye; the lowest is 1,084 in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 164,910, and the mean is 408,583.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,093.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 84.7%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 35.1%).
Pupils enrolled in vocational … secondary, post-secondary, tertiary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 2.27 million | 2024 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 2 | Germany | 1.77 million | 2025 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 3 | Italy | 1.48 million | 2024 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 1.44 million | 2019 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 5 | Poland | 1.17 million | 2025 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 6 | France | 1.17 million | 2024 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 7 | Spain | 805,626 | 2025 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 8 | Netherlands | 582,720 | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 9 | Romania | 478,197 | 2025 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 10 | Belgium | 466,067 | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 11 | Czechia | 341,050 | 2024 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 12 | Hungary | 306,211 | 2024 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 13 | Finland | 265,422 | 2025 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 14 | Austria | 256,063 | 2025 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 15 | Sweden | 230,316 | 2025 | up 8.4% | flat |
| 16 | Switzerland | 228,218 | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 17 | Greece | 207,650 | 2024 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 177,732 | 2025 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 19 | Norway | 152,089 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 20 | Portugal | 150,607 | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 21 | Slovakia | 139,595 | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 22 | Denmark | 108,342 | 2025 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 23 | Croatia | 107,108 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 24 | Ireland | 105,767 | 2024 | up 84.7% | rising |
| 25 | Slovenia | 71,677 | 2025 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 26 | North Macedonia | 44,669 | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 26 | North Macedonia | 44,669 | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 28 | Latvia | 27,516 | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 29 | Lithuania | 26,423 | 2024 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 30 | Estonia | 25,008 | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 31 | Montenegro | 18,041 | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 17,210 | 2025 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 33 | Iceland | 9,031 | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 34 | Malta | 5,774 | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 35 | Cyprus | 5,538 | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 36 | Liechtenstein | 1,084 | 2022 | down 8.9% | 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
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 10.53 million