Students by age, sex and NUTS 2 region (1998-2012) by country
Countries reporting
32
Highest
16.06 million
Germany
Lowest
79,095
Malta
Median
1.52 million
Years covered
15
1998β2012
Data points
3,632
What the numbers show
Students by age, sex and NUTS 2 region (1998-2012) is currently reported for 32 countries. The highest value is 16.06 million in Germany; the lowest is 79,095 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.52 million, and the mean is 3.50 million.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 203.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 20.3%), and the largest decrease in Latvia, Republic of (down 23.8%).
Students by age, sex and NUTS 2 region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 16.06 million | 2012 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 2 | France | 14.98 million | 2012 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 14.38 million | 2012 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 4 | Italy | 11.10 million | 2012 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 5 | Spain | 10.09 million | 2012 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 6 | Poland, Republic of | 8.57 million | 2012 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 7 | Netherlands, The | 4.22 million | 2012 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 8 | Romania | 3.99 million | 2012 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 9 | Belgium | 2.94 million | 2012 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 10 | Sweden | 2.48 million | 2012 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 11 | Portugal | 2.24 million | 2012 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 12 | Greece | 2.18 million | 2012 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 13 | Czech Republic | 2.14 million | 2012 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 14 | Hungary | 2.10 million | 2012 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 15 | Austria | 1.73 million | 2012 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 16 | Switzerland | 1.54 million | 2012 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 17 | Denmark | 1.50 million | 2012 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 18 | Finland | 1.39 million | 2012 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 1.29 million | 2012 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 20 | Norway | 1.29 million | 2012 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 21 | Ireland | 1.19 million | 2012 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 22 | Slovak Republic | 1.10 million | 2012 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 23 | Croatia, Republic of | 804,880 | 2012 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 24 | Lithuania, Republic of | 703,669 | 2012 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 25 | Latvia, Republic of | 428,321 | 2012 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 26 | Slovenia, Republic of | 418,707 | 2012 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 27 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 377,265 | 2012 | β | falling |
| 28 | Estonia, Republic of | 289,934 | 2012 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 29 | Cyprus | 170,906 | 2012 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 30 | Luxembourg | 104,057 | 2012 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 31 | Iceland | 101,858 | 2012 | β | flat |
| 32 | Malta | 79,095 | 2012 | down 8.8% | falling |