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Students by ISCED level, age and sex (1998-2012) by country

Countries reporting
45
Highest
21.26 million
Türkiye
Lowest
7,175
Liechtenstein
Median
1.29 million
Years covered
15
1998–2012
Data points
663

What the numbers show

Students by ISCED level, age and sex (1998-2012) is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 21.26 million in Türkiye; the lowest is 7,175 in Liechtenstein.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.29 million, and the mean is 3.68 million.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,963.

Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 35.6%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 23.8%).

Students by ISCED level, age and sex (1998-2012): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Türkiye 21.26 million 2012 up 35.6% rising
2 Germany 16.27 million 2012 down 3.5% flat
3 France 14.98 million 2012 up 5.2% flat
4 United Kingdom 14.38 million 2012 down 18.3% falling
4 United Kingdom 14.38 million 2012 down 18.3% falling
6 Italy 11.10 million 2012 up 2.8% rising
7 Spain 10.09 million 2012 up 16.3% rising
8 Poland 8.57 million 2012 down 14.3% falling
8 Poland 8.57 million 2012 down 14.3% falling
10 Netherlands 4.22 million 2012 up 17.4% rising
10 Netherlands 4.22 million 2012 up 17.4% rising
12 Romania 3.99 million 2012 down 12.4% falling
13 Belgium 2.94 million 2012 up 7.4% rising
14 Sweden 2.48 million 2012 up 2.0% flat
15 Portugal 2.24 million 2012 up 1.7% flat
16 Greece 2.18 million 2012 up 2.9% rising
17 Czechia 2.14 million 2012 down 3.6% flat
18 Hungary 2.10 million 2012 down 8.1% falling
19 Austria 1.73 million 2012 up 5.2% flat
20 Switzerland 1.54 million 2012 up 6.2% rising
21 Denmark 1.50 million 2012 up 15.7% rising
22 Finland 1.39 million 2012 up 5.8% rising
23 Bulgaria 1.29 million 2012 down 12.2% falling
24 Norway 1.29 million 2012 up 11.8% rising
25 Ireland 1.19 million 2012 up 20.2% rising
26 Slovakia 1.10 million 2012 down 12.5% falling
26 Slovakia 1.10 million 2012 down 12.5% falling
28 Croatia 804,880 2012 down 1.0% flat
28 Croatia 804,880 2012 down 1.0% flat
30 Albania 782,530 2007 up 2.0% flat
31 Lithuania 703,669 2012 down 20.5% falling
31 Lithuania 703,669 2012 down 20.5% falling
33 Latvia 428,321 2012 down 23.8% falling
33 Latvia 428,321 2012 down 23.8% falling
35 Slovenia 418,707 2012 down 9.0% falling
35 Slovenia 418,707 2012 down 9.0% falling
37 North Macedonia 377,265 2012 down 9.8% falling
37 North Macedonia 377,265 2012 down 9.8% falling
39 Estonia 289,934 2012 down 18.3% falling
39 Estonia 289,934 2012 down 18.3% falling
41 Cyprus 170,906 2012 up 7.8% rising
42 Luxembourg 104,057 2012 up 20.3% rising
43 Iceland 101,858 2012 up 10.1% rising
44 Malta 79,095 2012 down 8.8% falling
45 Liechtenstein 7,175 2012 up 7.1% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Students by ISCED level, age and sex (1998-2012)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 663 data points, 1998–2012
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