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

Countries reporting
44
Highest
21.26 million Number
Türkiye
Lowest
7,175 Number
Liechtenstein
Median
1.34 million Number
Years covered
15
1998–2012
Data points
653

What the numbers show

Students by ISCED level, study intensity and sex (1998-2012) is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 21.26 million Number in Türkiye; the lowest is 7,175 Number in Liechtenstein.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.34 million Number, and the mean is 3.75 million Number.

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

Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 35.6%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 23.8%).

Students by ISCED level, study intensity and sex: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Türkiye 21.26 million Number 2012 up 35.6% rising
2 Germany 16.27 million Number 2012 down 3.5% flat
3 France 14.98 million Number 2012 up 5.2% flat
4 United Kingdom 14.38 million Number 2012 down 18.3% falling
4 United Kingdom 14.38 million Number 2012 down 18.3% falling
6 Italy 11.10 million Number 2012 up 2.8% rising
7 Spain 10.09 million Number 2012 up 16.3% rising
8 Poland 8.57 million Number 2012 down 14.3% falling
8 Poland 8.57 million Number 2012 down 14.3% falling
10 Netherlands 4.22 million Number 2012 up 18.6% rising
10 Netherlands 4.22 million Number 2012 up 18.6% rising
12 Romania 3.99 million Number 2012 down 12.4% falling
13 Belgium 2.94 million Number 2012 up 7.4% rising
14 Sweden 2.48 million Number 2012 up 2.0% flat
15 Portugal 2.24 million Number 2012 up 14.2% rising
16 Greece 2.18 million Number 2012 up 2.9% rising
17 Czechia 2.14 million Number 2012 down 3.6% flat
18 Hungary 2.10 million Number 2012 down 8.1% falling
19 Austria 1.73 million Number 2012 up 5.2% flat
20 Switzerland 1.54 million Number 2012 up 6.2% rising
21 Denmark 1.50 million Number 2012 up 15.6% rising
22 Finland 1.39 million Number 2012 up 5.8% rising
23 Bulgaria 1.29 million Number 2012 down 12.2% falling
24 Norway 1.29 million Number 2012 up 11.8% rising
25 Ireland 1.19 million Number 2012 up 19.6% rising
26 Slovakia 1.10 million Number 2012 down 12.5% falling
26 Slovakia 1.10 million Number 2012 down 12.5% falling
28 Croatia 804,880 Number 2012 down 1.0% flat
28 Croatia 804,880 Number 2012 down 1.0% flat
30 Albania 782,530 Number 2007 up 2.0% flat
31 Lithuania 703,669 Number 2012 down 20.5% falling
31 Lithuania 703,669 Number 2012 down 20.5% falling
33 Latvia 428,321 Number 2012 down 23.8% falling
33 Latvia 428,321 Number 2012 down 23.8% falling
35 Slovenia 418,707 Number 2012 down 9.0% falling
35 Slovenia 418,707 Number 2012 down 9.0% falling
37 North Macedonia 377,265 Number 2012 down 9.8% falling
38 Estonia 289,934 Number 2012 down 18.3% falling
38 Estonia 289,934 Number 2012 down 18.3% falling
40 Cyprus 170,906 Number 2012 up 7.8% rising
41 Luxembourg 104,057 Number 2012 up 20.3% rising
42 Iceland 101,858 Number 2012 up 10.1% rising
43 Malta 79,095 Number 2012 down 8.8% falling
44 Liechtenstein 7,175 Number 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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Students by ISCED level, study intensity and sex (1998-2012)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
46 places, 653 data points, 1998–2012
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