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

Countries reporting

Highest

21.26 million Number

Türkiye

Lowest

7,175 Number

Liechtenstein

Median

1.50 million Number

Years covered

1998–2012

Data points

523

What the numbers show

Students by ISCED level, study intensity and sex (1998-2012) is currently reported for 35 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 1.50 million Number, and the mean is 3.84 million Number.

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

Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 15 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	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
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
5	Italy	11.10 million Number	2012	up 2.8%	rising
6	Spain	10.09 million Number	2012	up 16.3%	rising
7	Poland	8.57 million Number	2012	down 14.3%	falling
8	Netherlands	4.22 million Number	2012	up 18.6%	rising
9	Romania	3.99 million Number	2012	down 12.4%	falling
10	Belgium	2.94 million Number	2012	up 7.4%	rising
11	Sweden	2.48 million Number	2012	up 2.0%	flat
12	Portugal	2.24 million Number	2012	up 14.2%	rising
13	Greece	2.18 million Number	2012	up 2.9%	rising
14	Czechia	2.14 million Number	2012	down 3.6%	flat
15	Hungary	2.10 million Number	2012	down 8.1%	falling
16	Austria	1.73 million Number	2012	up 5.2%	flat
17	Switzerland	1.54 million Number	2012	up 6.2%	rising
18	Denmark	1.50 million Number	2012	up 15.6%	rising
19	Finland	1.39 million Number	2012	up 5.8%	rising
20	Bulgaria	1.29 million Number	2012	down 12.2%	falling
21	Norway	1.29 million Number	2012	up 11.8%	rising
22	Ireland	1.19 million Number	2012	up 19.6%	rising
23	Slovakia	1.10 million Number	2012	down 12.5%	falling
24	Croatia	804,880 Number	2012	down 1.0%	flat
25	Albania	782,530 Number	2007	up 2.0%	flat
26	Lithuania	703,669 Number	2012	down 20.5%	falling
27	Latvia	428,321 Number	2012	down 23.8%	falling
28	Slovenia	418,707 Number	2012	down 9.0%	falling
29	North Macedonia	377,265 Number	2012	down 9.8%	falling
30	Estonia	289,934 Number	2012	down 18.3%	falling
31	Cyprus	170,906 Number	2012	up 7.8%	rising
32	Luxembourg	104,057 Number	2012	up 20.3%	rising
33	Iceland	101,858 Number	2012	up 10.1%	rising
34	Malta	79,095 Number	2012	down 8.8%	falling
35	Liechtenstein	7,175 Number	2012	up 7.1%	rising

About this data

Indicator: Students by ISCED level, study intensity and sex (1998-2012)
Unit: Number
Source: Eurostat
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage: 37 places, 523 data points, 1998–2012
Last refreshed: 09 August 2026