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Students by level of education, orientation, sex and NUTS 2 region (1998-2012) by country

Countries reporting
43
Highest
21.26 million
Türkiye
Lowest
79,095
Malta
Median
1.39 million
Years covered
15
1998–2012
Data points
4,308

What the numbers show

Students by level of education, orientation, sex and NUTS 2 region (1998-2012) is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 21.26 million in Türkiye; the lowest is 79,095 in Malta.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.39 million, and the mean is 3.83 million.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 269.

Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 22.7%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 23.8%).

Students by level of education, orientation, sex and NUTS … 1998-2012: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Türkiye 21.26 million 2012 up 22.7% rising
2 Germany 16.06 million 2012 down 4.7% falling
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 0.0% 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 2.5% flat
21 Denmark 1.50 million 2012 up 15.7% rising
22 Finland 1.39 million 2012 up 4.8% flat
23 Bulgaria 1.29 million 2012 down 12.2% falling
24 Norway 1.29 million 2012 up 21.1% rising
25 Ireland 1.19 million 2012 up 19.2% 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 1.7% flat
28 Croatia 804,880 2012 down 1.7% flat
30 Lithuania 703,669 2012 down 20.5% falling
30 Lithuania 703,669 2012 down 20.5% falling
32 Latvia 428,321 2012 down 23.8% falling
32 Latvia 428,321 2012 down 23.8% falling
34 Slovenia 418,707 2012 down 9.0% falling
34 Slovenia 418,707 2012 down 9.0% falling
36 North Macedonia 377,265 2012 — falling
36 North Macedonia 377,265 2012 — falling
38 Estonia 289,934 2012 down 18.3% falling
38 Estonia 289,934 2012 down 18.3% falling
40 Cyprus 170,906 2012 up 7.8% rising
41 Luxembourg 104,057 2012 up 20.3% rising
42 Iceland 101,858 2012 — flat
43 Malta 79,095 2012 down 8.8% falling

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 level of education, orientation, sex and NUTS 2 region (1998-2012)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
366 places, 4,308 data points, 1998–2012
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