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

Countries reporting
42
Highest
21.26 million Number
Türkiye
Lowest
79,095 Number
Malta
Median
1.45 million Number
Years covered
15
1998–2012
Data points
4,283

What the numbers show

Students by level of education, orientation, sex and NUTS 2 region (1998-2012) is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 21.26 million Number in Türkiye; the lowest is 79,095 Number in Malta.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.45 million Number, and the mean is 3.91 million Number.

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 2 region: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Türkiye 21.26 million Number 2012 up 22.7% rising
2 Germany 16.06 million Number 2012 down 4.7% falling
3 France 14.98 million Number 2012 up 5.2% flat
4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 17.4% rising
10 Netherlands 4.22 million Number 2012 up 17.4% 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 0.0% flat
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 2.5% flat
21 Denmark 1.50 million Number 2012 up 15.7% rising
22 Finland 1.39 million Number 2012 up 4.8% flat
23 Bulgaria 1.29 million Number 2012 down 12.2% falling
24 Norway 1.29 million Number 2012 up 21.1% rising
25 Ireland 1.19 million Number 2012 up 19.2% 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 1.7% flat
28 Croatia 804,880 Number 2012 down 1.7% flat
30 Lithuania 703,669 Number 2012 down 20.5% falling
30 Lithuania 703,669 Number 2012 down 20.5% falling
32 Latvia 428,321 Number 2012 down 23.8% falling
32 Latvia 428,321 Number 2012 down 23.8% falling
34 Slovenia 418,707 Number 2012 down 9.0% falling
34 Slovenia 418,707 Number 2012 down 9.0% falling
36 North Macedonia 377,265 Number 2012 falling
37 Estonia 289,934 Number 2012 down 18.3% falling
37 Estonia 289,934 Number 2012 down 18.3% falling
39 Cyprus 170,906 Number 2012 up 7.8% rising
40 Luxembourg 104,057 Number 2012 up 20.3% rising
41 Iceland 101,858 Number 2012 flat
42 Malta 79,095 Number 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)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
363 places, 4,283 data points, 1998–2012
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