Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme orientation, sex and NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
48
Highest
8.30 million Number
Türkiye
Lowest
968 Number
Liechtenstein
Median
246,980 Number
Years covered
12
2013–2024
Data points
4,317
What the numbers show
Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme orientation, sex and NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 8.30 million Number in Türkiye; the lowest is 968 Number in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 246,980 Number, and the mean is 761,497 Number.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8,571.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Mayotte (up 177.5%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 32.1%).
Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level … NUTS: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 8.30 million Number | 2022 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 2 | Germany | 3.27 million Number | 2024 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 3 | France | 2.88 million Number | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 2.62 million Number | 2019 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 2.62 million Number | 2019 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 6 | Spain | 2.44 million Number | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 7 | Italy | 2.31 million Number | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 1.40 million Number | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 8 | Poland | 1.40 million Number | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 10 | Netherlands | 969,491 Number | 2024 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 10 | Netherlands | 969,491 Number | 2024 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 12 | Greece | 885,486 Number | 2024 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 13 | Belgium | 551,103 Number | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 14 | Romania | 544,623 Number | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 15 | Sweden | 494,296 Number | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 16 | Austria | 442,235 Number | 2024 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 17 | Portugal | 430,226 Number | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 18 | Czechia | 343,827 Number | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 19 | Finland | 338,808 Number | 2024 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 20 | Switzerland | 337,303 Number | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 21 | Norway | 315,674 Number | 2024 | up 19.5% | falling |
| 22 | Hungary | 310,414 Number | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 23 | Denmark | 290,902 Number | 2024 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 24 | Serbia | 249,768 Number | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 25 | Ireland | 244,191 Number | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 195,697 Number | 2024 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 27 | Croatia | 155,387 Number | 2024 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 27 | Croatia | 155,387 Number | 2024 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 29 | Slovakia | 141,119 Number | 2024 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 29 | Slovakia | 141,119 Number | 2024 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 100,744 Number | 2024 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 100,744 Number | 2024 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 33 | Slovenia | 80,648 Number | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 33 | Slovenia | 80,648 Number | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 35 | Latvia | 74,017 Number | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 35 | Latvia | 74,017 Number | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 37 | Cyprus | 57,889 Number | 2024 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 38 | North Macedonia | 56,761 Number | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 39 | Estonia | 44,377 Number | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 39 | Estonia | 44,377 Number | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 41 | Malta | 22,276 Number | 2024 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 42 | Iceland | 20,287 Number | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 43 | Montenegro | 20,229 Number | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 44 | Guadeloupe | 10,881 Number | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 45 | Martinique | 8,873 Number | 2024 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 46 | Luxembourg | 8,364 Number | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 47 | Mayotte | 3,214 Number | 2024 | up 177.5% | rising |
| 48 | Liechtenstein | 968 Number | 2022 | up 14.6% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 19.03 million Number
- Doğu Marmara 3.90 million Number
- Bursa, Eskişehir, Bilecik 3.67 million Number
- İstanbul 1.30 million Number
- Nordrhein-Westfalen 805,313 Number
- Ile de France 791,402 Number
- Este 756,579 Number
- Kuzeydoğu Anadolu 638,858 Number
- Centro (IT) 632,634 Number
- Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt 590,532 Number
- Nord-Ovest 590,281 Number
- Sud 522,684 Number
- West-Nederland 483,150 Number
- Comunidad de Madrid 478,983 Number
- Sur 468,490 Number
- Batı Anadolu 465,252 Number
- Ege 465,079 Number
- Cataluña 455,837 Number
- Bayern 448,267 Number
- London (NUTS 2021) 431,319 Number
- Continente 423,512 Number
- South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) 414,463 Number
- Lazio 408,918 Number
- Lombardia 396,325 Number
- Baden-Württemberg 393,077 Number
- Andalucía 385,521 Number
- Makroregion województwo mazowieckie 368,390 Number
- Akdeniz 364,916 Number
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 362,827 Number
- Warszawski stołeczny 344,324 Number
- Česko 343,337 Number
- Manner-Suomi 338,293 Number
- Ankara 326,122 Number
- Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera 317,874 Number
- Norge 313,688 Number
- Rhône-Alpes 313,098 Number
- Attiki 310,854 Number
- Campania 307,466 Number
- Danmark 290,902 Number
- Voreia Elláda 288,129 Number