Tertiary students (ISCED 5-6) by country of citizenship (1998-2012) by country

Countries reporting
40
Highest
568,816 Number
United Kingdom
Lowest
848 Number
Liechtenstein
Median
19,820 Number
Years covered
15
1998–2012
Data points
219

What the numbers show

Tertiary students (ISCED 5-6) by country of citizenship (1998-2012) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 568,816 Number in United Kingdom; the lowest is 848 Number in Liechtenstein.

The median across all reporting countries is 19,820 Number, and the mean is 70,518 Number.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 671.

Tertiary students (ISCED 5-6) by country of citizenship: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United Kingdom 568,816 Number 2012 rising
1 United Kingdom 568,816 Number 2012 rising
3 Germany 296,989 Number 2012 rising
4 France 271,399 Number 2012 rising
5 Netherlands 168,520 Number 2012 volatile
5 Netherlands 168,520 Number 2012 volatile
7 Spain 97,825 Number 2012 rising
8 Italy 77,732 Number 2012 rising
9 Austria 76,680 Number 2012 rising
10 Switzerland 64,172 Number 2012 rising
11 Belgium 55,954 Number 2012 rising
12 Sweden 42,296 Number 2012 rising
13 Czechia 39,455 Number 2012 rising
14 Türkiye 38,590 Number 2012 rising
15 Denmark 32,291 Number 2012 rising
16 Portugal 28,656 Number 2012 rising
17 Ireland 27,792 Number 2012 rising
18 Poland 25,929 Number 2012 rising
18 Poland 25,929 Number 2012 rising
20 Hungary 20,176 Number 2012 rising
21 Romania 19,463 Number 2012 rising
22 Norway 18,454 Number 2012 rising
23 Finland 17,636 Number 2012 rising
24 Bulgaria 11,280 Number 2012 rising
25 Slovakia 9,489 Number 2012 rising
25 Slovakia 9,489 Number 2012 rising
27 Cyprus 8,540 Number 2012 up 179.3% rising
28 Lithuania 3,379 Number 2012 rising
28 Lithuania 3,379 Number 2012 rising
30 Slovenia 3,301 Number 2012 rising
30 Slovenia 3,301 Number 2012 rising
32 Estonia 2,819 Number 2012 rising
32 Estonia 2,819 Number 2012 rising
34 Latvia 2,716 Number 2012 rising
34 Latvia 2,716 Number 2012 rising
36 North Macedonia 1,299 Number 2012 up 862.2% volatile
37 Iceland 1,186 Number 2012 rising
38 Croatia 1,035 Number 2012 rising
38 Croatia 1,035 Number 2012 rising
40 Liechtenstein 848 Number 2012 rising

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Indicator
Tertiary students (ISCED 5-6) by country of citizenship (1998-2012)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
40 places, 219 data points, 1998–2012
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