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Tertiary students (ISCED 5-6) by field of education and sex (1998-2012) by country

Countries reporting
43
Highest
4.35 million Number
Türkiye
Lowest
960 Number
Liechtenstein
Median
275,009 Number
Years covered
15
1998–2012
Data points
618

What the numbers show

Tertiary students (ISCED 5-6) by field of education and sex (1998-2012) is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 4.35 million Number in Türkiye; the lowest is 960 Number in Liechtenstein.

The median across all reporting countries is 275,009 Number, and the mean is 728,128 Number.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4,535.

Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 276.7%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 12.2%).

Tertiary students (ISCED 5-6) by field of education and sex: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Türkiye 4.35 million Number 2012 up 276.7% rising
2 Germany 2.94 million Number 2012 up 36.1% rising
3 United Kingdom 2.50 million Number 2012 up 11.4% rising
3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.50 million Number 2012 up 11.4% rising
5 France 2.30 million Number 2012 up 4.3% rising
6 Poland 2.01 million Number 2012 up 5.3% rising
6 Poland 2.01 million Number 2012 up 5.3% rising
8 Spain 1.97 million Number 2012 up 7.3% rising
9 Italy 1.93 million Number 2012 up 3.9% rising
10 Netherlands 793,678 Number 2012 up 55.4% rising
10 Netherlands 793,678 Number 2012 up 55.4% rising
12 Romania 705,333 Number 2012 up 21.1% rising
13 Greece 663,698 Number 2012 up 25.4% rising
14 Belgium 477,712 Number 2012 up 30.2% rising
15 Sweden 453,328 Number 2012 up 18.4% rising
16 Czechia 440,230 Number 2012 up 54.7% rising
17 Portugal 390,273 Number 2012 down 0.9% flat
18 Hungary 380,757 Number 2012 up 7.4% rising
19 Austria 376,498 Number 2012 up 32.8% rising
20 Finland 308,924 Number 2012 up 8.9% rising
21 Bulgaria 284,995 Number 2012 up 24.8% rising
22 Denmark 275,009 Number 2012 up 40.9% rising
23 Switzerland 269,573 Number 2012 up 58.5% rising
24 Norway 238,224 Number 2012 up 20.9% rising
25 Slovakia 221,227 Number 2012 up 45.4% rising
25 Slovakia 221,227 Number 2012 up 45.4% rising
27 Ireland 192,647 Number 2012 up 9.3% rising
28 Lithuania 175,066 Number 2012 up 17.7% rising
28 Lithuania 175,066 Number 2012 up 17.7% rising
30 Croatia 157,289 Number 2012 up 29.2% rising
30 Croatia 157,289 Number 2012 up 29.2% rising
32 Slovenia 104,003 Number 2012 up 4.8% rising
32 Slovenia 104,003 Number 2012 up 4.8% rising
34 Latvia 97,041 Number 2012 down 12.2% rising
34 Latvia 97,041 Number 2012 down 12.2% rising
36 Estonia 67,607 Number 2012 up 11.5% rising
36 Estonia 67,607 Number 2012 up 11.5% rising
38 North Macedonia 63,318 Number 2012 up 41.6% rising
39 Cyprus 31,772 Number 2012 up 128.1% rising
40 Iceland 19,099 Number 2012 up 64.9% rising
41 Malta 12,203 Number 2012 up 68.1% rising
42 Luxembourg 6,085 Number 2012 up 105.2% rising
43 Liechtenstein 960 Number 2012 up 118.2% rising

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
Tertiary students (ISCED 5-6) by field of education and sex (1998-2012)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 618 data points, 1998–2012
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