Total number of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students enrolled by country
This dataset contains data on the number of new entrants, enrolled students and graduates . The default table displays data on enrolled students for the latest year available and for a subset of education levels. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, by intensity, by sex and measure (graduates)....
What the numbers show
Total number of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students enrolled is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 9.49 million Persons in Brazil; the lowest is 19,771 Persons in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 371,833 Persons, and the mean is 1.14 million Persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 480.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 117.0%), and the largest decrease in Italy (down 23.6%).
Total number of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 9.49 million Persons | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 1 | Türkiye | 2.06 million Persons | 2023 | up 93.3% | rising |
| 2 | Mexico | 4.48 million Persons | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 2 | Poland | 1.51 million Persons | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 3 | Japan | 3.61 million Persons | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands | 489,349 Persons | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 3 | Croatia | 153,212 Persons | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 4 | Germany | 3.57 million Persons | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 4 | Lithuania | 132,071 Persons | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 5 | France | 2.36 million Persons | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 5 | Latvia | 94,714 Persons | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.98 million Persons | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 6 | Slovenia | 84,522 Persons | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 7 | Spain | 1.59 million Persons | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 7 | Estonia | 67,636 Persons | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 8 | Italy | 1.29 million Persons | 2023 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 9 | Australia | 1.03 million Persons | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 10 | Israel | 894,895 Persons | 2024 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 11 | Chile | 707,572 Persons | 2024 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 12 | Sweden | 620,234 Persons | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 13 | Romania | 547,748 Persons | 2024 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 14 | Hungary | 388,323 Persons | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 15 | Czechia | 371,833 Persons | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 16 | Austria | 344,124 Persons | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 17 | Denmark | 285,076 Persons | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 18 | Norway | 266,916 Persons | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 19 | Finland | 242,410 Persons | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 20 | Greece | 216,891 Persons | 2017 | — | falling |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 216,857 Persons | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 22 | New Zealand | 187,529 Persons | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 23 | Switzerland | 184,539 Persons | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 24 | Ireland | 141,260 Persons | 2024 | up 10.8% | falling |
| 25 | Costa Rica | 132,176 Persons | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 36,211 Persons | 2024 | up 117.0% | rising |
| 27 | Iceland | 19,771 Persons | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Korea 1.36 million Persons
- Slovak Republic 181,903 Persons
About this data
This dataset contains data on the number of new entrants, enrolled students and graduates . The default table displays data on enrolled students for the latest year available and for a subset of education levels. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, by intensity, by sex and measure (graduates). Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.