Population in private households by educational attainment level - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
63,376 Thousand persons
Türkiye
Lowest
293.2 Thousand persons
Iceland
Median
4,458 Thousand persons
Years covered
29
1998–2026
Data points
1,259
What the numbers show
Population in private households by educational attainment level - quarterly data is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 63,376 Thousand persons in Türkiye; the lowest is 293.2 Thousand persons in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 4,458 Thousand persons, and the mean is 12,700 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 216.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 30.8%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 14.5%).
Population in private households by educational attainment level: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 63,376 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 2 | Germany | 62,352 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 3 | France | 49,254 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 48,623 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 48,623 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 6 | Italy | 44,122 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 7 | Spain | 38,295 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 27,504 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 9 | Poland | 27,440 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 10 | Romania | 14,367 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 11 | Netherlands | 13,450 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 12 | Netherlands | 13,447 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 13 | Belgium | 8,770 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 14 | Portugal | 8,179 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 15 | Czechia | 7,881 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 16 | Greece | 7,717 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 17 | Sweden | 7,640 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 18 | Hungary | 7,108 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 19 | Austria | 6,888 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 20 | Switzerland | 6,777 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 21 | Serbia | 4,962 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 4,794 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 23 | Denmark | 4,458 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 24 | Norway | 4,186 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 25 | Finland | 4,143 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 26 | Ireland | 4,131 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 27 | Slovakia | 4,123 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 27 | Slovakia | 4,123 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 29 | Croatia | 2,956 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 30 | Croatia | 2,953 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 31 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,630 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 32 | Lithuania | 2,214 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 33 | Lithuania | 2,213 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 34 | Slovenia | 1,580 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 35 | Slovenia | 1,576 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 36 | North Macedonia | 1,392 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 37 | Latvia | 1,365 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 38 | Latvia | 1,360 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 39 | Estonia | 1,009 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 39 | Estonia | 1,009 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 41 | Cyprus | 739 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 530.2 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 43 | Montenegro | 469 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 44 | Malta | 468.7 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 45 | Iceland | 293.2 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 24.1% | 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) 335,966 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 267,072 Thousand persons