Population in private households by educational attainment level - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
63,376
Türkiye
Lowest
293.2
Iceland
Median
4,458
Years covered
29
1998–2026
Data points
1,297
What the numbers show
Population in private households by educational attainment level - quarterly data is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 63,376 in Türkiye; the lowest is 293.2 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 4,458, and the mean is 12,295.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 216.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 30.8%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 14.5%).
Population in private: quarterly data … educational quarterly data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 63,376 | 2026 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 2 | Germany | 62,352 | 2026 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 3 | France | 49,254 | 2026 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 48,623 | 2020 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 48,623 | 2020 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 6 | Italy | 44,122 | 2026 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 7 | Spain | 38,295 | 2026 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 27,504 | 2026 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 9 | Poland | 27,440 | 2026 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 10 | Romania | 14,367 | 2026 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 11 | Netherlands | 13,450 | 2026 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 12 | Netherlands | 13,447 | 2026 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 13 | Belgium | 8,770 | 2026 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 14 | Portugal | 8,179 | 2026 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 15 | Czechia | 7,881 | 2026 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 16 | Greece | 7,717 | 2026 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 17 | Sweden | 7,640 | 2026 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 18 | Hungary | 7,108 | 2026 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 19 | Austria | 6,888 | 2026 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 20 | Switzerland | 6,777 | 2026 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 21 | Serbia | 4,962 | 2026 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 21 | Serbia | 4,962 | 2026 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 4,794 | 2026 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 24 | Denmark | 4,458 | 2026 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 25 | Norway | 4,186 | 2026 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 26 | Finland | 4,143 | 2026 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 27 | Ireland | 4,131 | 2026 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 28 | Slovakia | 4,123 | 2026 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 28 | Slovakia | 4,123 | 2026 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 30 | Croatia | 2,956 | 2026 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 31 | Croatia | 2,953 | 2026 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 32 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,630 | 2026 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 33 | Lithuania | 2,214 | 2026 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 34 | Lithuania | 2,213 | 2026 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 35 | Slovenia | 1,580 | 2026 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 36 | Slovenia | 1,576 | 2026 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 37 | North Macedonia | 1,392 | 2026 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 37 | North Macedonia | 1,392 | 2026 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 39 | Latvia | 1,365 | 2026 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 40 | Latvia | 1,360 | 2026 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 41 | Estonia | 1,009 | 2026 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 41 | Estonia | 1,009 | 2026 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 43 | Cyprus | 739 | 2026 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 44 | Luxembourg | 530.2 | 2026 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 45 | Montenegro | 469 | 2020 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 46 | Malta | 468.7 | 2026 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 47 | Iceland | 293.2 | 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.