Pupils and students in education by age groups - as % of corresponding age population by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
68.7%
Poland
Lowest
49.3%
Malta
Median
63.6%
Years covered
13
2012–2024
Data points
497
What the numbers show
Pupils and students in education by age groups - as % of corresponding age population is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 68.7% in Poland; the lowest is 49.3% in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 63.6%, and the mean is 62.3%.
Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 91.4%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 8.5%).
Pupils and students in education by age groups - as % of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 68.7% | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 1 | Poland | 68.7% | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 3 | Ireland | 68.6% | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 4 | Latvia | 67.3% | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 5 | Finland | 67.1% | 2024 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 5 | Slovenia | 67.1% | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 5 | Greece | 67.1% | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 5 | Slovenia | 67.1% | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 9 | Latvia | 66.7% | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 10 | Sweden | 66.4% | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 11 | Netherlands | 65.9% | 2021 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 11 | Netherlands | 65.9% | 2021 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 13 | Estonia | 65.7% | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 13 | Estonia | 65.7% | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 15 | Belgium | 65.6% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 16 | France | 65.0% | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 17 | Norway | 64.8% | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 18 | Spain | 64.7% | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 19 | Germany | 64.4% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 20 | Iceland | 64.2% | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 20 | Denmark | 64.2% | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 22 | Portugal | 63.6% | 2024 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 23 | Italy | 62.7% | 2024 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 24 | Croatia | 62.2% | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 24 | Croatia | 62.2% | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 26 | Türkiye | 61.9% | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 60.2% | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 28 | Slovakia | 60.1% | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 28 | Slovakia | 60.1% | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 30 | Cyprus | 59.8% | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 31 | Montenegro | 59.7% | 2024 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 32 | United Kingdom | 59.5% | 2019 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 32 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 59.5% | 2019 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 34 | Hungary | 59.3% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Austria | 58.6% | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 36 | Switzerland | 58.1% | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 37 | Serbia | 56.5% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 38 | Lithuania | 56.2% | 2024 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 38 | Lithuania | 56.2% | 2024 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 40 | Luxembourg | 54.2% | 2024 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 41 | Liechtenstein | 54.1% | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 42 | Romania | 53.4% | 2024 | up 91.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Malta | 49.3% | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.