Pupils and students in education by age group - % of corresponding age population by country
Countries reporting
44
Highest
70.4
Poland
Lowest
49.3
Malta
Median
63.15
Years covered
14
2012–2025
Data points
528
What the numbers show
Pupils and students in education by age group - % of corresponding age population is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 70.4 in Poland; the lowest is 49.3 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 63.15, and the mean is 62.31.
Over the past decade 38 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 93.5%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 9.2%).
Pupils and students: % of corresponding age population … group: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 70.4 | 2025 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 2 | Poland | 68.7 | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 3 | Ireland | 68.6 | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 4 | Slovenia | 67.8 | 2025 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 5 | Finland | 67.5 | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 6 | Latvia | 67.3 | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 7 | Sweden | 67.2 | 2025 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 8 | Greece | 67.1 | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 8 | Slovenia | 67.1 | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 10 | Latvia | 66.7 | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 11 | Estonia | 66.2 | 2025 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 12 | Netherlands | 65.9 | 2021 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 12 | Netherlands | 65.9 | 2021 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 14 | Estonia | 65.7 | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 15 | Belgium | 65.6 | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 16 | France | 65 | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 17 | Norway | 64.8 | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 17 | Germany | 64.8 | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 19 | Spain | 64.4 | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 19 | Denmark | 64.4 | 2025 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 21 | Iceland | 64.2 | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 22 | Portugal | 63.6 | 2024 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 23 | Italy | 62.7 | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 24 | Croatia | 62.2 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 24 | Croatia | 62.2 | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 26 | Türkiye | 61.9 | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 60.6 | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 28 | Slovakia | 60.1 | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 28 | Slovakia | 60.1 | 2024 | up 14.7% | 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 | 59.5 | 2019 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 34 | Austria | 59.4 | 2025 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 35 | Hungary | 59.3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Switzerland | 58.1 | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 37 | Serbia | 56.5 | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 37 | Serbia | 56.5 | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 39 | Lithuania | 56.2 | 2024 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 39 | Lithuania | 56.2 | 2024 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 41 | Luxembourg | 54.9 | 2025 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 42 | Liechtenstein | 54.1 | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 43 | Romania | 54 | 2025 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Malta | 49.3 | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.