Students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of post-compulsory school age by country
Countries reporting
44
Highest
21
Finland
Lowest
8.1
Luxembourg
Median
12
Years covered
14
2012–2025
Data points
515
What the numbers show
Students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of post-compulsory school age is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 21 in Finland; the lowest is 8.1 in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 12, and the mean is 12.95.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Netherlands (up 58.8%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 50.7%).
Students: % of total population of post-compulsory school age: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 21 | 2025 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 2 | Sweden | 19.3 | 2025 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 2 | Greece | 19.3 | 2024 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 4 | Iceland | 18 | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 5 | Denmark | 17.7 | 2025 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 6 | Türkiye | 16.6 | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 7 | Ireland | 16.5 | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 8 | Norway | 16.4 | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 9 | Netherlands | 16.2 | 2021 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 9 | Netherlands | 16.2 | 2021 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 11 | Belgium | 16 | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 12 | Poland | 14.4 | 2025 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 13 | Slovenia | 13.8 | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 13 | Poland | 13.8 | 2024 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 15 | Cyprus | 13.6 | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 16 | Spain | 13.4 | 2025 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 17 | Slovenia | 13.3 | 2024 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 18 | Switzerland | 13 | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 19 | Germany | 12.7 | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 19 | Austria | 12.7 | 2025 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 21 | Croatia | 12 | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 21 | Croatia | 12 | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 12 | 2019 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 21 | Latvia | 12 | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 12 | 2019 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 26 | Latvia | 11.9 | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 27 | Serbia | 11.8 | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 27 | Serbia | 11.8 | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 29 | France | 11.7 | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 30 | Montenegro | 11.3 | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 30 | Estonia | 11.3 | 2025 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 32 | Italy | 11.2 | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 33 | Liechtenstein | 10.9 | 2022 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 34 | Estonia | 10.8 | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 35 | Lithuania | 10.6 | 2024 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 35 | Lithuania | 10.6 | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 37 | Hungary | 10.3 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 10 | 2025 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 39 | Slovakia | 9 | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 39 | Slovakia | 9 | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 41 | Portugal | 8.7 | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 42 | Romania | 8.6 | 2025 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 43 | Malta | 8.4 | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 44 | Luxembourg | 8.1 | 2025 | up 2.5% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.