Students in tertiary education - as % of 20-24 years old in the population by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
100.0%
Cyprus
Lowest
21.4%
Luxembourg
Median
77.4%
Years covered
12
2013–2024
Data points
385
What the numbers show
Students in tertiary education - as % of 20-24 years old in the population is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Cyprus; the lowest is 21.4% in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 77.4%, and the mean is 75.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 104.5%), and the largest decrease in Denmark (down 5.4%).
Students in tertiary education - as % of 20-24 years old in the: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyprus | 100.0% | 2024 | up 104.5% | rising |
| 1 | Türkiye | 100.0% | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 1 | Greece | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Norway | 94.3% | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 6 | Spain | 93.9% | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 7 | Ireland | 88.8% | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 8 | Austria | 88.3% | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 9 | Latvia | 84.5% | 2024 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 10 | Sweden | 83.5% | 2024 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 11 | Iceland | 83.2% | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 12 | Netherlands | 82.0% | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 13 | Belgium | 79.7% | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 14 | Poland | 79.3% | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 15 | Slovenia | 78.5% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 16 | Italy | 78.4% | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 17 | Croatia | 77.8% | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 18 | Denmark | 77.4% | 2024 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 19 | Portugal | 75.4% | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 20 | Germany | 74.4% | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 21 | Lithuania | 73.9% | 2024 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 22 | Serbia | 73.6% | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 23 | France | 72.6% | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 24 | Switzerland | 71.7% | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 70.0% | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 26 | Malta | 69.9% | 2024 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 27 | Estonia | 66.9% | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 28 | Czechia | 66.7% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 29 | Hungary | 60.1% | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 30 | Montenegro | 58.4% | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 31 | Romania | 55.3% | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 32 | Slovakia | 54.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 33 | North Macedonia | 53.6% | 2024 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 34 | Liechtenstein | 46.0% | 2022 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 21.4% | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.