Students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 by country
Countries reporting
38
Highest
100
Cyprus
Lowest
23.2
Luxembourg
Median
74.95
Years covered
13
2013–2025
Data points
466
What the numbers show
Students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 100 in Cyprus; the lowest is 23.2 in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 74.95, and the mean is 74.7.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 104.5%), and the largest decrease in Denmark (down 6.2%).
Students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyprus | 100 | 2024 | up 104.5% | rising |
| 1 | Finland | 100 | 2025 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 1 | Türkiye | 100 | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 1 | Greece | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Spain | 94.6 | 2025 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 6 | Norway | 94.3 | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 7 | Ireland | 89.8 | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 8 | Austria | 88.7 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 9 | Sweden | 85.8 | 2025 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 10 | Latvia | 84.5 | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 11 | Poland | 83.4 | 2025 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 12 | Iceland | 83.2 | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 13 | Netherlands | 82 | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 14 | Belgium | 79.7 | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 15 | Slovenia | 79.4 | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 16 | Italy | 78.4 | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 17 | Denmark | 78 | 2025 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 18 | Croatia | 77.8 | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 19 | Portugal | 75.4 | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 20 | Germany | 74.5 | 2025 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 21 | Lithuania | 73.9 | 2024 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 22 | Serbia | 73.6 | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 22 | Serbia | 73.6 | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 73.2 | 2025 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 25 | France | 72.6 | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 26 | Switzerland | 71.7 | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 27 | Malta | 69.9 | 2024 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 28 | Czechia | 66.7 | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 29 | Estonia | 66.2 | 2025 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 62.8 | 2019 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 31 | Hungary | 60.1 | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 32 | Montenegro | 58.4 | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 33 | Romania | 55.9 | 2025 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 34 | Slovakia | 54 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 53.6 | 2024 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 53.6 | 2024 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 37 | Liechtenstein | 46 | 2022 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 23.2 | 2025 | up 16.6% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.