| Countries | Students | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total number, thousand persons | as % of total population | |||||||||||
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
| Austria | 422.8 | 421.2 | 426.0 | 431.1 | 430.4 | 430.2 | 4.99 | 4.93 | 4.93 | 4.93 | 4.89 | 4.87 |
| Belgium | 488.5 | 495.9 | 504.7 | 508.3 | 526.8 | 515.5 | 4.38 | 4.42 | 4.48 | 4.49 | 4.63 | 4.51 |
| Bulgaria | 284.0 | 283.3 | 279.0 | 266.7 | 249.9 | 236.3 | 3.91 | 3.92 | 3.89 | 3.74 | 3.53 | 3.36 |
| Cyprus | 32.0 | 33.7 | 37.2 | 40.3 | 45.3 | 47.2 | 3.71 | 3.95 | 4.38 | 4.74 | 5.27 | 5.42 |
| Czechia | 427.4 | 418.6 | 395.5 | 371.9 | 352.9 | 329.0 | 4.07 | 3.98 | 3.75 | 3.52 | 3.33 | 3.10 |
| Denmark | 291.1 | 301.4 | 313.8 | 314.8 | 312.4 | 310.9 | 5.19 | 5.34 | 5.52 | 5.50 | 5.42 | 5.37 |
| Estonia | 64.8 | 60.0 | 55.2 | 51.1 | 47.4 | 45.8 | 4.92 | 4.56 | 4.20 | 3.88 | 3.60 | 3.46 |
| Finland | 309.0 | 306.1 | 302.5 | 297.2 | 295.5 | 294.5 | 5.68 | 5.60 | 5.52 | 5.41 | 5.37 | 5.34 |
| France | 2 338.1 | 2 388.9 | 2 424.2 | 2 480.2 | 2 532.8 | 2 618.7 | 3.55 | 3.60 | 3.64 | 3.72 | 3.79 | 3.91 |
| Greece | 658.5 | 725.8 | 690.9 | 709.5 | 735.0 | 766.9 | 6.01 | 6.66 | 6.38 | 6.58 | 6.83 | 7.15 |
| Netherlands | 674.8 | 702.2 | 842.6 | 836.9 | 875.5 | 889.5 | 4.02 | 4.16 | 4.97 | 4.91 | 5.11 | 5.16 |
| Croatia | 164.6 | 166.1 | 162.0 | 162.0 | 165.2 | 164.8 | 3.87 | 3.92 | 3.85 | 3.88 | 4.00 | 4.03 |
| Ireland | 199.4 | 200.4 | 201.4 | 202.4 | 203.4 | 204.4 | 4.31 | 4.38 | 4.56 | 4.59 | 4.68 | 4.75a |
| Poland | 1 902.7 | 1 762.7 | 1 665.3 | 1 600.2 | 1 550.2 | 1 492.9a | 5.00 | 4.64 | 4.38 | 4.21 | 4.08 | 3.93 |
| Latvia | 94.5 | 89.7 | 85.9 | 84.3 | 82.9 | 81.6 | 4.69 | 4.50 | 4.34 | 4.30 | 4.27 | 4.23 |
| Lithuania | 159.7 | 148.4 | 140.6 | 133.8 | 125.9 | 118.3 | 5.40 | 5.06 | 4.84 | 4.66 | 4.45 | 4.22 |
| Luxembourg | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.21 | 1.19 | 1.18 | 1.16 |
| Hungary | 359.0 | 329.5 | 307.7 | 295.3 | 287.0 | 283.4 | 3.63 | 3.34 | 3.13 | 3.01 | 2.93 | 2.90 |
| Malta | 12.6 | 12.6 | 13.2 | 13.8 | 14.4 | 15.2 | 2.95 | 2.90 | 2.97 | 3.02 | 3.08 | 3.14 |
| Germany | 2 780.0 | 2 912.2 | 2 977.8 | 3 043.1 | 3 091.7 | 3 127.9 | 3.45 | 3.60 | 3.65 | 3.70 | 3.74 | 3.77 |
| Italy | 1 872.7 | 1 854.4 | 1 826.5 | 1 816.0 | 1 837.1 | 1 896.0 | 3.11 | 3.05 | 3.01 | 3.00 | 3.03 | 3.14 |
| Portugal | 360.8 | 362.2 | 337.5 | 343.1 | 347.0 | 356.4 | 3.45 | 3.48 | 3.26 | 3.32 | 3.37 | 3.47 |
| Romania | 618.2 | 578.7 | 541.7 | 535.2 | 531.6 | 538.9 | 3.09 | 2.91 | 2.73 | 2.72 | 2.71 | 2.77 |
| Spain | 1 969.4 | 1 982.2 | 1 963.9 | 1 968.7 | 2 010.2 | 2 051.8 | 4.22 | 4.26 | 4.23 | 4.24 | 4.31 | 4.38 |
| Sweden | 436.6 | 429.4 | 428.6 | 426.2 | 426.4 | 431.1 | 4.55 | 4.43 | 4.37 | 4.29 | 4.24 | 4.24 |
| Slovakia | 209.5 | 197.9 | 184.4 | 167.3 | 156.0 | 144.4 | 3.87 | 3.65 | 3.40 | 3.08 | 2.87 | 2.65 |
| Slovenia | 97.7 | 92.8 | 85.6 | 80.8 | 79.5 | 76.5 | 4.74 | 4.50 | 4.15 | 3.91 | 3.85 | 3.69 |
| United Kingdom | 2 386.2 | 2 349.9 | 2 330.8 | 2 378.7 | 2 431.9 | 2 467.1 | 3.72 | 3.64 | 3.58 | 3.63 | 3.68 | 3.71 |
| Norway | 255.4 | 264.2 | 268.2 | 277.4 | 284.0 | 288.7 | 5.03 | 5.14 | 5.17 | 5.30 | 5.38 | 5.44 |
| Russia | 7 528.2 | 6 995.7 | 6 592.4 | 6 182.3 | 5 886.6 | .. | 5.25a | 4.79a | 4.50a | 4.21a | 4.01a | .. |
| Switzerland | 279.8 | 289.7 | 294.5 | 295.1 | 300.6 | 306.7 | 3.46 | 3.54 | 3.56 | 3.52 | 3.56 | 3.60 |
| Turkey | 4 975.7 | 5 472.5 | 6 062.9 | 6 689.2 | 7 199.0 | 7 560.4 | 6.53 | 7.09 | 7.75 | 8.44 | 8.96 | 9.29 |
| Israel | 373.6 | 377.0 | 374.0 | 377.9 | 377.2 | .. | 4.64a | 4.59a | 4.46a | 4.42a | 4.33a | .. |
| Japan | 3 862.7 | 3 862.5 | 3 845.4 | 3 846.9 | 3 853.0 | .. | 3.03a | 3.03a | 3.02a | 3.03a | 3.04a | .. |
| Republic of Korea | 3 342.3 | 3 318.3 | 3 268.1 | 3 204.3 | 3 136.4 | .. | 6.63a | 6.54a | 6.41a | 6.26a | 6.11a | .. |
| South Africa | 1 035.6 | 1 018.5 | 1 050.9 | 1 053.6 | 1 116.0 | .. | 1.94a | 1.88a | 1.91a | 1.88a | 1.96a | .. |
| United States | .. | 19 700.2 | 19 531.7 | 19 288.4 | 19 014.5 | .. | .. | 6.18a | 6.09a | 5.97a | 5.85a | .. |
| Mexico | 3 300.3 | 3 419.4 | 3 515.4 | 4 244.4 | 4 430.2 | .. | 2.79a | 2.85a | 2.90a | 3.46a | 3.57a | .. |
| Australia | .. | .. | 1 903.5 | 1 918.6 | 1 774.9 | .. | .. | .. | 7.99a | 7.93a | 7.22a | .. |