source: Eurostat
- European Union (27 countries) 86 622 125
- Germany (until 1990 former territory of the FRG) 12 902 834
- France 12 619 699
- United Kingdom 11 748 541
- Germany (until 1990 former territory of the FRG) 1 069 078
- France 829 730
- United Kingdom 765 820
on public and private educational institutions in PPS, for all levels of education combined, based on full-time equivalents 2010:
- Germany (until 1990 former territory of the FRG) 7 737,9
- France 7 337,4
- United Kingdom 8 334,6
- Germany (until 1990 former territory of the FRG) 5 452,7
- France 5 100,9
- United Kingdom 7 371,7
- Germany (until 1990 former territory of the FRG) 7 411,9
- France 8 355,8
- United Kingdom 8 056,9
- Germany (until 1990 former territory of the FRG) 12 357,1
- France 11 605,5
- United Kingdom 12 780,9
- Germany (until 1990 former territory of the FRG) 26,7
- France 27,7
- United Kingdom 31,0