Indicator in all countries

Primary education population of foreign pupils

• Austria

  30.6 per cent of the population with migration background have at least primary education. In 2010/2011 the primary education population of foreign pupils was 36.354 pupils (11.1 per cent of the total primary education population).

• Bulgaria

  The Bulgarian Ministry of Education does not collect data on the pupils’ ethnic background.

• Cyprus

  In total, 11427 foreign pupils for the year 2009-2010.

• Denmark

  See statistics below:

• Finland
• France

  There is no data available for 2012

• Germany

  In the school year 2011/2012, 185,122 foreign pupils attended elementary schools

• Greece

  Elaboration from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (EL.STAT.). 73784 pupils in 2008-2009.

• Hungary

  No data.

• Ireland

  It is estimated that there are over 30,000 foreign nationals enrolled in primary schools in Ireland.

• Italy

  In the school year 2011/2012:  268.271 foreign pupils

• Poland

  No data.

• Portugal

  No information available.

• Romania

  No publicly available data could be found.

• Slovenia

  There is no official data available on the number of structure of the pupils in primary schools in Slovenia who are not Slovenian citizens.

  According to estimations there is between 6 and 7 thousand of foreign pupils in primary shools in Slovenia.

• Spain

  272.316 pupils.

  9,73% of general primary school population.

• Sweden

   

   

  It is difficult to assess the number of pupils in primary education with a foreign background since Sweden is restrictive in providing official statistics concerning ethnic origin other than citizenship and country of birth.