College students

Colleges (middle vocational educational institutions) train specialists after basic or secondary education. The chart shows the number of students in colleges: in all colleges, and in private colleges among them.

In 2010 there were 29,575 students in colleges. The number fell to 23,063 in 2017, then rose every year to reach 41,029 in 2025, the highest of the years shown.

In private colleges the number of students was 1,653 in 2010 and 5,227 in 2025. Since 2024 alone it has grown from 3,279.