Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes was 15.15 million in 2024. β² Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) recorded 15.15 million for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) peaked at 15.15 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.64 million, in 1971.
ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) ranks 102nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.02 million | 5.64 million | 11.37 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.87 million | 7.08 million | 8.76 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.73 million | 8.45 million | 11.13 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.20 million | 11.38 million | 12.63 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.24 million | 12.88 million | 14.07 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.90 million | 14.32 million | 15.15 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
More education data for ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 28.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 13.93 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 24.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 9.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.49 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 76.0% (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.96 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 12.30 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 6.34 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) was 15.15 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes recorded in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.15 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes recorded in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.64 million in 1971.
- How does ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) ranks 102nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release