Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) was 15.15 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), 1970–2024
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.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.37 million | — |
| 1971 | 5.64 million | -50.4% |
| 1972 | 5.83 million | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 6.31 million | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 6.44 million | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 6.45 million | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 6.95 million | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 7.09 million | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 7.08 million | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 7.06 million | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 7.18 million | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 7.08 million | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 7.95 million | +12.3% |
| 1983 | 7.37 million | -7.3% |
| 1984 | 8.33 million | +12.9% |
| 1985 | 7.75 million | -7.0% |
| 1986 | 7.83 million | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 7.97 million | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 8.48 million | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 8.76 million | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 8.75 million | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 8.45 million | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 8.85 million | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 9.19 million | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 9.71 million | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 9.84 million | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 10.00 million | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 10.39 million | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 11.03 million | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 11.13 million | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 11.38 million | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 11.64 million | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 11.86 million | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 12.15 million | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 12.38 million | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 12.49 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 12.53 million | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 12.48 million | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 12.52 million | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 12.63 million | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 12.88 million | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 12.98 million | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 12.95 million | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 12.88 million | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 13.06 million | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 13.12 million | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 13.23 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 13.47 million | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 13.71 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 14.07 million | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 14.32 million | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 14.82 million | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 15.06 million | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 15.15 million | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 15.15 million | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -50.4% | 11.37 million | 5.64 million |
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 primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 187,449 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.09 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.83 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.002 % change on previous year (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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February 2026 Data Release