Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) was 3.93 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.93 million
Change on year
up 35.3%
Rank
165th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.97 million
in 2008
All-time low
2.32 million
in 1996
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 3.93 million for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in 2024.

That represents a change of up 35.3% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 3.97 million in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.32 million, in 1996.

That places GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 165th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 2.56 million
1971 2.35 million -8.3%
1972 2.57 million +9.5%
1973 2.59 million +0.9%
1974 2.60 million +0.4%
1975 2.61 million +0.4%
1976 2.38 million -8.8%
1977 2.64 million +10.6%
1978 2.62 million -0.6%
1979 2.66 million +1.4%
1980 2.67 million +0.3%
1981 2.46 million -7.7%
1982 2.55 million +3.5%
1983 2.53 million -0.8%
1984 2.53 million +0.3%
1985 2.54 million +0.1%
1986 2.43 million -4.1%
1987 2.66 million +9.2%
1988 2.44 million -8.2%
1989 2.44 million +0.2%
1990 2.49 million +1.9%
1991 2.47 million -0.8%
1992 2.51 million +1.7%
1993 2.40 million -4.5%
1994 2.33 million -3.1%
1995 2.33 million +0.2%
1996 2.32 million -0.6%
1997 2.61 million +12.8%
1998 2.53 million -3.0%
1999 2.53 million -0.1%
2000 2.66 million +5.1%
2001 2.85 million +7.2%
2002 3.10 million +8.5%
2003 3.29 million +6.3%
2004 3.51 million +6.7%
2005 3.61 million +2.7%
2006 3.78 million +4.9%
2007 3.90 million +3.2%
2008 3.97 million +1.7%
2009 3.88 million -2.3%
2010 3.74 million -3.7%
2011 3.67 million -1.9%
2012 3.50 million -4.7%
2013 3.35 million -4.1%
2014 3.30 million -1.7%
2015 2.93 million -11.2%
2016 2.84 million -3.0%
2017 2.83 million -0.5%
2018 2.77 million -2.1%
2019 2.83 million +2.2%
2020 2.85 million +0.6%
2021 2.89 million +1.4%
2022 2.91 million +0.8%
2023 2.91 million -0.1%
2024 3.93 million +35.3%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 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.

YearChange FromTo
2024 +35.3% 2.91 million 3.93 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.56 million 2.35 million 2.66 million 10
1980s 2.52 million 2.43 million 2.67 million 10
1990s 2.45 million 2.32 million 2.61 million 10
2000s 3.46 million 2.66 million 3.97 million 10
2010s 3.17 million 2.77 million 3.74 million 10
2020s 3.10 million 2.85 million 3.93 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 162 Grenada 9,260 compare
  2. 163 Barbados 9,227 compare
  3. 164 Sierra Leone 9,041 compare
  4. 165 Luxembourg 8,364 compare
  5. 166 Eswatini 8,057 compare
  6. 167 Guam 7,300 compare
  7. 168 Haiti 6,288 compare

See the full ranking of 421 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 3.93 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 3.97 million in 2008.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 2.32 million in 1996.
How does GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 165th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) rising or falling in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
421 places, 19,011 data points, 1970–2025
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Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.