Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes … gaps filled female in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes … gaps filled female was 17.65 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in SDG: Europe, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in SDG: Europe stood at 17.65 million.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in SDG: Europe peaked at 18.79 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.20 million, in 1971.
That places SDG: Europe 62nd 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 … gaps filled female in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.98 million | — |
| 1971 | 7.20 million | -34.4% |
| 1972 | 7.45 million | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 7.73 million | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 7.92 million | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 8.08 million | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 8.29 million | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 8.63 million | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 8.73 million | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 8.78 million | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 8.86 million | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 8.70 million | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 9.20 million | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 9.06 million | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 9.57 million | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 9.30 million | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 9.28 million | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 9.47 million | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 9.57 million | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 9.70 million | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 9.75 million | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 9.67 million | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 9.98 million | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 10.21 million | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 10.62 million | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 10.94 million | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 11.38 million | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 12.15 million | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 12.72 million | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 13.39 million | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 14.07 million | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 15.03 million | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 16.09 million | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 16.86 million | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 17.36 million | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 17.92 million | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 18.27 million | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 18.55 million | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 18.73 million | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 18.79 million | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 18.68 million | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 18.36 million | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 17.62 million | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 16.99 million | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 16.50 million | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 15.98 million | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 15.67 million | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 15.60 million | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 15.59 million | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 15.74 million | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 16.01 million | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 16.60 million | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 17.06 million | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 17.24 million | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 17.65 million | +2.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes … gaps filled female in SDG: Europe 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 | -34.4% | 10.98 million | 7.20 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.38 million | 7.20 million | 10.98 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.27 million | 8.70 million | 9.70 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.08 million | 9.67 million | 13.39 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.17 million | 14.07 million | 18.79 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.67 million | 15.59 million | 18.68 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.91 million | 16.01 million | 17.65 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe
More education data for SDG: Europe
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 15.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4455 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in SDG: Europe?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in SDG: Europe was 17.65 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 18.79 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.20 million in 1971.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)?
- SDG: Europe ranks 62nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) with 647 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.
Computed from
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) with 647 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.