Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 652,419 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 652,419 for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.5% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 760,157 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 440,692, in 2010.
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 146th of 218 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 760,157 | — |
| 1998 | 731,919 | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 686,113 | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 687,461 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 705,974 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 736,419 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 748,117 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 754,234 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 590,697 | -21.7% |
| 2006 | 552,086 | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 518,483 | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 532,807 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 482,651 | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 440,692 | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 452,797 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 447,239 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 684,172 | +53.0% |
| 2014 | 676,728 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 578,667 | -14.5% |
| 2016 | 565,629 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 561,424 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 553,974 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 536,060 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 508,381 | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 511,989 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 532,119 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 550,484 | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 652,419 | +18.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +53.0% | 447,239 | 684,172 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 726,063 | 686,113 | 760,157 | 3 |
| 2000s | 630,893 | 482,651 | 754,234 | 10 |
| 2010s | 549,738 | 440,692 | 684,172 | 10 |
| 2020s | 551,078 | 508,381 | 652,419 | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 352,674 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 29.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 652,419 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 760,157 in 1997.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 440,692 in 2010.
- How does GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 146th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release