Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 4.15 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries recorded 4.15 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 4.15 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.34 million, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 54th out of 218 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.38 million | — |
| 1998 | 1.37 million | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.34 million | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.42 million | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 1.45 million | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 1.51 million | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 1.70 million | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 1.70 million | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.59 million | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 1.61 million | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.61 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.62 million | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.70 million | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 1.84 million | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 1.91 million | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 2.09 million | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 2.58 million | +23.4% |
| 2014 | 2.78 million | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 2.90 million | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 3.14 million | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 3.38 million | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 3.56 million | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 3.61 million | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 3.75 million | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 3.87 million | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 4.02 million | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 4.05 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 4.15 million | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.37 million | 1.34 million | 1.38 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.59 million | 1.42 million | 1.70 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.78 million | 1.84 million | 3.61 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.97 million | 3.75 million | 4.15 million | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.90 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8196 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1781 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.73 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 4.15 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 4.15 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.34 million in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 54th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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