Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes in Euro area
Euro area: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes was 8.08 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes in Euro area, 2012–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 8.08 million number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.3% over ten years.
That places Euro area 31st out of 41 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes in Euro area, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 7.01 million number | — |
| 2013 | 7.54 million number | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 7.75 million number | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 7.83 million number | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 7.89 million number | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 8.00 million number | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 8.08 million number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 8.08 million number | +0.0% |
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More education data for Euro area
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.49 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in Euro area?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in Euro area was 8.08 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 8.08 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.01 million number in 2012.
- How does Euro area rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes?
- Euro area ranks 31st out of 41 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the bachelors or equivalent (ISCED 6) level.