Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes was 1.88 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America is 1.88 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 1.89 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 972,909, in 1997.
That places SDG: Europe and Northern America 18th out of 216 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 972,909 | — |
| 1998 | 1.03 million | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 1.09 million | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 1.09 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.14 million | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 1.17 million | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.29 million | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 1.37 million | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 1.38 million | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.38 million | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.43 million | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.46 million | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.48 million | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.49 million | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.47 million | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.45 million | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.41 million | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.40 million | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.38 million | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.40 million | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.35 million | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.36 million | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.36 million | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.39 million | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.43 million | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 1.50 million | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 1.89 million | +26.5% |
| 2024 | 1.88 million | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 million | 972,909 | 1.09 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.32 million | 1.09 million | 1.48 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.41 million | 1.35 million | 1.49 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 million | 1.39 million | 1.89 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 1.88 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.89 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 972,909 in 1997.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 18th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release