Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female was 934,586 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Europe and Northern America recorded 934,586 for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 949,314 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 414,101, in 1997.
That places SDG: Europe and Northern America 17th 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, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 414,101 | — |
| 1998 | 439,536 | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 467,364 | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 471,818 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 501,670 | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 542,840 | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 599,752 | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 639,743 | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 645,300 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 650,306 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 673,865 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 687,602 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 703,991 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 708,510 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 701,174 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 687,029 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 669,462 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 666,548 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 665,780 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 674,577 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 664,556 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 671,324 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 676,635 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 689,472 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 713,068 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 727,162 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 949,314 | +30.6% |
| 2024 | 934,586 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 440,334 | 414,101 | 467,364 | 3 |
| 2000s | 611,689 | 471,818 | 703,991 | 10 |
| 2010s | 678,560 | 664,556 | 708,510 | 10 |
| 2020s | 802,720 | 689,472 | 949,314 | 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, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 934,586 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 949,314 in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 414,101 in 1997.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 17th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release