Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in WB: Euro Area
WB: Euro Area: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female was 299,640 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in WB: Euro Area, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in WB: Euro Area is 299,640, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in WB: Euro Area peaked at 299,640 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 177,500, in 1997.
That places WB: Euro Area 51st out of 216 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 8 programmes, female in WB: Euro Area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 177,500 | — |
| 1998 | 199,164 | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 206,393 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 209,267 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 213,814 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 229,899 | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 241,411 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 250,695 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 245,834 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 241,272 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 242,380 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 242,936 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 252,611 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 252,416 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 242,204 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 234,116 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 224,352 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 223,629 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 228,955 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 241,939 | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 244,925 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 253,491 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 257,849 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 255,981 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 267,345 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 284,125 | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 299,640 | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 299,640 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 194,352 | 177,500 | 206,393 | 3 |
| 2000s | 237,012 | 209,267 | 252,611 | 10 |
| 2010s | 240,388 | 223,629 | 257,849 | 10 |
| 2020s | 281,346 | 255,981 | 299,640 | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Euro Area
More education data for WB: Euro Area
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 75.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 72.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 24.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 10.00 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 9.39 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 6.42 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 6.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in WB: Euro Area?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in WB: Euro Area was 299,640 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The highest recorded value was 299,640 in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 177,500 in 1997.
- How does WB: Euro Area rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
- WB: Euro Area ranks 51st out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female rising or falling in WB: Euro Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Euro Area 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