Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Western Europe
UNICEF: Western Europe: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.23 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.23 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
39th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.23 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
1.12 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Western Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: Western Europe recorded 1.23 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Western Europe peaked at 1.23 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.12 GPIA, in 1999.
UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 39th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Western Europe, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.12 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.15 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.16 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.19 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.19 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.2 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.2 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.2 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.2 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.2 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.19 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.19 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.19 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.19 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.2 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.2 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.2 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.22 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.23 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.23 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.23 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.17 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Europe
- 36 Trinidad and Tobago 1.39 GPIA compare
- 37 Botswana 1.39 GPIA compare
- 38 Malta 1.38 GPIA compare
- 39 New Zealand 1.38 GPIA compare
- 40 Palestine, State of 1.38 GPIA compare
- 41 Panama 1.37 GPIA compare
- 42 British Virgin Islands 1.37 GPIA compare
More education data for UNICEF: Western Europe
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 223,264 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0004 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.0018 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Western Europe was 1.23 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 GPIA in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Western Europe rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 39th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western Europe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release