Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: European Union
WB: European Union: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.22 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: European Union, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: European Union recorded 1.22 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: European Union peaked at 1.22 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.13 GPIA, in 1999.
That places WB: European Union 43rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 WB: European Union, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.13 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.16 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.19 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.19 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.19 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.2 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.2 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.19 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.19 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.18 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.18 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.19 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.19 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.19 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.2 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.22 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.22 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.22 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.17 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: European Union
- 40 Palestine, State of 1.38 GPIA compare
- 41 Panama 1.37 GPIA compare
- 42 British Virgin Islands 1.37 GPIA compare
- 43 Puerto Rico 1.37 GPIA compare
- 44 Poland 1.37 GPIA compare
- 45 Cape Verde 1.36 GPIA compare
- 46 Brazil 1.36 GPIA compare
More education data for WB: European Union
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.39 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 233,619 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.33 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 0.0016 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: European Union?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in WB: European Union was 1.22 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 GPIA in 1999.
- How does WB: European Union rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: European Union ranks 43rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: European Union 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release