Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)

ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes was 81.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
81.9%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
17th
of 221 groups
All-time high
81.9%
in 2023
All-time low
53.7%
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), 1999–2024

0204060801999201120241999: 53.7 %2000: 54.9 %2001: 56.5 %2002: 58 %2003: 59.8 %2004: 61.5 %2005: 62.6 %2006: 63.3 %2007: 63.4 %2008: 63.3 %2009: 63.9 %2010: 65.3 %2011: 66.7 %2012: 67.3 %2013: 68 %2014: 70 %2015: 71.5 %2016: 72.2 %2017: 73.6 %2018: 74.8 %2019: 76 %2020: 77 %2021: 80 %2022: 81.7 %2023: 81.9 %2024: 81.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) stood at 81.9%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 17.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) peaked at 81.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.7%, in 1999.

ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) ranks 17th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%) in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), 1999 to 2024.
Year % Change
1999 53.7%
2000 54.9% +2.2%
2001 56.5% +2.9%
2002 58.0% +2.6%
2003 59.8% +3.1%
2004 61.5% +2.8%
2005 62.6% +1.9%
2006 63.3% +1.2%
2007 63.4% +0.0%
2008 63.3% -0.0%
2009 63.9% +0.9%
2010 65.3% +2.2%
2011 66.7% +2.1%
2012 67.3% +1.0%
2013 68.0% +1.0%
2014 70.0% +2.9%
2015 71.5% +2.1%
2016 72.2% +1.1%
2017 73.6% +1.9%
2018 74.8% +1.6%
2019 76.0% +1.7%
2020 77.0% +1.2%
2021 80.0% +3.9%
2022 81.7% +2.1%
2023 81.9% +0.3%
2024 81.9% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 53.7% 53.7% 53.7% 1
2000s 60.7% 54.9% 63.9% 10
2010s 70.5% 65.3% 76.0% 10
2020s 80.5% 77.0% 81.9% 5

Countries ranked near ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)

  1. 14 Saint Kitts and Nevis 93.9% compare
  2. 15 Spain 93.8% compare
  3. 16 Austria 92.6% compare
  4. 17 Georgia 89.5% compare
  5. 18 Ukraine 87.2% compare
  6. 19 Netherlands 86.6% compare
  7. 20 Albania 84.1% compare

See the full ranking of 415 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) was 81.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
The highest recorded value was 81.9% in 2023.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
The lowest recorded value was 53.7% in 1999.
How does ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) ranks 17th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
415 places, 15,139 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release