Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes was 79.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) is 79.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) peaked at 79.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 1999.
That places ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 25th 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, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 49.0% | — |
| 2000 | 50.5% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 52.6% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 55.0% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 57.3% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 59.0% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 60.6% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 62.2% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 63.2% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 64.2% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 65.4% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 66.5% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 67.3% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 67.3% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 67.1% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 68.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 68.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 69.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 70.5% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 71.6% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 73.1% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 74.2% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 77.1% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 78.9% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 79.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.0% | 49.0% | 49.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 59.0% | 50.5% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.9% | 66.5% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.7% | 74.2% | 79.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
More education data for ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0545 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.42 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 244,321 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4366 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.4287 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0754 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) was 79.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The highest recorded value was 79.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 25th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 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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February 2026 Data Release