Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes was 84.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Europe stood at 84.2%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Europe peaked at 84.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.3%, in 1999.
That places SDG: Europe 10th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 49.3% | — |
| 2000 | 51.6% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 54.4% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 57.4% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 60.1% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 61.6% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 63.5% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 65.0% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 66.4% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 67.4% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 68.5% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 69.5% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 70.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 70.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 70.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 71.4% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 71.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 71.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 72.5% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 73.3% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 74.5% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 76.0% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 78.9% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 81.1% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 81.8% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 84.2% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.3% | 49.3% | 49.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 61.6% | 51.6% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.5% | 69.5% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.4% | 76.0% | 84.2% | 5 |
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More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 32.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Europe?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Europe was 84.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3% in 1999.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Europe ranks 10th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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