Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes was 89.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia is 89.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia peaked at 89.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.7%, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 4th 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 UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 35.7% | — |
| 2000 | 38.6% | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 41.3% | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 44.3% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 47.5% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 48.5% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 50.6% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 52.9% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 54.8% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 56.2% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 57.6% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 59.2% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 60.2% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 61.2% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 63.3% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 65.3% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 66.3% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 68.5% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 70.4% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 72.2% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 73.9% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 76.4% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 79.8% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 81.7% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 82.5% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 89.4% | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.7% | 35.7% | 35.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 49.2% | 38.6% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 59.2% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 76.4% | 89.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6184 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5883 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia was 89.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.7% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 4th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 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