Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Europe
UNICEF: Western Europe: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes was 80.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Europe, 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: Western Europe is 80.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Europe peaked at 80.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.3%, in 1999.
UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 20th 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 UNICEF: Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 52.3% | — |
| 2000 | 53.7% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 55.7% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 57.9% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 59.8% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 61.3% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 62.5% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 63.1% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 63.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 63.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 64.1% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 65.6% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 66.4% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 66.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 66.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 67.5% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 68.5% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 69.3% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 70.7% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 71.8% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 73.5% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 74.9% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 78.6% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 80.5% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 80.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 80.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.3% | 52.3% | 52.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 60.5% | 53.7% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.7% | 65.6% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.0% | 74.9% | 80.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Europe
More education data for UNICEF: Western Europe
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 223,264 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0004 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Europe was 80.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 80.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.3% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Western Europe rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 20th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western 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