Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics
WB: Central Europe and the Baltics: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes was 68.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Central Europe and the Baltics recorded 68.5% for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 71.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 1999.
WB: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 41st of 221 groups on this measure, 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 WB: Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 35.6% | — |
| 2000 | 39.2% | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 43.7% | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 48.1% | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 51.3% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 54.2% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 57.2% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 60.2% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 63.0% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 67.4% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 70.3% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 71.1% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 69.4% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 67.1% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 65.8% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 64.3% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 63.5% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 63.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 64.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 64.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 65.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 65.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 67.2% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 69.6% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 68.5% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 68.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.6% | 35.6% | 35.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 55.5% | 39.2% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.9% | 63.5% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.9% | 65.6% | 69.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Central Europe and the Baltics
More education data for WB: Central Europe and the Baltics
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.42 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 309,284 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.34 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics was 68.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 71.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 1999.
- How does WB: Central Europe and the Baltics rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 41st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 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