Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Euro Area
WB: Euro Area: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes was 81.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Euro Area, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Euro Area recorded 81.9% for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Euro Area peaked at 81.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.5%, in 1999.
WB: Euro Area ranks 18th 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 WB: Euro Area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 53.5% | — |
| 2000 | 54.6% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 56.2% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 57.7% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 59.5% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 61.2% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 62.4% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 63.1% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 63.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 63.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 63.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 65.2% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 66.6% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 67.3% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 70.0% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 71.4% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 72.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 73.6% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 74.8% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 76.0% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 76.9% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 81.7% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 81.9% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.5% | 53.5% | 53.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 60.5% | 54.6% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.5% | 65.2% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.5% | 76.9% | 81.9% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Euro Area
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 187,621 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.90 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.002 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Euro Area?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Euro Area was 81.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.5% in 1999.
- How does WB: Euro Area rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- WB: Euro Area ranks 18th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Euro Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Euro Area 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