Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes was 85.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) is 85.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 85.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 1999.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 7th 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: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 28.1% | — |
| 2000 | 30.0% | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 32.5% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 35.0% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 36.3% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 38.0% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 40.6% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 41.8% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 42.5% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 44.2% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 46.8% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 48.9% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 51.7% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 54.6% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 57.5% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 59.5% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 63.1% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 66.8% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 69.5% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 72.1% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 74.5% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 77.9% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 79.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 85.1% | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.1% | 28.1% | 28.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 37.2% | 30.0% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.0% | 46.8% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.1% | 74.5% | 85.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 85.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1% in 1999.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 7th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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