Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes was 88.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), 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 (ida & Ibrd) is 88.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 88.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.4%, in 1999.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 6th 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 36.4% | — |
| 2000 | 39.6% | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 42.6% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 45.6% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 48.6% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 49.7% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 51.8% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 55.8% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 57.4% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 58.8% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 60.5% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 61.4% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 62.2% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 64.1% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 65.7% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 66.6% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 68.6% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 70.4% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 72.1% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 73.6% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 76.1% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 79.3% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 81.2% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 82.1% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 88.6% | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.4% | 36.4% | 36.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 50.4% | 39.6% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.5% | 60.5% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.5% | 76.1% | 88.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5726 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 180,868 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) was 88.6% 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.4% in 1999.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 6th 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 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