Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female was 62.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 62.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 34.4% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 62.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 1999.
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 70th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 32.9% | — |
| 2000 | 34.2% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 35.9% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 38.4% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 40.1% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 41.7% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 42.8% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 44.6% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 45.9% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 46.9% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 46.7% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 45.5% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 44.3% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 42.7% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 42.4% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 42.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 39.1% | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 38.8% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 39.6% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 40.2% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 42.6% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 43.9% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 45.5% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 45.9% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 46.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 62.0% | +34.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +34.4% | 46.1% | 62.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.9% | 32.9% | 32.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 41.7% | 34.2% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 38.8% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.7% | 43.9% | 62.0% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 352,674 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 29.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 62.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 1999.
- How does GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 70th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female rising or falling in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release