Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in UIS: North America and Western Europe
UIS: North America and Western Europe: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female was 92.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in UIS: North America and Western Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UIS: North America and Western Europe recorded 92.6% for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in 2024.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in UIS: North America and Western Europe peaked at 94.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 67.1%, in 2000.
That places UIS: North America and Western Europe 14th 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, female in UIS: North America and Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 67.9% | — |
| 2000 | 67.1% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 70.7% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 74.9% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 77.2% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 79.3% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 79.9% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 81.6% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 82.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 82.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 84.0% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 84.6% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 85.4% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 85.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 86.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 86.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 87.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 88.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 89.2% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 91.3% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 92.7% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 94.9% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 94.5% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 92.6% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.9% | 67.9% | 67.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 77.9% | 67.1% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 84.6% | 91.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.5% | 92.6% | 94.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: North America and Western Europe
More education data for UIS: North America and Western Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 38.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 606,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in UIS: North America and Western Europe was 92.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.1% in 2000.
- How does UIS: North America and Western Europe rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
- UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 14th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female rising or falling in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: North America and Western Europe 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