Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female was 86.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries recorded 86.2% for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 86.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 1999.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 29th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 27.8% | — |
| 2000 | 29.6% | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 31.2% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 33.4% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 36.2% | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 37.8% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 39.9% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 43.1% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 44.9% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 46.7% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 48.7% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 50.6% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 51.7% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 53.0% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 55.6% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 59.5% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 62.5% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 65.8% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 68.6% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 72.1% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 79.2% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 80.9% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 80.8% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 86.2% | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.8% | 27.8% | 27.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 39.2% | 29.6% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.8% | 50.6% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.4% | 75.0% | 86.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- 26 Georgia 97.7% compare
- 27 New Zealand 96.3% compare
- 28 Puerto Rico 95.9% compare
- 29 Belgium 95.6% compare
- 30 Albania 95.4% compare
- 31 United States of America 94.9% compare
- 32 Netherlands 94.4% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8196 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1442 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 86.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 29th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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