Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: Euro Area
WB: Euro Area: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female was 91.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: Euro Area, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Euro Area recorded 91.5% 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 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: Euro Area peaked at 91.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.3%, in 1999.
That places WB: Euro Area 19th 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 WB: Euro Area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 56.3% | — |
| 2000 | 57.6% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 59.5% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 61.5% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 63.5% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 65.6% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 67.1% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 68.2% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 68.4% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 68.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 69.1% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 70.6% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 72.1% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 72.7% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 73.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 75.5% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 77.2% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 78.3% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 80.1% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 81.7% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 83.1% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 84.9% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 88.6% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 90.9% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 91.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.3% | 56.3% | 56.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 64.9% | 57.6% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.5% | 70.6% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 84.9% | 91.5% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Euro Area
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 187,621 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.90 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.002 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: Euro Area?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: Euro Area was 91.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.3% in 1999.
- How does WB: Euro Area rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
- WB: Euro Area ranks 19th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female rising or falling in WB: Euro Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Euro Area 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