Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male was 75.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Europe stood at 75.8%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Europe peaked at 75.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.3%, in 1999.
SDG: Europe ranks 13th of 221 groups on this measure, 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, male in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 45.3% | — |
| 2000 | 47.1% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 49.3% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 51.4% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 53.9% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 54.6% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 56.2% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 57.4% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 58.6% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 59.3% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 60.1% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 61.1% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 62.6% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 63.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 64.5% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 64.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 64.8% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 65.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 65.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 66.9% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 68.1% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 70.5% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 72.4% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 73.3% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 75.8% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.3% | 45.3% | 45.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 54.8% | 47.1% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.1% | 61.1% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.0% | 68.1% | 75.8% | 5 |
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More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 32.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Europe?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Europe was 75.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.3% in 1999.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- SDG: Europe ranks 13th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release