Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 99.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.5%
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
10th
of 212 groups
All-time high
100.5%
in 2022
All-time low
87.8%
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Europe recorded 99.5% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Europe peaked at 100.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 87.8%, in 1999.
That places SDG: Europe 10th out of 212 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, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 87.8% | — |
| 2000 | 88.5% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 89.9% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 91.4% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 92.1% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 91.3% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 91.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 92.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 92.6% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 93.4% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 94.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 95.1% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 95.1% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 97.7% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 98.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 98.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 100.5% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 100.2% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.8% | 87.8% | 87.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.7% | 88.5% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 95.1% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 98.7% | 100.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe
- 7 Cyprus 117.9% compare
- 8 Saint Kitts and Nevis 117.7% compare
- 9 Singapore 117.4% compare
- 10 Argentina 115.4% compare
- 11 Netherlands 113.4% compare
- 12 New Zealand 113.0% compare
- 13 Macau, China 112.4% compare
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, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Europe?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Europe was 99.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 100.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.8% in 1999.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- SDG: Europe ranks 10th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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, primary to tertiary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release