School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 39.13 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
39.13 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
132nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
51.49 million
in 2003
All-time low
39.02 million
in 2022
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Europe stood at 39.13 million.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Europe peaked at 51.49 million in 2003 and was at its lowest, 39.02 million, in 2022.
SDG: Europe ranks 132nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 50.86 million | — |
| 2000 | 50.88 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 51.22 million | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 51.41 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 51.49 million | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 51.29 million | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 51.28 million | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 51.00 million | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 50.57 million | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 50.20 million | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 49.60 million | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 48.71 million | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 47.51 million | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 46.06 million | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 44.50 million | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 42.87 million | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 41.52 million | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 40.58 million | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 39.98 million | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 39.51 million | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 39.29 million | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 39.15 million | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 39.02 million | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 39.02 million | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 39.18 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 39.13 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.86 million | 50.86 million | 50.86 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 50.89 million | 49.60 million | 51.49 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.05 million | 39.29 million | 48.71 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.10 million | 39.02 million | 39.18 million | 5 |
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More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.99 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (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 tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 32.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Europe?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Europe was 39.13 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 51.49 million in 2003.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.02 million in 2022.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Europe ranks 132nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Europe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release