School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (tertiary) in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (tertiary) was 18.97 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
18.97 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
133rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
25.32 million
in 2003
All-time low
18.88 million
in 2022
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, tertiary education, female in SDG: Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Europe recorded 18.97 million for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in SDG: Europe peaked at 25.32 million in 2003 and was at its lowest, 18.88 million, in 2022.
SDG: Europe ranks 133rd 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, female (number) (tertiary) in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 25.04 million | — |
| 2000 | 25.05 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 25.19 million | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 25.27 million | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 25.32 million | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 25.23 million | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 25.24 million | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25.11 million | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 24.91 million | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 24.70 million | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 24.36 million | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 23.91 million | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 23.29 million | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 22.56 million | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 21.78 million | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 20.97 million | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 20.29 million | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 19.78 million | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 19.46 million | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 19.21 million | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 19.06 million | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 18.97 million | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 18.89 million | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 18.88 million | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 18.98 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 18.97 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.04 million | 25.04 million | 25.04 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.04 million | 24.36 million | 25.32 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.03 million | 19.06 million | 23.91 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.94 million | 18.88 million | 18.98 million | 5 |
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More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 15.29 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), annual growth rate -0.0663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0555 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in SDG: Europe?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in SDG: Europe was 18.97 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 25.32 million in 2003.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.88 million in 2022.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- SDG: Europe ranks 133rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release