School enrollment, tertiary, female in European Union
European Union: School enrollment, tertiary, female was 89.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary, female in European Union, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, tertiary, female in European Union is 89.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary, female in European Union peaked at 89.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 52.6%, in 1999.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary, female in European Union, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 52.6% | — |
| 2000 | 54.7% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 57.6% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 60.6% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 63.1% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 65.6% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 67.5% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 69.2% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 70.2% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 71.5% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 72.8% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 74.4% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 75.1% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 74.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 74.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 75.8% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 76.9% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 77.9% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 79.4% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 80.9% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 82.3% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 83.9% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 87.5% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 89.9% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 89.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 89.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.6% | 52.6% | 52.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 65.3% | 54.7% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 74.4% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.2% | 83.9% | 89.9% | 5 |
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More education data for European Union
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.89 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.89 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4914 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary, female in European Union?
- School enrollment, tertiary, female in European Union was 89.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.6% in 1999.
- How does European Union rank for school enrollment, tertiary, female?
- European Union ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary, female rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.