School enrollment, tertiary in Euro area
Euro area: School enrollment, tertiary was 81.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary in Euro area, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, tertiary in Euro area is 81.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in Euro area peaked at 81.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.5%, in 1999.
That places Euro area 5th out of 45 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.
School enrollment, tertiary in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 53.5% | — |
| 2000 | 54.6% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 56.2% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 57.7% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 59.5% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 61.2% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 62.4% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 63.1% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 63.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 63.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 63.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 65.2% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 66.6% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 67.3% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 70.0% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 71.4% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 72.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 73.6% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 74.8% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 76.0% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 76.9% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 81.7% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 81.9% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.5% | 53.5% | 53.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 60.5% | 54.6% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.5% | 65.2% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.5% | 76.9% | 81.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More education data for Euro area
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.96 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0512 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 18.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary in Euro area?
- School enrollment, tertiary in Euro area was 81.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.5% in 1999.
- How does Euro area rank for school enrollment, tertiary?
- Euro area ranks 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (% 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.