School enrollment, tertiary in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: School enrollment, tertiary was 84.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary in Europe & Central Asia, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia recorded 84.9% for school enrollment, tertiary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 84.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.6%, in 1999.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 3rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 43.6% | — |
| 2000 | 45.8% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 48.1% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 50.7% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 53.2% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 54.4% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 56.1% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 57.6% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 58.7% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 59.5% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 60.6% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 62.2% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 63.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 63.8% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 64.9% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 66.4% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 67.4% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 68.9% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 70.5% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 72.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 73.7% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 75.7% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 79.2% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 81.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 84.9% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.6% | 43.6% | 43.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 54.5% | 45.8% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 62.2% | 73.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.5% | 75.7% | 84.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
More education data for Europe & Central Asia
- Population ages 0-14 17.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3.52 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4602 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary in Europe & Central Asia?
- School enrollment, tertiary in Europe & Central Asia was 84.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.6% in 1999.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for school enrollment, tertiary?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 3rd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.