Tertiary education enrollment — all countries

Tertiary education enrollment — Europe & Central Asia

Tertiary education enrollment in Europe & Central Asia in 2024 — 84.9%. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 41.2 pp.

2024 84.9% +3.4 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 84.9%2024
Period minimum 43.6%1999

Trend over time

1999–2024 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — Europe & Central Asia, 1999–20244060801001999200220052008201120142017202020231999: 43.6%2000: 45.8%2001: 48.1%2002: 50.7%2003: 53.2%2004: 54.4%2005: 56.1%2006: 57.6%2007: 58.7%2008: 59.5%2009: 60.6%2010: 62.2%2011: 63.2%2012: 63.8%2013: 64.9%2014: 66.4%2015: 67.4%2016: 68.9%2017: 70.5%2018: 72%2019: 73.7%2020: 75.7%2021: 79.2%2022: 81%2023: 81.5%2024: 84.9%
Change over the period: +41.2 pp Annual average: 1.65 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia 84.9%
World 43.6%
Tertiary education enrollment — Europe & Central Asia, by year Europe & Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 84.9 +3.4 pp
2023 81.5 +0.5 pp
2022 81 +1.9 pp
2021 79.2 +3.5 pp
2020 75.7 +2 pp
2019 73.7 +1.6 pp
2018 72 +1.5 pp
2017 70.5 +1.6 pp
2016 68.9 +1.5 pp
2015 67.4 +1 pp
2014 66.4 +1.5 pp
2013 64.9 +1.1 pp
2012 63.8 +0.7 pp
2011 63.2 +1 pp
2010 62.2 +1.6 pp
2009 60.6 +1.1 pp
2008 59.5 +0.8 pp
2007 58.7 +1.1 pp
2006 57.6 +1.5 pp
2005 56.1 +1.7 pp
2004 54.4 +1.2 pp
2003 53.2 +2.5 pp
2002 50.7 +2.6 pp
2001 48.1 +2.3 pp
2000 45.8 +2.2 pp
1999 43.6

About the indicator

The gross tertiary enrollment ratio — the number of students at universities and colleges (ISCED 5–8) as a percentage of the population in the five-year age interval that follows the end of school. It can exceed 100% because of older students and students from abroad, so in countries that act as magnets for international students the indicator is overstated.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.