Tertiary education enrollment in the European Union in 2024 — 79.5%. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 30.4 pp.
1999–2024 · % (gross ratio)
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: European Union
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 79.5 | +0 pp |
| 2023 | 79.5 | −0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 79.6 | +1.8 pp |
| 2021 | 77.9 | +2.9 pp |
| 2020 | 75 | +1 pp |
| 2019 | 74 | +1.1 pp |
| 2018 | 72.9 | +1.1 pp |
| 2017 | 71.8 | +1.3 pp |
| 2016 | 70.5 | +0.7 pp |
| 2015 | 69.8 | +1 pp |
| 2014 | 68.7 | +1.2 pp |
| 2013 | 67.6 | +0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 67.4 | −0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 67.5 | +0.6 pp |
| 2010 | 66.9 | +1.3 pp |
| 2009 | 65.6 | +1.1 pp |
| 2008 | 64.5 | +1 pp |
| 2007 | 63.5 | +0.7 pp |
| 2006 | 62.8 | +1.2 pp |
| 2005 | 61.6 | +1.6 pp |
| 2004 | 60 | +2 pp |
| 2003 | 58 | +2.3 pp |
| 2002 | 55.7 | +2.4 pp |
| 2001 | 53.3 | +2.4 pp |
| 2000 | 50.9 | +1.8 pp |
| 1999 | 49.1 | — |
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.
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