Tertiary education enrollment — all countries

Tertiary education enrollment — Northern Europe

Tertiary education enrollment in Northern Europe in 2023 — 82.7%. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 21.8 pp.

2023 82.7% +0.1 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 82.7%2023
Period minimum 60.9%2001

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — Northern Europe, 2001–202360708090200120042007201020132016201920222001: 60.9%2002: 64.4%2003: 66.2%2004: 66.1%2005: 66.5%2006: 66.2%2007: 65.6%2008: 63.9%2009: 64.8%2010: 65.6%2011: 65.4%2012: 64.9%2013: 63.5%2014: 63.4%2015: 63.9%2016: 65.3%2017: 66.8%2018: 68.3%2019: 71.2%2020: 74.3%2021: 80.5%2022: 82.6%2023: 82.7%
Change over the period: +21.8 pp Annual average: 0.99 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Northern Europe

Northern Europe 82.7%
World 43.2%
Tertiary education enrollment — Northern Europe, by year Northern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 82.7 +0.1 pp
2022 82.6 +2.1 pp
2021 80.5 +6.3 pp
2020 74.3 +3 pp
2019 71.2 +3 pp
2018 68.3 +1.5 pp
2017 66.8 +1.5 pp
2016 65.3 +1.4 pp
2015 63.9 +0.4 pp
2014 63.4 −0.1 pp
2013 63.5 −1.4 pp
2012 64.9 −0.5 pp
2011 65.4 −0.2 pp
2010 65.6 +0.8 pp
2009 64.8 +0.9 pp
2008 63.9 −1.7 pp
2007 65.6 −0.6 pp
2006 66.2 −0.3 pp
2005 66.5 +0.4 pp
2004 66.1 −0.1 pp
2003 66.2 +1.8 pp
2002 64.4 +3.5 pp
2001 60.9

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.