Tertiary education enrollment — all countries

Tertiary education enrollment — Southern Europe

Tertiary education enrollment in Southern Europe in 2023 — 86.9%. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 34.7 pp.

2023 86.9% +0.7 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 86.9%2023
Period minimum 52.3%2001

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — Southern Europe, 2001–20235060708090200120042007201020132016201920222001: 52.3%2002: 55%2003: 58.2%2004: 61.2%2005: 63.7%2006: 65.7%2007: 66.6%2008: 64.4%2010: 69.5%2011: 71.6%2012: 71.9%2013: 72.7%2014: 74.3%2015: 70.2%2016: 75.8%2017: 77.2%2018: 78.5%2019: 79%2020: 80.4%2021: 83.7%2022: 86.2%2023: 86.9%
Change over the period: +34.7 pp Annual average: 1.58 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Southern Europe 86.9%
World 43.2%
Tertiary education enrollment — Southern Europe, by year Southern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 86.9 +0.7 pp
2022 86.2 +2.5 pp
2021 83.7 +3.3 pp
2020 80.4 +1.4 pp
2019 79 +0.6 pp
2018 78.5 +1.3 pp
2017 77.2 +1.4 pp
2016 75.8 +5.6 pp
2015 70.2 −4.2 pp
2014 74.3 +1.6 pp
2013 72.7 +0.9 pp
2012 71.9 +0.3 pp
2011 71.6 +2.2 pp
2010 69.5
2008 64.4 −2.2 pp
2007 66.6 +1 pp
2006 65.7 +1.9 pp
2005 63.7 +2.5 pp
2004 61.2 +3 pp
2003 58.2 +3.1 pp
2002 55 +2.8 pp
2001 52.3

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.