Tertiary education enrollment in Western Europe in 2024 — 75.1%. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 24.6 pp.
2001–2024 · % (gross ratio)
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Europe
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 75.1 | −1.8 pp |
| 2023 | 76.9 | +0.9 pp |
| 2022 | 76.1 | +0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 75.8 | +2.7 pp |
| 2020 | 73.1 | +1.7 pp |
| 2019 | 71.4 | +0.6 pp |
| 2018 | 70.8 | +1 pp |
| 2017 | 69.8 | +1.2 pp |
| 2016 | 68.7 | +0.6 pp |
| 2015 | 68 | +3.2 pp |
| 2014 | 64.8 | +2.8 pp |
| 2013 | 62 | −1.1 pp |
| 2012 | 63.1 | +1.7 pp |
| 2011 | 61.4 | +2.7 pp |
| 2010 | 58.6 | +2.3 pp |
| 2009 | 56.3 | +0.8 pp |
| 2008 | 55.5 | −0 pp |
| 2007 | 55.5 | +0.4 pp |
| 2006 | 55.1 | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 55 | +0.7 pp |
| 2004 | 54.3 | +1.6 pp |
| 2003 | 52.6 | +1.8 pp |
| 2002 | 50.8 | +0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 50.5 | — |
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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