Students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 was 79.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 79.4 for students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 79.4 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.2, in 2013.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 65.2 | — |
| 2014 | 66.8 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 67.7 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 68.9 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 70.7 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 72.2 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 73.3 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 75 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 77.4 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 78.6 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 78.8 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 79.4 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69.26 | 65.2 | 73.3 | 7 |
| 2020s | 77.84 | 75 | 79.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
More population data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 450.65 million (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 450.65 million (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 3.55 million (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 109.7 (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 450.65 million (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 3.55 million (2024)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 335,605 (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 14.3 (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level 23.5 (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level 23.5 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 79.4 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 79.4 in 2024.
- What is the lowest students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.2 in 2013.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2024.
- Is students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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