What are Europeans studying today? - ProtoThema English

Eurostat data shows that, across the European Union, business, management and law lead university-level study choices. In 2024, women were also far ahead: 58% of tertiary education graduates were female. Greece mirrors that pattern in both course selection and gender balance, with women holding a clear advantage over male graduates. EU-wide, there were 19.1 million tertiary education students in 2024. Of them, 59% studied for a university degree, 29.4% for a master’s qualification, and 3.8% for a doctorate. Business, administration and law accounted for more than one fifth (22%) of students, and were the most frequently awarded degree field as well, at a quarter of the total. Overall, 4.5 million students graduated from tertiary education, with women totaling 2.6 million versus 1.9 million men. Women outnumbered men in nearly all subject areas, while information and communication technologies skew heavily toward men.