Abstract
It is an article in encyclopedia. It focuses on the topic of access to higher education in Europe and of its trends of last 65 years.
The empirical part utilizes data of the European Social Survey (2002-2015). The article presents the main results of the analysis of the level of inequalities in access to tertiary education in 22 countries over the last sixty five years.
It assesses the overall level of inequalities in access to tertiary education according to the Inequality index, and documents the development of inequalities in Europe as a whole and in various countries.