Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes was 2.78 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.78 million
Change on year
down 21.1%
Rank
31st
of 214 groups
All-time high
3.52 million
in 2023
All-time low
960,278
in 1999
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1998–2024

1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1998201120241998: 962.9k1999: 960.3k2000: 1.0M2001: 1.3M2002: 1.5M2003: 1.5M2004: 1.7M2005: 1.8M2006: 1.9M2007: 1.9M2008: 2.2M2009: 2.2M2010: 2.3M2011: 2.5M2012: 2.9M2013: 3.3M2014: 3.5M2015: 3.4M2016: 3.2M2017: 3.1M2018: 3.1M2019: 3.0M2020: 3.1M2021: 3.3M2022: 3.4M2023: 3.5M2024: 2.8M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 stood at 2.78 million.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.1% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 3.52 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 960,278, in 1999.

That places GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 31st out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number) in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1998 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1998 962,939
1999 960,278 -0.3%
2000 1.02 million +6.2%
2001 1.27 million +25.0%
2002 1.54 million +20.6%
2003 1.52 million -1.1%
2004 1.71 million +12.2%
2005 1.83 million +7.0%
2006 1.92 million +4.9%
2007 1.94 million +1.5%
2008 2.19 million +12.8%
2009 2.18 million -0.7%
2010 2.31 million +6.3%
2011 2.50 million +8.3%
2012 2.94 million +17.4%
2013 3.34 million +13.4%
2014 3.45 million +3.5%
2015 3.39 million -1.8%
2016 3.20 million -5.7%
2017 3.10 million -3.0%
2018 3.07 million -1.2%
2019 3.03 million -1.1%
2020 3.10 million +2.2%
2021 3.30 million +6.3%
2022 3.40 million +3.1%
2023 3.52 million +3.6%
2024 2.78 million -21.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 961,608 960,278 962,939 2
2000s 1.71 million 1.02 million 2.19 million 10
2010s 3.03 million 2.31 million 3.45 million 10
2020s 3.22 million 2.78 million 3.52 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024

  1. 28 Uganda 53,431 compare
  2. 29 Belgium 50,866 compare
  3. 30 Ireland 39,823 compare
  4. 31 Uzbekistan 39,031
  5. 32 Cambodia 33,018 compare
  6. 33 Russian Federation 32,721 compare
  7. 34 Syrian Arab Republic 32,195 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 2.78 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 3.52 million in 2023.
What is the lowest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 960,278 in 1999.
How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes?
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 31st out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
348 places, 7,326 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release