Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in OECD members
OECD members: Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes was 3.34 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in OECD members, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in OECD members stood at 3.34 million number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in OECD members peaked at 3.76 million number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 81,460 number, in 1997.
That places OECD members 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in OECD members, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 81,460 number | — |
| 1998 | 3.33 million number | +3989.1% |
| 1999 | 3.34 million number | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 3.26 million number | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 3.22 million number | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 3.22 million number | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.26 million number | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 3.10 million number | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 3.13 million number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 3.21 million number | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 3.27 million number | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 3.32 million number | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 3.41 million number | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 3.43 million number | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 3.44 million number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 3.43 million number | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 3.76 million number | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 3.65 million number | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 3.63 million number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.51 million number | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 3.54 million number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 3.34 million number | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 3.34 million number | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.25 million number | 81,460 number | 3.34 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.24 million number | 3.10 million number | 3.41 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.51 million number | 3.34 million number | 3.76 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 3 Philippines 1.06 million number compare
- 4 China 996,403 number compare
- 5 Brazil 894,862 number compare
- 6 Germany 770,635 number compare
- 7 India 517,947 number compare
- 8 South Africa 369,466 number compare
- 9 Bangladesh 310,642 number compare
More education data for OECD members
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.5063 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in OECD members?
- Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in OECD members was 3.34 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 3.76 million number in 2013.
- What is the lowest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 81,460 number in 1997.
- How does OECD members rank for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes?
- OECD members ranks 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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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Total number of students enrolled in public and private post-secondary non-tertiary education institutions regardless of age.