Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) was 1.79 million in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) is 1.79 million, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 158.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) peaked at 1.79 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 29,424, in 1971.
That places ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 194th out of 221 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 40,174 | — |
| 1971 | 29,424 | -26.8% |
| 1972 | 45,110 | +53.3% |
| 1973 | 35,195 | -22.0% |
| 1974 | 41,086 | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 47,686 | +16.1% |
| 1976 | 50,660 | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 52,353 | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 59,272 | +13.2% |
| 1979 | 63,750 | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 67,892 | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 72,682 | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 92,075 | +26.7% |
| 1983 | 92,876 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 87,851 | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 101,992 | +16.1% |
| 1986 | 116,865 | +14.6% |
| 1987 | 132,769 | +13.6% |
| 1988 | 150,578 | +13.4% |
| 1989 | 168,516 | +11.9% |
| 1990 | 172,173 | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 191,326 | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 207,501 | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 214,097 | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 220,395 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 233,835 | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 250,487 | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 270,134 | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 284,012 | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 299,612 | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 350,324 | +16.9% |
| 2001 | 395,157 | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 448,614 | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 534,607 | +19.2% |
| 2004 | 592,840 | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 640,460 | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 693,970 | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 755,342 | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 841,155 | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 1.06 million | +25.6% |
| 2010 | 1.26 million | +19.3% |
| 2011 | 1.37 million | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 1.47 million | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 1.57 million | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 1.68 million | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 1.75 million | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 1.79 million | +2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +53.3% | 29,424 | 45,110 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46,471 | 29,424 | 63,750 | 10 |
| 1980s | 108,410 | 67,892 | 168,516 | 10 |
| 1990s | 234,357 | 172,173 | 299,612 | 10 |
| 2000s | 630,858 | 350,324 | 1.06 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 million | 1.26 million | 1.79 million | 7 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
- 191 New Caledonia 761 compare
- 192 British Virgin Islands 713 compare
- 193 Turks and Caicos Islands 647 compare
- 194 Bermuda 583 compare
- 195 Dominica 484 compare
- 196 French Polynesia 301 compare
- 197 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 179 compare
More education data for ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.79 million (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 9.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.13 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) was 1.79 million in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,424 in 1971.
- How does ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
- ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) ranks 194th out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release