Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) was 290,058 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) stood at 290,058.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) peaked at 403,481 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 86,670, in 1971.
That places ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 213th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 265,225 | — |
| 1971 | 86,670 | -67.3% |
| 1972 | 94,732 | +9.3% |
| 1973 | 102,057 | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 112,328 | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 120,063 | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 132,388 | +10.3% |
| 1977 | 138,054 | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 158,108 | +14.5% |
| 1979 | 162,905 | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 169,174 | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 171,700 | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 179,519 | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 282,087 | +57.1% |
| 1984 | 282,600 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 283,767 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 284,930 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 286,198 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 287,285 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 289,039 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 292,050 | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 297,402 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 298,831 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 300,500 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 302,566 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 303,358 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 305,633 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 307,817 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 312,058 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 314,193 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 329,204 | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 332,694 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 334,899 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 335,336 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 337,768 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 329,409 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 325,900 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 332,072 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 358,154 | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 369,388 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 392,752 | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 394,089 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 403,481 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 395,096 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 392,654 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 392,026 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 383,168 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 382,730 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 360,984 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 353,494 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 341,748 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 324,341 | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 304,805 | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 290,058 | -4.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -67.3% | 265,225 | 86,670 |
| 1983 | +57.1% | 179,519 | 282,087 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 137,253 | 86,670 | 265,225 | 10 |
| 1980s | 251,630 | 169,174 | 289,039 | 10 |
| 1990s | 303,441 | 292,050 | 314,193 | 10 |
| 2000s | 338,482 | 325,900 | 369,388 | 10 |
| 2010s | 385,047 | 353,494 | 403,481 | 10 |
| 2020s | 315,238 | 290,058 | 341,748 | 4 |
More education data for ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 394,187 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 76,908 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2516 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 786,431 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0041 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 412,001 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 52,276 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 118,314 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) was 290,058 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The highest recorded value was 403,481 in 2012.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The lowest recorded value was 86,670 in 1971.
- How does ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) ranks 213th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 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