Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes was 9.87 million in 2024. β Volatile
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) recorded 9.87 million for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.8% on the previous year and up 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 9.87 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.27 million, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 129th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.47 million | 1.27 million | 1.77 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.05 million | 1.85 million | 2.18 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.30 million | 2.20 million | 2.52 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.80 million | 2.77 million | 5.01 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.35 million | 5.33 million | 8.00 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.74 million | 8.01 million | 9.87 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 10.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 23.90 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 26.00 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.32 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) β
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 9.87 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.87 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 129th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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