Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes was 4.58 million in 2024. β² Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1973β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) is 4.58 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 27.5% on the previous year and up 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 4.58 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.17 million, in 1973.
That places ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 164th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.26 million | 1.17 million | 1.40 million | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.47 million | 1.45 million | 1.51 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.43 million | 1.33 million | 1.57 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.13 million | 1.51 million | 2.61 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.80 million | 2.65 million | 3.03 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.66 million | 3.22 million | 4.58 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.95 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 10.74 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 8.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 4.55 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 4.58 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.58 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.17 million in 1973.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 164th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release