Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) was 12.84 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) is 12.84 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 12.84 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 770,206, in 1971.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 114th 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.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.92 million | — |
| 1971 | 770,206 | -59.9% |
| 1972 | 824,094 | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 892,931 | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 970,975 | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 1.07 million | +10.6% |
| 1976 | 1.20 million | +11.4% |
| 1977 | 1.29 million | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 1.28 million | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 1.32 million | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 1.41 million | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 1.55 million | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 1.66 million | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 1.74 million | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 1.83 million | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 1.88 million | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 1.99 million | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 2.05 million | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 3.02 million | +47.3% |
| 1989 | 2.08 million | -31.1% |
| 1990 | 2.13 million | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 2.07 million | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 2.26 million | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 2.52 million | +11.7% |
| 1994 | 2.85 million | +13.1% |
| 1995 | 3.13 million | +9.6% |
| 1996 | 3.41 million | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 3.72 million | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 4.07 million | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 4.54 million | +11.6% |
| 2000 | 4.67 million | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 4.93 million | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 5.25 million | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 5.35 million | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 5.83 million | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 6.19 million | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 6.49 million | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 6.76 million | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 7.07 million | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 7.37 million | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 7.73 million | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 7.57 million | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 8.05 million | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 8.63 million | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 9.10 million | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 9.59 million | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 9.67 million | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 9.87 million | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 10.34 million | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 10.61 million | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 11.13 million | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 11.28 million | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 11.52 million | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 11.91 million | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 12.84 million | +7.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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 | -59.9% | 1.92 million | 770,206 |
| 1988 | +47.3% | 2.05 million | 3.02 million |
| 1989 | -31.1% | 3.02 million | 2.08 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.15 million | 770,206 | 1.92 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.92 million | 1.41 million | 3.02 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.07 million | 2.07 million | 4.54 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.99 million | 4.67 million | 7.37 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.12 million | 7.57 million | 10.61 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.74 million | 11.13 million | 12.84 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6427 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6849 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 12.84 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.84 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 770,206 in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 114th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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