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 (number) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 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 (number) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 12.84 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 770,206, in 1971.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 114th of 221 groups on this measure, 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% |
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 tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.42 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 765,771 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.6186 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3069 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 12.84 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 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 (number) 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 (number)?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 114th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.