Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in MDG: Developed Regions
MDG: Developed Regions: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) was 58.31 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in MDG: Developed Regions, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in MDG: Developed Regions stood at 58.31 million.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in MDG: Developed Regions peaked at 61.25 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 26.95 million, in 1971.
That places MDG: Developed Regions 36th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in MDG: Developed Regions, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 45.13 million | — |
| 1971 | 26.95 million | -40.3% |
| 1972 | 28.03 million | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 29.06 million | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 29.95 million | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 30.73 million | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 32.34 million | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 32.77 million | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 33.29 million | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 33.32 million | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 33.76 million | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 33.91 million | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 35.15 million | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 34.64 million | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 35.64 million | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 34.95 million | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 35.09 million | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 35.36 million | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 36.00 million | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 37.20 million | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 38.04 million | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 38.24 million | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 39.68 million | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 42.50 million | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 41.82 million | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 42.22 million | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 44.22 million | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 44.00 million | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 44.35 million | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 46.02 million | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 47.85 million | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 50.71 million | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 53.77 million | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 55.78 million | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 56.80 million | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 57.69 million | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 58.77 million | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 59.57 million | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 60.24 million | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 61.18 million | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 61.25 million | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 61.04 million | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 60.17 million | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 59.23 million | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 58.32 million | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 57.18 million | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 56.49 million | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 55.95 million | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 55.77 million | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 56.17 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 56.62 million | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 57.09 million | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 57.59 million | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 58.22 million | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 58.31 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.16 million | 26.95 million | 45.13 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.17 million | 33.76 million | 37.20 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.11 million | 38.04 million | 46.02 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.24 million | 47.85 million | 61.18 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.16 million | 55.77 million | 61.25 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.57 million | 56.62 million | 58.31 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developed Regions
More education data for MDG: Developed Regions
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.1511 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0324 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 51.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0381 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 48.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2785 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in MDG: Developed Regions?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in MDG: Developed Regions was 58.31 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) recorded in MDG: Developed Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 61.25 million in 2010.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) recorded in MDG: Developed Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.95 million in 1971.
- How does MDG: Developed Regions rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
- MDG: Developed Regions ranks 36th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) rising or falling in MDG: Developed Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developed Regions 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.
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- 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.