Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 … tertiary 5 both sexes in AIMS: Central Asia
AIMS: Central Asia: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 … tertiary 5 both sexes was 376,084 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in AIMS: Central Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
AIMS: Central Asia recorded 376,084 for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.6% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in AIMS: Central Asia peaked at 376,084 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 141,867, in 2005.
AIMS: Central Asia ranks 179th of 218 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 … tertiary 5 both sexes in AIMS: Central Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 179,791 | — |
| 1999 | 174,946 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 228,775 | +30.8% |
| 2001 | 238,961 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 243,174 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 243,391 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 251,717 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 141,867 | -43.6% |
| 2006 | 153,044 | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 168,896 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 201,772 | +19.5% |
| 2009 | 214,592 | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 226,648 | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 237,509 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 257,558 | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 290,004 | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 271,161 | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 269,110 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 264,663 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 260,414 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 246,132 | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 246,487 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 240,147 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 240,139 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 256,284 | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 277,270 | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 376,084 | +35.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 … tertiary 5 both sexes in AIMS: Central Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -43.6% | 251,717 | 141,867 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 177,368 | 174,946 | 179,791 | 2 |
| 2000s | 208,619 | 141,867 | 251,717 | 10 |
| 2010s | 256,969 | 226,648 | 290,004 | 10 |
| 2020s | 277,985 | 240,139 | 376,084 | 5 |
More education data for AIMS: Central Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 34.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 336,465 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.37 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in AIMS: Central Asia?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in AIMS: Central Asia was 376,084 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in AIMS: Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 376,084 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in AIMS: Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 141,867 in 2005.
- How does AIMS: Central Asia rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
- AIMS: Central Asia ranks 179th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in AIMS: Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: Central Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release