Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 2.86 million in 2024. β² Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1998β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) stood at 2.86 million. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 2.86 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 993,563, in 1998.
That places ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 67th out of 218 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 million | 993,563 | 1.06 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.56 million | 1.18 million | 1.79 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.07 million | 1.83 million | 2.38 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.58 million | 2.43 million | 2.86 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 2.86 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.86 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 993,563 in 1998.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 67th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release