Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 1.02 million in 2016. β² Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 1998β2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) recorded 1.02 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in 2016. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) peaked at 1.02 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 364,777, in 1998.
That places ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 128th out of 218 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 377,678 | 364,777 | 390,578 | 2 |
| 2000s | 690,011 | 465,566 | 820,548 | 10 |
| 2010s | 914,759 | 804,864 | 1.02 million | 7 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- 125 Comoros, Union of the 1,080 compare
- 126 Czechia 1,070 compare
- 127 Luxembourg 829 compare
- 128 Cayman Islands 816 compare
- 129 Iceland 794 compare
- 130 British Virgin Islands 713 compare
- 131 Djibouti 692 compare
More education data for ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 31.31 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 15.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.82 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 29.54 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 1.02 million in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 364,777 in 1998.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 128th out of 218 groups with data for 2016.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 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