Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 … tertiary 5 both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 … tertiary 5 both sexes was 554,425 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) recorded 554,425 for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in 2021. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 554,425 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 99,694, in 1998.
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 155th of 218 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 … tertiary 5 both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 99,694 | — |
| 1999 | 114,493 | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 150,385 | +31.3% |
| 2001 | 163,187 | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 184,364 | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 200,124 | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 238,595 | +19.2% |
| 2005 | 245,632 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 262,327 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 274,308 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 292,445 | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 318,894 | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 346,072 | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 350,176 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 355,253 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 388,170 | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 407,127 | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 418,001 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 417,893 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 428,387 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 454,552 | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 476,702 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 527,180 | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 554,425 | +5.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 … tertiary 5 both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +31.3% | 114,493 | 150,385 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 107,094 | 99,694 | 114,493 | 2 |
| 2000s | 233,026 | 150,385 | 318,894 | 10 |
| 2010s | 404,233 | 346,072 | 476,702 | 10 |
| 2020s | 540,802 | 527,180 | 554,425 | 2 |
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.57 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.02 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 554,425 in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 554,425 in 2021.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 99,694 in 1998.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 155th out of 218 groups with data for 2021.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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