Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, 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.
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 secondary education, both sexes 44.83 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.1% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.57 million (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.21 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.99 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 24.29 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 48.88 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.59 million (2024)
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