Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 15.42 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) recorded 15.42 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 15.44 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.44 million, in 2002.
That places ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 29th out of 218 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.67 million | 8.32 million | 8.95 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.61 million | 7.44 million | 11.57 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.99 million | 11.00 million | 13.97 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.59 million | 13.64 million | 15.44 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 112.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 54.74 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 38.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 23.44 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 48.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.76 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 15.42 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.44 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.44 million in 2002.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 29th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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