Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 37.81 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) stood at 37.81 million. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 37.81 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.31 million, in 1998.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th of 218 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.52 million | 11.31 million | 11.73 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.60 million | 12.72 million | 23.58 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.18 million | 23.62 million | 29.87 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.80 million | 32.33 million | 37.81 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 216.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 126.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 116.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 37.81 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.81 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.31 million in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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