Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 246,089 in 2024. β² Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1998β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) stood at 246,089.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 313,037 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 96,402, in 1998.
That places ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 183rd out of 218 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98,371 | 96,402 | 100,339 | 2 |
| 2000s | 151,101 | 98,250 | 254,716 | 10 |
| 2010s | 273,038 | 247,443 | 309,007 | 10 |
| 2020s | 264,427 | 239,386 | 313,037 | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 19.17 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.36 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 246,089 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 313,037 in 2020.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 96,402 in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 183rd out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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