Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 158,847 in 2024. β Volatile
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 2011β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) is 158,847, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 2.53 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 158,847, in 2024.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 197th of 218 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 727,856 | 170,506 | 2.53 million | 9 |
| 2020s | 196,009 | 158,847 | 265,695 | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 84.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 53.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 101.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 72.30 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 66.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 158,847 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.53 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 158,847 in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 197th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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