Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 542,198 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) recorded 542,198 for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 542,198 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 180,679, in 1998.
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 156th of 218 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 180,679 | — |
| 1999 | 198,922 | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 235,531 | +18.4% |
| 2001 | 246,558 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 267,388 | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 283,112 | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 320,256 | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 330,984 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 347,946 | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 362,163 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 382,211 | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 405,350 | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 409,857 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 400,380 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 403,661 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 423,340 | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 433,488 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 447,099 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 440,089 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 448,311 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 469,855 | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 495,981 | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 542,198 | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 189,800 | 180,679 | 198,922 | 2 |
| 2000s | 318,150 | 235,531 | 405,350 | 10 |
| 2010s | 437,206 | 400,380 | 495,981 | 10 |
| 2020s | 542,198 | 542,198 | 542,198 | 1 |
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.65 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.13 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.22 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.86 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.48 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 542,198 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The highest recorded value was 542,198 in 2020.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The lowest recorded value was 180,679 in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 156th out of 218 groups with data for 2020.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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