Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 1.34 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) is 1.34 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 38.6% on the previous year and up 68.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 1.34 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 401,766, in 2000.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 118th out of 218 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 401,766 | — |
| 2001 | 422,018 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 432,144 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 477,723 | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 516,552 | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 538,921 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 572,264 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 598,660 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 631,470 | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 659,199 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 670,274 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 675,424 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 701,976 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 768,441 | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 798,336 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 808,975 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 827,213 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 862,673 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 934,003 | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 1.08 million | +15.3% |
| 2020 | 1.20 million | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 1.14 million | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 853,436 | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 968,912 | +13.5% |
| 2024 | 1.34 million | +38.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 525,072 | 401,766 | 659,199 | 10 |
| 2010s | 812,390 | 670,274 | 1.08 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.10 million | 853,436 | 1.34 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- 115 Malta 2,446 compare
- 116 Mauritius 2,395 compare
- 117 Bhutan 2,284 compare
- 118 Slovakia 2,264 compare
- 119 North Macedonia 1,921 compare
- 120 Madagascar 1,914 compare
- 121 Burkina Faso 1,715 compare
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 16.59 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 25.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.98 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 11.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 1.34 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 401,766 in 2000.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 118th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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