Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 4.98 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 recorded 4.98 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 4.98 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.49 million, in 1998.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 49th of 218 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.49 million | — |
| 1999 | 2.61 million | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 2.72 million | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 2.82 million | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 3.00 million | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 3.27 million | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 3.49 million | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 3.52 million | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 3.47 million | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 3.59 million | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 3.83 million | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 3.95 million | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 4.29 million | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 4.48 million | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 4.56 million | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 4.72 million | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 4.57 million | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 4.47 million | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 4.25 million | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 4.20 million | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 4.22 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 4.35 million | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 4.56 million | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 4.54 million | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 4.51 million | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 4.67 million | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 4.98 million | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.55 million | 2.49 million | 2.61 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.37 million | 2.72 million | 3.95 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.41 million | 4.20 million | 4.72 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.65 million | 4.51 million | 4.98 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- 46 Kyrgyzstan 61,037 compare
- 47 Hong Kong, China 58,415 compare
- 48 Singapore 56,675 compare
- 49 Benin 49,126 compare
- 50 Azerbaijan 46,245 compare
- 51 Sri Lanka 45,291 compare
- 52 Sweden 44,202 compare
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 4.98 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 4.98 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.49 million in 1998.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 49th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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