Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 43.50 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries recorded 43.50 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 1.4% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 43.50 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.00 million, in 1998.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 6th out of 218 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13.00 million | — |
| 1999 | 13.68 million | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 14.54 million | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 15.80 million | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 17.64 million | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 20.33 million | +15.3% |
| 2004 | 21.76 million | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 22.92 million | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 24.71 million | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 25.50 million | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 26.30 million | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 27.93 million | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 29.80 million | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 30.35 million | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 30.84 million | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 28.31 million | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 32.51 million | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 33.43 million | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 32.98 million | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 33.24 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 33.85 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 34.87 million | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 37.47 million | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 39.57 million | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 41.34 million | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 42.90 million | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 43.50 million | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.34 million | 13.00 million | 13.68 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.74 million | 14.54 million | 27.93 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.02 million | 28.31 million | 34.87 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.96 million | 37.47 million | 43.50 million | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 178.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 220.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 108.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 43.50 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 43.50 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.00 million in 1998.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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