Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries
ALECSO: Member Countries: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes was 11.08 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ALECSO: Member Countries recorded 11.08 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 11.08 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.34 million, in 2012.
ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 96th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 7.34 million | — |
| 2013 | 7.82 million | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 8.23 million | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 8.70 million | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 8.81 million | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 9.04 million | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 9.47 million | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 9.56 million | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 9.87 million | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 10.01 million | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 10.48 million | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 10.79 million | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 11.08 million | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.62 million | 7.34 million | 9.56 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 10.44 million | 9.87 million | 11.08 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Member Countries
More education data for ALECSO: Member Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries was 11.08 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 11.08 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.34 million in 2012.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 96th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Member Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release