Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes was 18.78 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) stood at 18.78 million. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) peaked at 18.78 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.17 million, in 2012.
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 69th 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 ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 12.17 million | — |
| 2013 | 12.92 million | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 13.87 million | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 14.66 million | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 15.40 million | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 14.92 million | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 14.35 million | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 14.81 million | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 15.49 million | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 16.30 million | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 17.42 million | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 18.46 million | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 18.78 million | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.14 million | 12.17 million | 15.40 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 17.29 million | 15.49 million | 18.78 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
More education data for ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 29.39 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 30.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 15.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 34.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.55 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.89 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) was 18.78 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.78 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.17 million in 2012.
- How does ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 69th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 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