Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes was 10.12 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) is 10.12 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 10.12 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.59 million, in 2012.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 103rd 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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6.59 million | — |
| 2013 | 7.05 million | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 7.46 million | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 7.89 million | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 7.91 million | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 8.06 million | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 8.44 million | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 8.57 million | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 8.94 million | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 9.11 million | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 9.64 million | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 9.83 million | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 10.12 million | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.74 million | 6.59 million | 8.57 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 9.53 million | 8.94 million | 10.12 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
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 6 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 10.12 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.12 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.59 million in 2012.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 103rd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. 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 6 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release