Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 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 6 programmes, both sexes was 39.30 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 recorded 39.30 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 3.1% on the previous year and up 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 39.30 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.83 million, in 2012.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 40th of 204 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 23.83 million | — |
| 2013 | 24.93 million | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 26.12 million | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 27.48 million | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 28.67 million | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 28.91 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 29.33 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 31.49 million | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 33.11 million | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 34.89 million | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 36.28 million | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 38.12 million | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 39.30 million | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.59 million | 23.83 million | 31.49 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 36.34 million | 33.11 million | 39.30 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- 37 Malaysia 670,803 compare
- 38 Syrian Arab Republic 645,958 compare
- 39 Peru 603,787 compare
- 40 Kazakhstan 592,694 compare
- 41 Ghana 523,533 compare
- 42 Nepal 513,784 compare
- 43 Dominican Republic 484,042 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)
All data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 39.30 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 39.30 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.83 million in 2012.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 40th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.4%. 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 6 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release