Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes was 155.20 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries is 155.20 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 155.20 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 100.97 million, in 2012.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 6th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 100.97 million | — |
| 2013 | 106.96 million | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 115.63 million | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 120.78 million | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 124.18 million | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 125.72 million | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 127.19 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 131.47 million | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 136.25 million | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 142.39 million | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 147.53 million | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 153.12 million | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 155.20 million | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 119.11 million | 100.97 million | 131.47 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 146.90 million | 136.25 million | 155.20 million | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 220.95 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 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 secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4689 % change on previous year (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, male (number), gaps 108.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 155.20 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 155.20 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.97 million in 2012.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. 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 6 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release