Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes in United States

United States: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes was 9.06 million number in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
9.06 million number
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
3rd
of 108 countries
All-time high
9.46 million number
in 2014
All-time low
9.06 million number
in 2018
Years of data
5
2014–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes in United States, 2014–2018

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M2014201620182014: 9.5M number2015: 9.3M number2016: 9.2M number2017: 9.1M number2018: 9.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in United States stood at 9.06 million number. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.3% over five years.

That places United States 3rd out of 108 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes in United States, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes (number) in United States, 2014 to 2018.
Year number Change
2014 9.46 million number
2015 9.34 million number -1.3%
2016 9.15 million number -2.0%
2017 9.13 million number -0.3%
2018 9.06 million number -0.8%

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 1 India 30.55 million number compare
  2. 2 China 24.08 million number compare
  3. 4 Brazil 8.45 million number compare
  4. 5 Türkiye 4.11 million number compare
  5. 6 Mexico 4.04 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in United States?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in United States was 9.06 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 9.46 million number in 2014.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 9.06 million number in 2018.
How does United States rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes?
United States ranks 3rd out of 108 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this United States 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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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 1,026 data points, 1999–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the bachelors or equivalent (ISCED 6) level.