Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes was 447,002 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 2013–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) is 447,002, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 447,002 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 346,632, in 2013.
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 158th of 205 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 346,632 | — |
| 2014 | 380,938 | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 383,900 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 390,031 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 405,742 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 408,687 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 414,745 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 429,827 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 447,002 | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 390,096 | 346,632 | 414,745 | 7 |
| 2020s | 438,414 | 429,827 | 447,002 | 2 |
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.1% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.57 million (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.21 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 64.75 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.59 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 24.29 million (2024)
All data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 447,002 in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 447,002 in 2021.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 346,632 in 2013.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 158th out of 205 groups with data for 2021.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release