Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 … tertiary 7 both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 … tertiary 7 both sexes was 15.24 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) stood at 15.24 million. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 15.24 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.48 million, in 2020.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 12th out of 205 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 7 … tertiary 7 both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 13.24 million | — |
| 2013 | 13.10 million | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 12.80 million | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 12.31 million | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 11.98 million | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 12.10 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 12.29 million | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 12.25 million | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 11.48 million | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 12.05 million | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 12.94 million | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 13.98 million | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 15.24 million | +9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.51 million | 11.98 million | 13.24 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 13.14 million | 11.48 million | 15.24 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
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- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 415.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 15.24 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.24 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.48 million in 2020.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th out of 205 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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