Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes was 6.85 million in 2024. β² Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 2012β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) recorded 6.85 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 6.85 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.55 million, in 2013.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 37th of 205 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.97 million | 4.55 million | 5.24 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.18 million | 5.27 million | 6.85 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 84.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 53.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 101.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 72.30 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 66.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 6.85 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: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.85 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.55 million in 2013.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 37th out of 205 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release