Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 … tertiary 7 both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 … tertiary 7 both sexes was 1.17 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) is 1.17 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 26.2% on the previous year and up 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 1.17 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 644,465, in 2012.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 116th out of 205 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 644,465 | — |
| 2013 | 683,766 | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 705,134 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 748,160 | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 783,936 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 795,089 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 812,353 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 803,345 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 840,445 | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 864,094 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 862,412 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 929,714 | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 1.17 million | +26.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 … tertiary 7 both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +26.2% | 929,714 | 1.17 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 747,031 | 644,465 | 812,353 | 8 |
| 2020s | 934,039 | 840,445 | 1.17 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 25.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6427 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4368 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 1.17 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 644,465 in 2012.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 116th out of 205 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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