Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes was 3.59 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 recorded 3.59 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 3.59 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.83 million, in 2012.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 60th of 205 groups on this measure, 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 programmes, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.83 million | — |
| 2013 | 2.89 million | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 3.06 million | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 3.02 million | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 3.08 million | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 3.18 million | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 3.19 million | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 3.16 million | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 3.03 million | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 3.01 million | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 3.04 million | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 3.35 million | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 3.59 million | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.05 million | 2.83 million | 3.19 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.21 million | 3.01 million | 3.59 million | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 3.59 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 3.59 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.83 million in 2012.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 60th out of 205 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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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