Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes was 19.66 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries recorded 19.66 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 8.8% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 19.66 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.21 million, in 2020.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 6th 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 programmes, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 16.37 million | — |
| 2013 | 16.29 million | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 16.09 million | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 15.56 million | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 15.44 million | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 15.66 million | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 15.84 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 15.86 million | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 15.21 million | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 16.03 million | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 16.99 million | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 18.07 million | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 19.66 million | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.89 million | 15.44 million | 16.37 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 17.20 million | 15.21 million | 19.66 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- 3 United States of America 2.49 million compare
- 4 Russian Federation 1.44 million compare
- 5 Germany 1.12 million compare
- 6 France 1.02 million compare
- 7 Italy 824,686 compare
- 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 797,772 compare
- 9 Iran, Islamic Republic of 692,238 compare
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 178.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 220.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 108.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 19.66 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 19.66 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.21 million in 2020.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th out of 205 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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