Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
142
Highest
695,573
United States
Lowest
0
Saint Lucia
Median
5,091
Years covered
30
1996–2025
Data points
7,935
What the numbers show
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 142 countries. The highest value is 695,573 in United States; the lowest is 0 in Saint Lucia.
The median across all reporting countries is 5,091, and the mean is 29,938.
Over the past decade 109 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine (up 77,700.0%), and the largest decrease in Saint Lucia (down 100.0%).
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 … tertiary 8 both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 695,573 | 2023 | up 77.5% | rising |
| 2 | China | 639,280 | 2024 | up 108.5% | rising |
| 3 | India | 235,616 | 2023 | up 141.3% | rising |
| 4 | Russia | 205,962 | 2024 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 204,945 | 2024 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 6 | Turkey | 159,768 | 2023 | up 98.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Iran | 150,898 | 2022 | up 218.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Brazil | 134,373 | 2024 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 122,567 | 2023 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 10 | Spain | 99,422 | 2024 | up 308.9% | rising |
| 11 | South Korea | 87,354 | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 12 | Japan | 79,787 | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 13 | France | 69,639 | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 14 | Mexico | 65,565 | 2024 | up 123.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Malaysia | 64,501 | 2023 | up 125.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Canada | 63,027 | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 17 | Algeria | 62,722 | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 18 | Indonesia | 59,881 | 2023 | up 200.0% | falling |
| 19 | Australia | 56,095 | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 20 | Ukraine | 47,889 | 2024 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 21 | Egypt | 46,254 | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 22 | Morocco | 45,336 | 2024 | up 97.1% | rising |
| 23 | Italy | 42,688 | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 24 | Philippines | 41,012 | 2023 | up 138.6% | rising |
| 25 | Netherlands | 40,612 | 2023 | up 197.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Greece | 32,525 | 2023 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 27 | Pakistan | 27,870 | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 28 | Thailand | 27,494 | 2024 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Switzerland | 27,066 | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia | 26,925 | 2024 | up 380.2% | volatile |
| 31 | South Africa | 25,648 | 2023 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 32 | Argentina | 25,235 | 2023 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Portugal | 25,036 | 2023 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 34 | Romania | 22,088 | 2023 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Czechia | 20,675 | 2023 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 36 | Poland | 20,433 | 2024 | down 52.9% | rising |
| 37 | Austria | 20,098 | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 38 | Belgium | 19,950 | 2023 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 39 | Sweden | 19,604 | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 40 | Finland | 19,510 | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 41 | Hong Kong | 16,405 | 2024 | up 94.7% | rising |
| 42 | Bangladesh | 14,102 | 2023 | up 123.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Israel | 12,426 | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 44 | Serbia | 11,984 | 2024 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 45 | Cote d'Ivoire | 11,745 | 2024 | up 161.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Vietnam | 11,700 | 2022 | up 87.7% | rising |
| 47 | Hungary | 10,730 | 2024 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 48 | Tunisia | 10,692 | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 49 | Norway | 10,496 | 2024 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 50 | Nigeria | 10,383 | 2011 | — | rising |
| 51 | Kenya | 10,215 | 2019 | up 43.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Denmark | 10,162 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 53 | Ireland | 10,039 | 2022 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 54 | New Zealand | 9,856 | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 55 | Senegal | 9,604 | 2024 | up 215.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Cameroon | 8,924 | 2023 | up 166.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Peru | 8,896 | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Uzbekistan | 8,440 | 2024 | up 625.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Libya | 8,367 | 2003 | — | falling |
| 60 | United Arab Emirates | 7,583 | 2024 | up 99.1% | rising |
| 61 | Colombia | 7,405 | 2022 | up 141.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Chile | 7,160 | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 63 | Macao | 6,838 | 2024 | up 575.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Lebanon | 6,535 | 2023 | up 158.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Cuba | 6,307 | 2024 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 66 | Ghana | 6,077 | 2024 | up 397.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Slovakia | 6,049 | 2024 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 68 | Kazakhstan | 5,966 | 2024 | up 215.3% | falling |
| 69 | Mongolia | 5,488 | 2024 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 70 | Sri Lanka | 5,458 | 2023 | up 46.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 5,184 | 2024 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 72 | Belarus | 4,998 | 2024 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 73 | Croatia | 4,728 | 2023 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Jordan | 4,402 | 2024 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Burkina Faso | 4,364 | 2024 | up 208.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Slovenia | 3,471 | 2023 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Latvia | 3,254 | 2024 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 78 | Azerbaijan | 3,170 | 2024 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 79 | Singapore | 3,159 | 2023 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 80 | Georgia | 3,023 | 2025 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 81 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,988 | 2024 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 82 | Costa Rica | 2,805 | 2019 | up 448.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Myanmar | 2,785 | 2018 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Madagascar | 2,783 | 2023 | up 265.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Benin | 2,767 | 2022 | up 105.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Lithuania | 2,569 | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 87 | Estonia | 2,276 | 2024 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 88 | Nepal | 2,056 | 2023 | up 399.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Ethiopia | 1,983 | 2014 | up 6,982.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Moldova | 1,967 | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 91 | Tanzania | 1,808 | 2024 | up 117.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Tajikistan | 1,803 | 2017 | up 67.7% | rising |
| 93 | Cyprus | 1,716 | 2024 | up 84.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Niger | 1,713 | 2019 | up 450.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Syria | 1,584 | 2016 | up 153.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Togo | 1,427 | 2021 | up 97.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,263 | 2023 | up 131.7% | rising |
| 98 | Albania | 1,135 | 2024 | down 75.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Luxembourg | 1,057 | 2024 | up 85.8% | rising |
| 100 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,012 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Congo | 986 | 2023 | up 277.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Cambodia | 974 | 2023 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 103 | Uruguay | 949 | 2023 | up 2,107.0% | volatile |
| 104 | North Macedonia | 882 | 2023 | up 290.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Qatar | 819 | 2024 | up 2,113.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Malta | 795.5 | 2023 | up 919.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Palestine | 778 | 2023 | up 77,700.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Armenia | 745 | 2024 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 109 | Iceland | 741 | 2023 | up 57.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Dominican Republic | 624 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Mozambique | 613 | 2018 | up 1,513.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Mauritius | 508 | 2024 | up 81.4% | rising |
| 113 | Ecuador | 492 | 2023 | up 103.3% | rising |
| 114 | Namibia | 426 | 2022 | up 187.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Brunei | 402 | 2023 | up 129.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Rwanda | 397 | 2024 | up 409.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Burundi | 355 | 2025 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Botswana | 339 | 2023 | up 551.9% | rising |
| 119 | Mali | 338 | 2015 | up 213.0% | rising |
| 120 | Mauritania | 321 | 2020 | up 555.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Guinea | 306 | 2023 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Oman | 291 | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Panama | 286 | 2022 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Bahrain | 280 | 2024 | up 107.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Liechtenstein | 213 | 2021 | up 173.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Honduras | 159 | 2024 | up 62.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Malawi | 154 | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Barbados | 133 | 2011 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Montenegro | 128 | 2023 | up 220.0% | rising |
| 130 | El Salvador | 116 | 2024 | up 65.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Turkmenistan | 83 | 2024 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 132 | Kuwait | 73 | 2021 | up 97.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Cape Verde | 62 | 2018 | up 675.0% | volatile |
| 134 | San Marino | 35 | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 135 | Monaco | 32 | 2024 | up 23.1% | falling |
| 136 | Andorra | 31 | 2024 | up 106.7% | rising |
| 137 | Laos | 18 | 2023 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Samoa | 13 | 2024 | up 550.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Grenada | 10 | 2018 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 140 | Seychelles | 9 | 2024 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 141 | Lesotho | 6 | 2018 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- MDG: World 4.35 million
- SDG: World 4.35 million
- UIS: World 4.35 million
- WB: World 4.35 million
- UNICEF: World 4.32 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 2.59 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 2.48 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 2.42 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 2.39 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 2.31 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 2.30 million
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 2.14 million
- MDG: Developed Regions 2.04 million
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 2.04 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 2.01 million
- WB: Oecd Members 2.00 million
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 1.95 million
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 1.88 million
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 1.86 million
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 1.69 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 1.62 million
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 1.52 million
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 1.29 million
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 1.29 million
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 1.28 million
- SDG: Europe 1.16 million
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 1.12 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 1.12 million
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 1.11 million
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 1.11 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 1.09 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 1.08 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 1.05 million
- AIMS: East Asia 1.04 million
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 951,757
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 926,151
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 859,425
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 859,032
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 859,032
- UNICEF: Western Europe 848,778
About this data
February 2026 Data Release