Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes was 307,674 in 2024. β² Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1998β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) stood at 307,674. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 307,674 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 90,187, in 1998.
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 73rd of 216 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93,743 | 90,187 | 97,299 | 2 |
| 2000s | 141,266 | 101,462 | 180,456 | 10 |
| 2010s | 236,069 | 185,594 | 281,980 | 10 |
| 2020s | 290,339 | 274,605 | 307,674 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 307,674 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 307,674 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 90,187 in 1998.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 73rd out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release