Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 … tertiary 8 both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 … tertiary 8 both sexes was 2.04 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.04 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
14th
of 216 groups
All-time high
2.04 million
in 2023
All-time low
1.02 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) is 2.04 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 2.04 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.02 million, in 1997.
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 14th of 216 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 … tertiary 8 both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.02 million | — |
| 1998 | 1.08 million | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 1.14 million | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 1.14 million | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.18 million | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 1.22 million | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.34 million | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 1.42 million | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 1.43 million | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.44 million | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.49 million | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 1.52 million | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.54 million | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.56 million | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.54 million | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.52 million | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.52 million | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.50 million | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.49 million | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.52 million | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.47 million | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.48 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.53 million | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 1.56 million | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 1.61 million | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 1.64 million | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 2.04 million | +24.1% |
| 2024 | 2.04 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.08 million | 1.02 million | 1.14 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.37 million | 1.14 million | 1.54 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.51 million | 1.47 million | 1.56 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.78 million | 1.56 million | 2.04 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 64.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 2.04 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 million in 1997.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 14th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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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February 2026 Data Release