Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 … tertiary 8 both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 … tertiary 8 both sexes was 2.01 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) recorded 2.01 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 85.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 2.01 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 407,255, in 1998.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 15th of 216 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 … tertiary 8 both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 407,255 | — |
| 1999 | 433,958 | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 481,949 | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 506,214 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 556,972 | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 602,724 | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 655,080 | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 688,954 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 737,053 | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 780,333 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 818,921 | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 865,700 | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 935,564 | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 967,807 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 994,179 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.05 million | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 1.09 million | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.14 million | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 1.20 million | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 1.27 million | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 1.33 million | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 1.42 million | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 1.57 million | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 1.75 million | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 1.81 million | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 1.92 million | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 2.01 million | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 420,606 | 407,255 | 433,958 | 2 |
| 2000s | 669,390 | 481,949 | 865,700 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 million | 935,564 | 1.42 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.81 million | 1.57 million | 2.01 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
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- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61.62 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 2.01 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.01 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 407,255 in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 15th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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