Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes was 2.01 million in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
2.01 million
Change on year
up 4.5%
Rank
15th
of 216 groups
All-time high
2.01 million
in 2024
All-time low
407,255
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1998–2024

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1998201120241998: 407.3k1999: 434.0k2000: 481.9k2001: 506.2k2002: 557.0k2003: 602.7k2004: 655.1k2005: 689.0k2006: 737.1k2007: 780.3k2008: 818.9k2009: 865.7k2010: 935.6k2011: 967.8k2012: 994.2k2013: 1.1M2014: 1.1M2015: 1.1M2016: 1.2M2017: 1.3M2018: 1.3M2019: 1.4M2020: 1.6M2021: 1.7M2022: 1.8M2023: 1.9M2024: 2.0M

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 12 Japan 79,787 compare
  2. 13 France 69,639 compare
  3. 14 Mexico 65,565 compare
  4. 15 Malaysia 64,501 compare
  5. 16 Canada 63,027 compare
  6. 17 Algeria 62,722 compare
  7. 18 Indonesia 59,881 compare

See the full ranking of 359 places β†’

More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)

All data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) β†’

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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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
359 places, 7,935 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release