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. β² Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1998β2024
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
| 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)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 216.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 126.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 116.03 million (2024)
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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release