Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes was 419,798 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 recorded 419,798 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 11.3% on the previous year and up 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 419,798 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 146,282, in 1998.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 69th 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.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 146,282 | — |
| 1999 | 158,673 | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 164,573 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 169,503 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 181,898 | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 193,505 | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 216,901 | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 216,690 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 222,942 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 234,930 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 241,627 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 256,837 | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 272,898 | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 262,499 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 253,874 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 250,185 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 270,384 | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 276,156 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 300,064 | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 307,199 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 325,228 | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 323,205 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 337,039 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 356,708 | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 343,992 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 377,051 | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 419,798 | +11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 152,478 | 146,282 | 158,673 | 2 |
| 2000s | 209,941 | 164,573 | 256,837 | 10 |
| 2010s | 284,169 | 250,185 | 325,228 | 10 |
| 2020s | 366,918 | 337,039 | 419,798 | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 419,798 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 419,798 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 146,282 in 1998.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 69th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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