Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes was 2.31 million in 2024. β² Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions, 1998β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
MDG: Developing Regions recorded 2.31 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 80.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 2.31 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 491,031, in 1999.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 10th 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 | 523,935 | 491,031 | 556,839 | 2 |
| 2000s | 720,392 | 514,627 | 924,126 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 million | 1.01 million | 1.76 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.11 million | 1.86 million | 2.31 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
- 7 Iran, Islamic Republic of 150,898 compare
- 8 Brazil 134,373 compare
- 9 United Kingdom 122,567 compare
- 10 Spain 99,422 compare
- 11 Korea, Republic of 87,354 compare
- 12 Japan 79,787 compare
- 13 France 69,639 compare
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 266.40 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 171.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 365.72 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 190.49 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 178.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions was 2.31 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 2.31 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 491,031 in 1999.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 10th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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