Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 … tertiary 8 both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 … tertiary 8 both sexes was 2.31 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions, 1998–2024
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.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 … tertiary 8 both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 556,839 | — |
| 1999 | 491,031 | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 514,627 | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 544,630 | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 595,014 | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 653,743 | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 719,130 | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 759,454 | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 832,718 | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 802,086 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 858,392 | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 924,126 | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 1.01 million | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 1.06 million | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.10 million | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 1.20 million | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 1.28 million | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 1.37 million | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 1.49 million | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 1.57 million | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 1.66 million | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 1.76 million | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 1.86 million | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 2.07 million | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 2.10 million | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 2.22 million | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 2.31 million | +4.2% |
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
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 339.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 286.02 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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February 2026 Data Release