Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes was 571,343 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia is 571,343, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 153.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 571,343 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 110,217, in 2008.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 53rd of 216 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 110,217 | — |
| 2009 | 120,851 | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 134,109 | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 158,554 | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 176,219 | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 197,835 | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 225,294 | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 254,505 | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 286,597 | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 327,099 | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 355,191 | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 379,056 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 409,783 | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 514,665 | +25.6% |
| 2022 | 520,510 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 556,611 | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 571,343 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 115,534 | 110,217 | 120,851 | 2 |
| 2010s | 249,446 | 134,109 | 379,056 | 10 |
| 2020s | 514,582 | 409,783 | 571,343 | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 192.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 571,343 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 571,343 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 110,217 in 2008.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 53rd out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 153.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central and Southern Asia 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