Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes was 1.73 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total stood at 1.73 million number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 64.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 1.73 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 569,720 number, in 1999.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 1st of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 620,982 number | — |
| 1999 | 569,720 number | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 603,452 number | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 644,742 number | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 706,107 number | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 801,790 number | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 866,821 number | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 908,196 number | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 933,892 number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 944,929 number | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 995,333 number | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 1.06 million number | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 1.15 million number | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 1.19 million number | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 1.24 million number | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.32 million number | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 1.38 million number | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 1.45 million number | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 1.55 million number | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 1.62 million number | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 1.69 million number | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 1.73 million number | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 595,351 number | 569,720 number | 620,982 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 846,105 number | 603,452 number | 1.06 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.43 million number | 1.15 million number | 1.73 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More education data for IDA & IBRD total
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 28.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.1% (2024)
- Labor force, female 39.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total was 1.73 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 1.73 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 569,720 number in 1999.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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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Total number of students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.