Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 … Enrolment 8 both sexes in IDA total
IDA total: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 … Enrolment 8 both sexes was 137,091 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in IDA total, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 137,091 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 76.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in IDA total peaked at 137,091 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33,408 number, in 1998.
That places IDA total 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 … Enrolment 8 both sexes in IDA total, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 33,408 number | — |
| 1999 | 34,356 number | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 36,965 number | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 39,300 number | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 44,017 number | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 50,244 number | +14.1% |
| 2004 | 57,964 number | +15.4% |
| 2005 | 61,987 number | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 65,703 number | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 74,031 number | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 73,288 number | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 77,545 number | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 83,551 number | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 88,713 number | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 96,467 number | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 103,590 number | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 109,270 number | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 116,228 number | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 128,342 number | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 127,843 number | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 137,020 number | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 137,091 number | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,882 number | 33,408 number | 34,356 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 58,105 number | 36,965 number | 77,545 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 112,811 number | 83,551 number | 137,091 number | 10 |
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More education data for IDA total
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1356 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 263.89 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 135.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0697 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in IDA total?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in IDA total was 137,091 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 137,091 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,408 number in 1998.
- How does IDA total rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
- IDA total ranks 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.