Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in OECD members
OECD members: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes was 1.54 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in OECD members, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 1.54 million number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in OECD members peaked at 1.57 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.07 million number, in 1999.
OECD members ranks 5th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in OECD members, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.09 million number | — |
| 1998 | 1.11 million number | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.07 million number | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 1.07 million number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.12 million number | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 1.18 million number | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 1.21 million number | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.34 million number | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 1.35 million number | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.37 million number | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.40 million number | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.45 million number | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 1.48 million number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.53 million number | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.56 million number | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.57 million number | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.51 million number | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.51 million number | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.52 million number | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.57 million number | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.54 million number | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.57 million number | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.54 million number | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.09 million number | 1.07 million number | 1.11 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.30 million number | 1.07 million number | 1.48 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.54 million number | 1.51 million number | 1.57 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 2 United States of America 354,198 number compare
- 3 Germany 200,400 number compare
- 4 India 173,050 number compare
- 5 Iran, Islamic Republic of 141,078 number compare
- 6 Brazil 115,028 number compare
- 7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 111,257 number compare
- 8 Türkiye 95,100 number compare
More education data for OECD members
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total 709.91 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in OECD members?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in OECD members was 1.54 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 million number in 2012.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 million number in 1999.
- How does OECD members rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
- OECD members ranks 5th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.