Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Other small states
Other small states: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes was 6,972 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Other small states, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Other small states is 6,972 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Other small states peaked at 6,972 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,240 number, in 1998.
Other small states ranks 41st of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Other small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1,240 number | — |
| 1999 | 1,320 number | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 1,511 number | +14.5% |
| 2001 | 1,836 number | +21.5% |
| 2002 | 1,909 number | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 2,012 number | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 2,245 number | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 2,648 number | +18.0% |
| 2006 | 2,923 number | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 3,403 number | +16.4% |
| 2008 | 4,099 number | +20.4% |
| 2009 | 4,068 number | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 4,420 number | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 5,066 number | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 5,287 number | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 5,635 number | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 5,755 number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 5,941 number | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 6,253 number | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 6,352 number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 6,659 number | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 6,972 number | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,280 number | 1,240 number | 1,320 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,666 number | 1,511 number | 4,099 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,834 number | 4,420 number | 6,972 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More education data for Other small states
- Population ages 15-64 66.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 183,046 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0142 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 183,046 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4478 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Other small states?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Other small states was 6,972 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 6,972 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,240 number in 1998.
- How does Other small states rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
- Other small states ranks 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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.