Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes was 1.38 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Post-demographic dividend, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 1.38 million number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in 2019.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 1.48 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 965,500 number, in 1997.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 7th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 965,500 number | — |
| 1998 | 981,089 number | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.03 million number | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 1.03 million number | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.08 million number | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 1.14 million number | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 1.17 million number | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.29 million number | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 1.30 million number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.32 million number | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.35 million number | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.40 million number | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 1.42 million number | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.46 million number | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.48 million number | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.48 million number | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.39 million number | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 1.40 million number | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.39 million number | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.43 million number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.39 million number | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.41 million number | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.38 million number | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 993,426 number | 965,500 number | 1.03 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.25 million number | 1.03 million number | 1.42 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 million number | 1.38 million number | 1.48 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More education data for Post-demographic dividend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.08 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 565.10 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Post-demographic dividend?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Post-demographic dividend was 1.38 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 million number in 2012.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 965,500 number in 1997.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.