Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes was 82.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) stood at 82.8%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 82.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.2%, in 1999.
That places ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 13th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 50.2% | — |
| 2000 | 51.1% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 54.1% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 57.2% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 59.5% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 60.8% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 62.0% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 63.7% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 64.8% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 65.7% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 67.3% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 68.6% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 69.5% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 70.3% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 71.2% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 72.4% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 73.2% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 74.3% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 75.3% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 76.3% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 77.4% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 78.8% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 80.6% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 80.3% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 81.5% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 82.8% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.2% | 50.2% | 50.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 60.6% | 51.1% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.9% | 68.6% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.8% | 78.8% | 82.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 34.83 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 64.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 82.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.2% in 1999.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 13th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release