Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes was 58.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) is 58.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) peaked at 60.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 1999.
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 66th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 22.6% | — |
| 2000 | 23.8% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 25.3% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 27.1% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 28.7% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 30.1% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 31.8% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 38.6% | +21.3% |
| 2007 | 36.4% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 39.3% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 40.2% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 41.8% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 43.2% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 44.4% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 45.5% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 47.1% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 48.4% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 50.4% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 51.8% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 52.4% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 53.4% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 54.9% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 56.8% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 58.2% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 60.6% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 58.9% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.6% | 22.6% | 22.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.1% | 23.8% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.8% | 41.8% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.9% | 54.9% | 60.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
- 63 Uzbekistan 59.8% compare
- 64 Colombia 59.3% compare
- 65 Iran 58.7% compare
- 66 Libya 58.5% compare
- 67 Bahrain 58.4% compare
- 68 Dominican Republic 57.7% compare
- 69 San Marino 57.5% compare
More education data for ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0342 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) was 58.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The highest recorded value was 60.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 1999.
- How does ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 66th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 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