Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%) was 47.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) is 47.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 47.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 82nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.4% | — |
| 1971 | 5.0% | -56.1% |
| 1972 | 7.6% | +51.5% |
| 1973 | 5.2% | -31.6% |
| 1974 | 7.7% | +47.8% |
| 1975 | 7.8% | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 5.8% | -25.7% |
| 1977 | 5.9% | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 6.2% | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 6.6% | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 6.9% | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 7.3% | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 7.3% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 7.4% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 7.5% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 7.6% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 7.8% | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 8.5% | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 7.9% | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 8.4% | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 8.3% | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 8.7% | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 10.0% | +15.5% |
| 1993 | 10.6% | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 11.1% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 10.0% | -9.4% |
| 1996 | 11.3% | +13.0% |
| 1997 | 12.2% | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 13.4% | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 14.0% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 15.0% | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 15.7% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 16.9% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 18.1% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 19.0% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 20.8% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 23.1% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 24.2% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 28.1% | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 29.7% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 30.8% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 34.6% | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 36.2% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 36.9% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 37.3% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 37.8% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 39.2% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 40.8% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 43.1% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 44.9% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 46.7% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 47.8% | +2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -56.1% | 11.4% | 5.0% |
| 1972 | +51.5% | 5.0% | 7.6% |
| 1974 | +47.8% | 5.2% | 7.7% |
| 1973 | -31.6% | 7.6% | 5.2% |
| 1976 | -25.7% | 7.8% | 5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.9% | 5.0% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.7% | 6.9% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.0% | 8.3% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 15.0% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 25.9% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.7% | 40.8% | 47.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 47.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 82nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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