Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes was 25.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) recorded 25.3% for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 25.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 1976.
That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 143rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.4% | — |
| 1971 | 7.4% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 7.5% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 7.4% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 7.5% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 7.4% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 7.3% | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 7.6% | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 7.7% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 8.2% | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 8.4% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 8.5% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 8.6% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 9.0% | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 9.1% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 9.1% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 9.2% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 9.0% | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 8.7% | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 8.5% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 8.7% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 8.8% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 8.6% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 8.4% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 8.1% | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 8.0% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 7.9% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 7.8% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 8.0% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 8.2% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 8.7% | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 22.2% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 23.1% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 25.3% | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.5% | 7.3% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.8% | 8.4% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.2% | 7.8% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 8.7% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 14.4% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 20.8% | 25.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1447 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4483 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.66 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 25.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 1976.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 143rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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