Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes was 30.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
30.5%
Change on year
up 26.3%
Rank
126th
of 221 groups
All-time high
30.5%
in 2024
All-time low
12.2%
in 1997
Years of data
52
1973–2024
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) recorded 30.5% for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.3% on the previous year and up 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 30.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1997.
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 126th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 14.5% | — |
| 1974 | 14.2% | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 14.3% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 14.4% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 14.7% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 14.9% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 15.1% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 15.4% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 15.8% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 15.6% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 15.6% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 15.6% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 15.5% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 16.0% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 15.5% | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 15.7% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 15.6% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 15.5% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 15.9% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 15.4% | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 14.3% | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 13.4% | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 13.1% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 12.5% | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 12.2% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 12.6% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 12.3% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 13.5% | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 14.4% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 15.4% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 15.7% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 16.5% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 18.5% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 18.3% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 20.2% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 23.2% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 23.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 24.2% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 30.5% | +26.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.6% | 14.2% | 15.1% | 7 |
| 1980s | 15.6% | 15.4% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.7% | 12.2% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 13.5% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 17.9% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 21.7% | 30.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- 123 Trinidad and Tobago 23.8% compare
- 124 Bangladesh 23.7% compare
- 125 South Africa 23.5% compare
- 126 Honduras 23.3% compare
- 127 Luxembourg 22.4% compare
- 128 Cambodia 21.4% compare
- 129 Botswana 21.4% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.95 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 10.74 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 8.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 4.34 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 30.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 126th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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