Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes was 29.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) stood at 29.2%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 29.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2000.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 134th 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 ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.4% | — |
| 2000 | 8.3% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 8.5% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 19.5% | +22.8% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 21.7% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 22.7% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 25.5% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 27.0% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 27.6% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 29.0% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 29.2% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4% | 8.4% | 8.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 8.3% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 15.9% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 25.5% | 29.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 25.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 51.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 29.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2000.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 134th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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