Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia
MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes was 48.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia recorded 48.8% for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 35.3% on the previous year and up 103.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia peaked at 48.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 1999.
That places MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 77th 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 45 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 22.0% | — |
| 1981 | 22.5% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 22.1% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 22.3% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 22.4% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 22.6% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 23.0% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 22.6% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 22.9% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 22.8% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 23.1% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 23.6% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 23.4% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 22.3% | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 21.6% | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 21.4% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 20.2% | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 20.1% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 20.4% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 19.7% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 21.7% | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 22.9% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 24.2% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 24.9% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 25.7% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 25.6% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 26.3% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 25.8% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 24.4% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 23.8% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 24.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 24.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 24.0% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 23.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 25.4% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 28.8% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 32.1% | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 35.4% | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 36.0% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 36.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 48.8% | +35.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +35.3% | 36.1% | 48.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.5% | 22.0% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.6% | 19.7% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 21.7% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 23.8% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 32.1% | 48.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia
- 74 North Macedonia 55.0% compare
- 75 Slovakia 54.5% compare
- 76 Algeria 54.4% compare
- 77 Lebanon 54.4% compare
- 78 Kyrgyzstan 53.9% compare
- 79 Panama 53.7% compare
- 80 Kazakhstan 52.9% compare
More education data for MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 414,995 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia was 48.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 1999.
- How does MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia ranks 77th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 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