School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)
ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201): School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) was 16.62 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) stood at 16.62 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) peaked at 25.03 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 16.26 million, in 2020.
ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) ranks 175th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 22.32 million | — |
| 2000 | 22.40 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 23.11 million | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 23.80 million | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 24.28 million | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 24.53 million | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 24.84 million | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 25.03 million | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 24.95 million | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 24.83 million | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 24.49 million | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 23.75 million | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 22.87 million | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 21.71 million | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 20.61 million | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 19.43 million | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 18.55 million | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 17.75 million | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 17.27 million | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 16.82 million | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 16.50 million | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 16.26 million | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 16.28 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 16.45 million | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 16.52 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 16.62 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.32 million | 22.32 million | 22.32 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.23 million | 22.40 million | 25.03 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.53 million | 16.50 million | 23.75 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.43 million | 16.26 million | 16.62 million | 5 |
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More education data for ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1289 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) was 16.62 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)?
- The highest recorded value was 25.03 million in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.26 million in 2020.
- How does ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) ranks 175th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release