School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 555.44 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
555.44 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
6th
of 221 groups
All-time high
555.44 million
in 2024
All-time low
343.95 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries recorded 555.44 million for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 555.44 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 343.95 million, in 1970.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 343.95 million | — |
| 1971 | 351.37 million | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 357.20 million | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 362.27 million | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 366.95 million | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 369.91 million | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 368.04 million | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 371.34 million | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 374.47 million | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 372.44 million | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 370.53 million | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 375.83 million | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 389.38 million | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 403.54 million | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 417.95 million | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 432.71 million | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 437.37 million | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 439.99 million | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 444.88 million | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 450.54 million | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 455.49 million | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 460.88 million | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 461.84 million | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 461.68 million | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 458.40 million | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 456.67 million | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 454.14 million | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 452.53 million | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 454.28 million | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 459.15 million | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 465.51 million | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 479.36 million | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 488.93 million | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 497.95 million | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 507.09 million | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 516.41 million | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 525.02 million | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 534.19 million | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 542.83 million | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 550.65 million | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 551.40 million | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 550.22 million | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 547.37 million | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 543.30 million | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 536.96 million | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 535.18 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 534.82 million | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 534.56 million | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 535.49 million | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 538.28 million | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 540.88 million | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 544.49 million | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 548.57 million | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 553.01 million | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 555.44 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 363.79 million | 343.95 million | 374.47 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 416.27 million | 370.53 million | 450.54 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 457.51 million | 452.53 million | 461.84 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 510.79 million | 465.51 million | 550.65 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 540.76 million | 534.56 million | 551.40 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 548.48 million | 540.88 million | 555.44 million | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 220.95 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 178.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 108.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 555.44 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 555.44 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 343.95 million in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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