Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Early-demographic dividend

Early-demographic dividend: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 7.86 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
7.86 million number
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
14th
of 44 groups
All-time high
9.17 million number
in 2012
All-time low
4.62 million number
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Early-demographic dividend, 2000–2019

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M2000200920192000: 4.6M number2001: 4.8M number2002: 5.1M number2003: 5.6M number2004: 5.9M number2005: 5.9M number2006: 6.2M number2007: 6.4M number2008: 6.9M number2009: 7.2M number2010: 8.2M number2011: 8.8M number2012: 9.2M number2013: 7.1M number2014: 7.5M number2015: 7.7M number2016: 7.4M number2017: 7.7M number2018: 7.8M number2019: 7.9M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Early-demographic dividend recorded 7.86 million number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in 2019.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 9.17 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.62 million number, in 2000.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 14th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.87 million number 4.62 million number 7.24 million number 10
2010s 7.92 million number 7.13 million number 9.17 million number 10

Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend

  1. 11 Nigeria 555,491 number compare
  2. 12 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 509,857 number compare
  3. 13 France 505,057 number compare
  4. 14 Vietnam 449,558 number compare
  5. 15 Spain 414,386 number compare
  6. 16 Malaysia 398,615 number compare
  7. 17 Ukraine 383,710 number compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Early-demographic dividend?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Early-demographic dividend was 7.86 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 9.17 million number in 2012.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 4.62 million number in 2000.
How does Early-demographic dividend rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 14th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,883 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).