Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 22.52 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 22.52 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 22.52 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.71 million number, in 1998.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.71 million number | — |
| 1999 | 5.04 million number | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 5.41 million number | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 6.14 million number | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 7.44 million number | +21.3% |
| 2003 | 9.57 million number | +28.5% |
| 2004 | 11.11 million number | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 11.91 million number | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 13.08 million number | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 13.85 million number | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 14.47 million number | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 15.74 million number | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 16.81 million number | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 16.57 million number | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 16.65 million number | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 16.83 million number | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 20.63 million number | +22.6% |
| 2015 | 21.18 million number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 21.30 million number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 21.21 million number | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 21.59 million number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 22.52 million number | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.88 million number | 4.71 million number | 5.04 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.87 million number | 5.41 million number | 15.74 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.53 million number | 16.57 million number | 22.52 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 6 Japan 758,779 number compare
- 7 Colombia 686,641 number compare
- 8 Republic of Korea 677,032 number compare
- 9 Iran, Islamic Republic of 654,441 number compare
- 10 Argentina 627,763 number compare
- 11 Nigeria 555,491 number compare
- 12 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 509,857 number compare
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 1,740 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 142.49 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 142.66 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 29.41 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.11 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.95 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.47 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.13 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.1 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.2% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 22.52 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 22.52 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.71 million number in 1998.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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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Total number of students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).