Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 22.49 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
22.49 million number
Change on year
up 4.3%
Rank
9th
of 43 groups
All-time high
22.49 million number
in 2019
All-time low
4.68 million number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998–2019

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1998200820191998: 4.7M number1999: 5.0M number2000: 5.4M number2001: 6.1M number2002: 7.4M number2003: 9.5M number2004: 11.1M number2005: 11.9M number2006: 13.0M number2007: 13.8M number2008: 14.4M number2009: 15.7M number2010: 16.8M number2011: 16.5M number2012: 16.6M number2013: 16.8M number2014: 20.6M number2015: 21.1M number2016: 21.3M number2017: 21.2M number2018: 21.6M number2019: 22.5M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 22.49 million number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 43.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 22.49 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.68 million number, in 1998.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th of 43 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 4.68 million number
1999 5.01 million number +7.1%
2000 5.38 million number +7.4%
2001 6.11 million number +13.4%
2002 7.41 million number +21.4%
2003 9.53 million number +28.7%
2004 11.08 million number +16.2%
2005 11.88 million number +7.2%
2006 13.04 million number +9.8%
2007 13.81 million number +5.9%
2008 14.44 million number +4.5%
2009 15.71 million number +8.8%
2010 16.77 million number +6.8%
2011 16.53 million number -1.4%
2012 16.61 million number +0.5%
2013 16.79 million number +1.1%
2014 20.60 million number +22.7%
2015 21.14 million number +2.6%
2016 21.27 million number +0.6%
2017 21.17 million number -0.4%
2018 21.56 million number +1.8%
2019 22.49 million number +4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.85 million number 4.68 million number 5.01 million number 2
2000s 10.84 million number 5.38 million number 15.71 million number 10
2010s 19.49 million number 16.53 million number 22.49 million number 10

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 6 Japan 758,779 number compare
  2. 7 Colombia 686,641 number compare
  3. 8 South Korea 677,032 number compare
  4. 9 Iran 654,441 number compare
  5. 10 Argentina 627,763 number compare
  6. 11 Nigeria 555,491 number compare
  7. 12 Venezuela 509,857 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 22.49 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 22.49 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 4.68 million number in 1998.
How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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
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Total number of students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).