Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in IDA total

IDA total: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 1.92 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.92 million number
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
23rd
of 45 groups
All-time high
2.06 million number
in 2015
All-time low
866,460 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in IDA total, 1998–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1998200820191998: 866.5k number1999: 923.5k number2000: 1.0M number2001: 1.1M number2002: 1.2M number2003: 1.3M number2004: 1.4M number2005: 1.4M number2006: 1.5M number2007: 1.5M number2008: 1.6M number2009: 1.7M number2010: 1.8M number2011: 1.8M number2012: 1.8M number2013: 2.0M number2014: 2.0M number2015: 2.1M number2016: 1.9M number2017: 1.9M number2018: 1.9M number2019: 1.9M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in IDA total stood at 1.92 million number.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in IDA total peaked at 2.06 million number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 866,460 number, in 1998.

That places IDA total 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 895,002 number 866,460 number 923,544 number 2
2000s 1.35 million number 1.02 million number 1.69 million number 10
2010s 1.90 million number 1.77 million number 2.06 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA total

  1. 20 Chile 347,377 number compare
  2. 21 Thailand 345,866 number compare
  3. 22 United Kingdom 284,245 number compare
  4. 23 Saudi Arabia 256,004 number compare
  5. 24 Greece 224,478 number compare
  6. 25 Bangladesh 203,373 number compare
  7. 26 Morocco 188,014 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in IDA total?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in IDA total was 1.92 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 IDA total?
The highest recorded value was 2.06 million number in 2015.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in IDA total?
The lowest recorded value was 866,460 number in 1998.
How does IDA total rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
IDA total ranks 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in IDA total?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA total 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).