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

Late-demographic dividend: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 24.42 million number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
24.42 million number
Change on year
up 4.0%
Rank
7th
of 44 groups
All-time high
24.42 million number
in 2019
All-time low
6.55 million number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend, 1998–2019

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M1998200820191998: 6.6M number1999: 6.9M number2000: 7.4M number2001: 8.4M number2002: 9.8M number2003: 11.9M number2004: 13.0M number2005: 14.1M number2006: 15.5M number2007: 16.4M number2008: 17.1M number2009: 18.4M number2010: 19.3M number2011: 19.2M number2012: 19.3M number2013: 18.5M number2014: 22.3M number2015: 22.9M number2016: 23.0M number2017: 23.0M number2018: 23.5M number2019: 24.4M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Late-demographic dividend recorded 24.42 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.

That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 24.42 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.55 million number, in 1998.

That places Late-demographic dividend 7th out of 44 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.71 million number 6.55 million number 6.87 million number 2
2000s 13.18 million number 7.42 million number 18.36 million number 10
2010s 21.55 million number 18.51 million number 24.42 million number 10

Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend

  1. 4 Russian Federation 1.43 million number compare
  2. 5 Indonesia 978,740 number compare
  3. 6 Japan 758,779 number compare
  4. 7 Colombia 686,641 number compare
  5. 8 Korea 677,032 number compare
  6. 9 Iran, Islamic Republic of 654,441 number compare
  7. 10 Argentina 627,763 number compare

See the full ranking of 188 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend was 24.42 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 Late-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 24.42 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 6.55 million number in 1998.
How does Late-demographic dividend rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 7th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Late-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).