Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 765,029 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Least developed countries: UN classification stood at 765,029 number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 765,029 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 223,949 number, in 1998.
That places Least developed countries: UN classification 35th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 237,120 number | 223,949 number | 250,290 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 436,921 number | 286,934 number | 642,073 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 729,613 number | 691,916 number | 765,029 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries: UN classification
- 32 Pakistan 94,991 number compare
- 33 Kazakhstan 94,007 number compare
- 34 Belarus 84,380 number compare
- 35 Algeria 77,886 number compare
- 36 Tajikistan 76,709 number compare
- 37 Austria 75,217 number compare
- 38 Cote d'Ivoire 74,984 number compare
More reference data data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 13.50 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 13.85 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 27.34 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.29 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.11 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.46 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 94.9% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6598 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 0.7262 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.33 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Least developed countries: UN classification was 765,029 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 765,029 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 223,949 number in 1998.
- How does Least developed countries: UN classification rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
- Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 35th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification 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).