How does United States rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?

United States ranks 2nd out of 143 countries with data for 2018.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in United States

Name: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in United States
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

United States: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 6.88 million number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)

6.88 million number

Change on year

down 0.5%

World rank

2nd

of 143 countries

All-time high

7.34 million number

in 2014

All-time low

6.88 million number

in 2018

Years of data

2014–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in United States, 2014–2018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in United States is 6.88 million number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.2% over five years.

United States ranks 2nd of 143 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Countries ranked near United States

1 China 20.10 million number compare
3 Turkey 2.77 million number compare
4 Russia 1.43 million number compare
5 Indonesia 978,740 number compare

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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 3.28 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 175,209 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 3,540 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 35,363 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 17,186 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in United States?: Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in United States was 6.88 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in United States?: The highest recorded value was 7.34 million number in 2014.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in United States?: The lowest recorded value was 6.88 million number in 2018.
How does United States rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?: United States ranks 2nd out of 143 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this United States 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: 07 August 2026

Total number of students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).