Tertiary education enrollment — all countries

Tertiary education enrollment — Southern Asia

Tertiary education enrollment in Southern Asia in 2023 — 29.9%. Since 1973, the indicator has risen by 25.5 pp.

2023 29.9% −0.1 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 29.9%2022
Period minimum 4.2%1977

Trend over time

1973–2023 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — Southern Asia, 1973–20230102030197319781983198819931998200320082013201820231973: 4.3%1977: 4.2%1978: 4.3%1979: 4.4%1986: 5.5%2003: 9.8%2004: 10.1%2005: 10.4%2006: 11.2%2007: 12.8%2008: 14.6%2009: 15.5%2010: 18.3%2011: 21.5%2012: 23.1%2013: 22.8%2014: 24%2015: 25.7%2016: 25.7%2017: 26.2%2018: 26.1%2019: 27.3%2020: 27.5%2021: 29.2%2022: 29.9%2023: 29.9%
Change over the period: +25.5 pp Annual average: 0.51 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Asia

Southern Asia 29.9%
World 43.2%
Tertiary education enrollment — Southern Asia, by year Southern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 29.9 −0.1 pp
2022 29.9 +0.7 pp
2021 29.2 +1.7 pp
2020 27.5 +0.2 pp
2019 27.3 +1.2 pp
2018 26.1 −0 pp
2017 26.2 +0.5 pp
2016 25.7 +0 pp
2015 25.7 +1.6 pp
2014 24 +1.2 pp
2013 22.8 −0.3 pp
2012 23.1 +1.7 pp
2011 21.5 +3.2 pp
2010 18.3 +2.8 pp
2009 15.5 +0.9 pp
2008 14.6 +1.8 pp
2007 12.8 +1.6 pp
2006 11.2 +0.8 pp
2005 10.4 +0.2 pp
2004 10.1 +0.4 pp
2003 9.8
1986 5.5
1979 4.4 +0.1 pp
1978 4.3 +0.1 pp
1977 4.2
1973 4.3

About the indicator

The gross tertiary enrollment ratio — the number of students at universities and colleges (ISCED 5–8) as a percentage of the population in the five-year age interval that follows the end of school. It can exceed 100% because of older students and students from abroad, so in countries that act as magnets for international students the indicator is overstated.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.