Global HE enrolment reaches 269 million as student mobility triples
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The number of students in higher education has doubled in 20 years to 269 million in 2024, according to a report by UNESCO. While women are now the majority in universities worldwide, sub-Saharan Africa remains strongly in decline with a limited access rate of 9%, illustrating the deep inequalities that persist in the education sector. Gabonese students in a room at UOB. © Facebook World higher education is experiencing unprecedented growth. UNE…
In twenty years, higher education has transformed into a mass system, driven by a continuous growth in enrollment. According to UNESCO’s first report on global trends, this dynamic is now leading to unprecedented student numbers. The 269 million students projected for 2024 now represent 43% of young people of educational age […]
Global HE enrolment reaches 269 million as student mobility triples
The number of students enrolled in higher education worldwide has more than doubled over the past two decades, reaching 269 million in 2024, according to a new UNESCO report. International student mobility has also more than tripled, rising from 2.1 million students in 2000 to nearly 7.3 million in 2023, though UNESCO warned that major inequalities in access, funding and completion continue to persist globally. The report, based on data from 146…
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