Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025)
WB: High Income (july 2025): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes was 64.03 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
64.03 million
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
34th
of 221 groups
All-time high
64.47 million
in 2011
All-time low
25.30 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: High Income (july 2025) recorded 64.03 million for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025) peaked at 64.47 million in 2011 and was at its lowest, 25.30 million, in 1971.
That places WB: High Income (july 2025) 34th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 47.35 million | — |
| 1971 | 25.30 million | -46.6% |
| 1972 | 26.22 million | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 27.28 million | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 28.21 million | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 29.04 million | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 31.00 million | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 31.14 million | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 31.75 million | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 31.67 million | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 32.23 million | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 33.11 million | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 34.11 million | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 33.98 million | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 35.21 million | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 34.78 million | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 35.17 million | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 35.32 million | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 37.12 million | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 37.67 million | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 38.57 million | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 38.71 million | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 40.19 million | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 43.37 million | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 42.96 million | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 43.59 million | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 45.77 million | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 45.97 million | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 46.28 million | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 48.23 million | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 50.18 million | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 53.07 million | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 56.07 million | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 58.02 million | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 58.91 million | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 59.74 million | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 60.71 million | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 61.61 million | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 62.49 million | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 63.70 million | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 64.32 million | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 64.47 million | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 64.03 million | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 63.50 million | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 62.88 million | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 62.21 million | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 61.74 million | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 61.19 million | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 61.00 million | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 61.46 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 61.89 million | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 62.49 million | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 62.94 million | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 63.56 million | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 64.03 million | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.89 million | 25.30 million | 47.35 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.87 million | 32.23 million | 37.67 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.36 million | 38.57 million | 48.23 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.45 million | 50.18 million | 63.70 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.68 million | 61.00 million | 64.47 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.98 million | 61.89 million | 64.03 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: High Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: High Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0898 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.82 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1159 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 43.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025) was 64.03 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 64.47 million in 2011.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.30 million in 1971.
- How does WB: High Income (july 2025) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
- WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 34th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes rising or falling in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: High Income (july 2025) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release