Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 41.69 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 41.69 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 41.69 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.47 million, in 1998.
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 8th of 218 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.47 million | — |
| 1999 | 12.04 million | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 12.78 million | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 13.91 million | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 15.62 million | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 18.34 million | +17.4% |
| 2004 | 19.71 million | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 20.78 million | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 22.56 million | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 23.25 million | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 24.36 million | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 25.97 million | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 27.78 million | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 28.24 million | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 28.69 million | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 26.34 million | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 30.53 million | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 31.48 million | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 31.04 million | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 31.29 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 31.96 million | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 32.96 million | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 35.63 million | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 37.74 million | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 39.80 million | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 41.28 million | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 41.69 million | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.75 million | 11.47 million | 12.04 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.73 million | 12.78 million | 25.97 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.03 million | 26.34 million | 32.96 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.23 million | 35.63 million | 41.69 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 337.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 103.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.57 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 24.25 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 41.69 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 41.69 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.47 million in 1998.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 8th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 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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February 2026 Data Release