Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 504,477 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Low Income (july 2025) recorded 504,477 for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in 2021. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 504,477 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 167,700, in 1998.
That places WB: Low Income (july 2025) 160th out of 218 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 167,700 | — |
| 1999 | 185,129 | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 219,804 | +18.7% |
| 2001 | 228,766 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 247,433 | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 260,628 | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 279,679 | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 300,606 | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 311,884 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 323,553 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 348,186 | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 367,391 | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 366,630 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 352,610 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 357,161 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 376,911 | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 384,163 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 396,265 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 387,696 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 394,238 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 414,066 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 438,537 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 483,074 | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 504,477 | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 176,414 | 167,700 | 185,129 | 2 |
| 2000s | 288,793 | 219,804 | 367,391 | 10 |
| 2010s | 386,828 | 352,610 | 438,537 | 10 |
| 2020s | 493,776 | 483,074 | 504,477 | 2 |
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.68 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.76 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 504,477 in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 504,477 in 2021.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 167,700 in 1998.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 160th out of 218 groups with data for 2021.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low 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