Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 3.36 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) is 3.36 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 5.13 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.12 million, in 2000.
That places WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 63rd out of 218 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.12 million | — |
| 2001 | 2.27 million | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 2.40 million | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 2.56 million | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 2.78 million | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 2.91 million | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 3.09 million | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 3.34 million | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 3.66 million | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 3.89 million | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 4.25 million | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 4.93 million | +16.0% |
| 2012 | 5.13 million | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 2.85 million | -44.4% |
| 2014 | 2.80 million | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 2.81 million | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.59 million | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 2.53 million | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 2.62 million | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 2.77 million | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 2.98 million | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 2.96 million | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 2.95 million | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 3.05 million | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 3.36 million | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.90 million | 2.12 million | 3.89 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.33 million | 2.53 million | 5.13 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.06 million | 2.95 million | 3.36 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2969 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 3.36 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: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.13 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.12 million in 2000.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 63rd out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Lower 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