Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 41.12 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) is 41.12 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 41.12 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.31 million, in 1998.
That places WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 9th out of 218 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.31 million | — |
| 1999 | 11.85 million | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 12.56 million | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 13.68 million | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 15.38 million | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 18.08 million | +17.6% |
| 2004 | 19.43 million | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 20.48 million | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 22.25 million | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 22.93 million | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 24.01 million | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 25.60 million | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 27.42 million | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 27.89 million | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 28.33 million | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 25.97 million | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 30.15 million | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 31.08 million | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 30.65 million | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 30.90 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 31.54 million | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 32.52 million | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 35.15 million | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 37.23 million | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 39.28 million | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 40.73 million | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 41.12 million | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.58 million | 11.31 million | 11.85 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.44 million | 12.56 million | 25.60 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.65 million | 25.97 million | 32.52 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.70 million | 35.15 million | 41.12 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 78.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 283.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 41.12 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: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 41.12 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.31 million in 1998.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 9th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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