Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes was 63.99 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 63.99 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 63.99 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.56 million, in 2012.
That places WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 17th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 37.56 million | — |
| 2013 | 40.53 million | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 43.33 million | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 45.82 million | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 46.86 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 47.62 million | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 48.65 million | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 51.23 million | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 53.35 million | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 56.77 million | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 59.00 million | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 62.24 million | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 63.99 million | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.20 million | 37.56 million | 51.23 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 59.07 million | 53.35 million | 63.99 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- 14 Pakistan 2.54 million compare
- 15 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.07 million compare
- 16 Viet Nam 2.04 million compare
- 17 Republic of Korea 1.96 million compare
- 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.95 million compare
- 19 Germany 1.93 million compare
- 20 Colombia 1.59 million compare
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 6 programmes, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 63.99 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 63.99 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.56 million in 2012.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 17th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.7%. 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 6 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release