Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes was 75.15 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) is 75.15 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 75.15 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.27 million, in 2012.
That places WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 15th 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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 50.27 million | — |
| 2013 | 53.01 million | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 57.71 million | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 59.76 million | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 61.96 million | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 62.91 million | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 63.53 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 65.28 million | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 67.22 million | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 69.78 million | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 72.40 million | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 74.86 million | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 75.15 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 59.30 million | 50.27 million | 65.28 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 71.88 million | 67.22 million | 75.15 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- 12 Argentina 2.88 million compare
- 13 Japan 2.73 million compare
- 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
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 75.15 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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 75.15 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.27 million in 2012.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 15th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Upper 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