Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes was 6.22 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
6.22 million
Change on year
up 21.3%
Rank
41st
of 205 groups
All-time high
6.87 million
in 2012
All-time low
4.11 million
in 2020
Years of data
13
2012–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 2012–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M2012201820242012: 6.9M2013: 6.8M2014: 5.9M2015: 5.0M2016: 4.7M2017: 4.7M2018: 4.8M2019: 4.9M2020: 4.1M2021: 4.4M2022: 4.6M2023: 5.1M2024: 6.2M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) is 6.22 million, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.3% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 6.87 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.11 million, in 2020.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 41st of 205 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 2012 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2012 6.87 million
2013 6.77 million -1.4%
2014 5.86 million -13.5%
2015 5.02 million -14.3%
2016 4.70 million -6.5%
2017 4.70 million -0.0%
2018 4.84 million +3.1%
2019 4.91 million +1.4%
2020 4.11 million -16.3%
2021 4.38 million +6.6%
2022 4.60 million +4.9%
2023 5.13 million +11.5%
2024 6.22 million +21.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 5.46 million 4.70 million 6.87 million 8
2020s 4.89 million 4.11 million 6.22 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

  1. 38 Czechia 109,702 compare
  2. 39 Tunisia 108,825 compare
  3. 40 Greece 105,978 compare
  4. 41 Norway 99,682 compare
  5. 42 Thailand 94,891 compare
  6. 43 Malaysia 94,822 compare
  7. 44 Finland 87,247 compare

See the full ranking of 333 places →

More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

All data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) →

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 6.22 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
The highest recorded value was 6.87 million in 2012.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
The lowest recorded value was 4.11 million in 2020.
How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 41st out of 205 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437). Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 06 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-isced-7-programmes-both-sexes-number-2/escap-wb-upper-middle-income-economies-wb-upper-mid-unsdcode-98437/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-isced-7-programmes-both-sexes-number-2/escap-wb-upper-middle-income-economies-wb-upper-mid-unsdcode-98437/">Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
333 places, 3,877 data points, 2002–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release