Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025)
WB: High Income (july 2025): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes was 12.15 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025) stood at 12.15 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025) peaked at 13.75 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 10.75 million, in 2020.
That places WB: High Income (july 2025) 14th out of 205 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 WB: High Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 13.75 million | — |
| 2013 | 13.40 million | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 12.19 million | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 11.21 million | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 10.78 million | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 10.86 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 11.14 million | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 11.33 million | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 10.75 million | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 11.04 million | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 11.40 million | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 11.23 million | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 12.15 million | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.83 million | 10.78 million | 13.75 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.31 million | 10.75 million | 12.15 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: High Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0898 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.82 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1159 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 43.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025) was 12.15 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.75 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.75 million in 2020.
- How does WB: High Income (july 2025) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes?
- WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 14th out of 205 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: High Income (july 2025) 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.
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February 2026 Data Release