Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes was 18.56 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 18.56 million. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 18.56 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.37 million, in 2020.
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 8th of 205 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 15.49 million | — |
| 2013 | 15.42 million | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 15.23 million | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 14.69 million | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 14.57 million | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 14.81 million | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 14.99 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 15.02 million | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 14.37 million | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 15.14 million | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 16.06 million | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 17.08 million | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 18.56 million | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.03 million | 14.57 million | 15.49 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 16.24 million | 14.37 million | 18.56 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 337.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 103.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.57 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 24.25 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 18.56 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: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.56 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.37 million in 2020.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 8th out of 205 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low & Middle 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