Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025)
WB: High Income (july 2025): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes was 2.14 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.14 million
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
12th
of 216 groups
All-time high
2.15 million
in 2023
All-time low
1.11 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025) is 2.14 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025) peaked at 2.15 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.11 million, in 1997.
WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 12th of 216 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.11 million | — |
| 1998 | 1.16 million | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 1.22 million | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 1.25 million | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.29 million | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 1.33 million | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.45 million | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 1.53 million | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 1.54 million | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.55 million | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.60 million | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.64 million | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.66 million | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.67 million | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.66 million | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.64 million | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.61 million | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.61 million | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.60 million | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.62 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.57 million | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.59 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.60 million | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.63 million | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.67 million | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 1.75 million | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 2.15 million | +22.5% |
| 2024 | 2.14 million | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.16 million | 1.11 million | 1.22 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.48 million | 1.25 million | 1.66 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.62 million | 1.57 million | 1.67 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.87 million | 1.63 million | 2.15 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: High Income (july 2025)
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 8 programmes, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025) was 2.14 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.15 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.11 million in 1997.
- How does WB: High Income (july 2025) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
- WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 12th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 8 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release