Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes was 2.42 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 2.42 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 78.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 2.42 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 562,071, in 1999.
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 8th of 216 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 621,180 | — |
| 1999 | 562,071 | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 591,831 | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 632,992 | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 698,250 | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 765,237 | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 838,972 | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 878,811 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 949,204 | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 915,636 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 969,244 | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 1.03 million | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 1.12 million | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 1.17 million | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.21 million | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 1.30 million | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 1.36 million | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 1.44 million | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 1.54 million | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 1.60 million | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 1.69 million | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 1.78 million | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 1.94 million | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 2.15 million | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 2.19 million | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 2.32 million | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 2.42 million | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 591,626 | 562,071 | 621,180 | 2 |
| 2000s | 827,516 | 591,831 | 1.03 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 million | 1.12 million | 1.78 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.20 million | 1.94 million | 2.42 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 8 programmes, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 2.42 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: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.42 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 562,071 in 1999.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 8th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.1%. 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 8 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release