Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes was 2.39 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 2.39 million. 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 78.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 2.39 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 555,847, in 1999.
That places WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 9th out of 216 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 613,902 | — |
| 1999 | 555,847 | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 585,926 | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 628,464 | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 692,175 | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 758,253 | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 830,259 | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 868,957 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 937,353 | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 902,274 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 954,667 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 1.02 million | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 1.10 million | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 1.15 million | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.19 million | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 1.28 million | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 1.34 million | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 1.41 million | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 1.52 million | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 1.58 million | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 1.66 million | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 1.75 million | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 1.91 million | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 2.11 million | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 2.15 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 2.29 million | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 2.39 million | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 584,874 | 555,847 | 613,902 | 2 |
| 2000s | 817,749 | 585,926 | 1.02 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.40 million | 1.10 million | 1.75 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.17 million | 1.91 million | 2.39 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- 6 Türkiye 159,768 compare
- 7 Iran, Islamic Republic of 150,898 compare
- 8 Brazil 134,373 compare
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 122,567 compare
- 10 Spain 99,422 compare
- 11 Republic of Korea 87,354 compare
- 12 Japan 79,787 compare
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 78.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 283.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 2.39 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: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.39 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 555,847 in 1999.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 9th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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