Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes was 1.62 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 1.62 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 83.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 1.62 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 340,006, in 1999.
That places WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 21st 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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 413,104 | — |
| 1999 | 340,006 | -17.7% |
| 2000 | 355,229 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 383,236 | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 427,176 | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 475,819 | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 518,687 | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 560,659 | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 622,549 | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 572,563 | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 615,324 | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 668,625 | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 731,615 | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 749,633 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 774,784 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 842,453 | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 879,795 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 953,484 | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 1.04 million | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 1.09 million | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 1.14 million | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 1.23 million | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 1.29 million | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 1.47 million | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 1.50 million | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 1.56 million | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 1.62 million | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 376,555 | 340,006 | 413,104 | 2 |
| 2000s | 519,987 | 355,229 | 668,625 | 10 |
| 2010s | 942,449 | 731,615 | 1.23 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.48 million | 1.29 million | 1.62 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 113.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 1.62 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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.62 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 340,006 in 1999.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 21st out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Upper 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