Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes was 460,585 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Lower middle income, 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 460,585 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 91.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Lower middle income peaked at 460,585 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 143,650 number, in 2000.
Lower middle income ranks 16th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 143,650 number | — |
| 2001 | 154,507 number | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 164,680 number | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 176,883 number | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 190,568 number | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 194,089 number | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 201,504 number | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 214,758 number | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 225,442 number | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 240,826 number | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 255,669 number | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 283,168 number | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 299,683 number | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 324,520 number | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 355,195 number | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 363,456 number | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 401,007 number | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 421,487 number | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 455,294 number | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 460,585 number | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 190,691 number | 143,650 number | 240,826 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 362,006 number | 255,669 number | 460,585 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More education data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 11.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 105.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.20 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Lower middle income?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Lower middle income was 460,585 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 460,585 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 143,650 number in 2000.
- How does Lower middle income rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
- Lower middle income ranks 16th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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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Total number of students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.