Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Middle income
Middle income: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes was 1.64 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Middle income, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Middle income stood at 1.64 million number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 67.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Middle income peaked at 1.64 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 535,314 number, in 1999.
Middle income ranks 3rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 589,122 number | — |
| 1999 | 535,314 number | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 565,982 number | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 608,771 number | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 669,822 number | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 734,971 number | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 806,686 number | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 840,773 number | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 866,312 number | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 869,665 number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 917,319 number | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 977,034 number | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 1.06 million number | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 1.11 million number | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.15 million number | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 1.23 million number | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 1.29 million number | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 1.36 million number | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 1.46 million number | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 1.52 million number | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 1.60 million number | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 1.64 million number | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 562,218 number | 535,314 number | 589,122 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 785,734 number | 565,982 number | 977,034 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 million number | 1.06 million number | 1.64 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More education data for Middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 25.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4541 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Middle income?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Middle income was 1.64 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 535,314 number in 1999.
- How does Middle income rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
- Middle income ranks 3rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.