Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 … Enrolment 8 both sexes in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 … Enrolment 8 both sexes was 1.18 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Upper 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 Upper middle income stood at 1.18 million number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 59.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Upper middle income peaked at 1.18 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 400,204 number, in 1999.
Upper middle income ranks 9th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 … Enrolment 8 both sexes in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 467,770 number | — |
| 1999 | 400,204 number | -14.4% |
| 2000 | 422,332 number | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 454,264 number | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 505,141 number | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 558,088 number | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 616,118 number | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 646,684 number | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 664,808 number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 654,907 number | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 691,877 number | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 736,209 number | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 804,486 number | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 822,226 number | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 847,641 number | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 905,568 number | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 931,512 number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 995,131 number | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 1.06 million number | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 1.10 million number | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 1.14 million number | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 1.18 million number | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 433,987 number | 400,204 number | 467,770 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 595,043 number | 422,332 number | 736,209 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 978,769 number | 804,486 number | 1.18 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More education data for Upper middle income
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0774 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.076 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Upper middle income?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Upper middle income was 1.18 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 400,204 number in 1999.
- How does Upper middle income rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
- Upper middle income ranks 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper 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.