Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes was 83.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) stood at 83.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) peaked at 83.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.9%, in 1999.
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 12th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 60.9% | — |
| 2000 | 70.6% | +15.9% |
| 2001 | 71.7% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 72.8% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 74.0% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 75.4% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 76.7% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 78.0% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 78.9% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 79.9% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 80.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 80.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 81.3% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 81.0% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 80.5% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 80.1% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 79.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 80.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 78.6% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 77.6% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 78.6% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 79.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 81.1% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 81.7% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 82.6% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 83.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.9% | 60.9% | 60.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 75.8% | 70.6% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.9% | 77.6% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.5% | 79.3% | 83.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 86,143 (2005)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.3531 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) was 83.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.9% in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release