Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes was 9.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) recorded 9.1% for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 9.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 199th out of 221 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.5% | — |
| 1971 | 3.4% | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 3.6% | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 3.7% | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 4.0% | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 4.2% | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 4.3% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 4.4% | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 4.5% | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 4.6% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 4.5% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 4.7% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 4.8% | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 4.8% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 4.9% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 5.0% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 5.1% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 5.0% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 5.1% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 5.0% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 5.0% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 4.9% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 4.7% | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 4.3% | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 4.2% | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 4.1% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 4.0% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 4.2% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 4.4% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.0% | 3.4% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 4.5% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 4.0% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 4.4% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 7.9% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 1 |
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.65 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.13 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.22 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.86 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.48 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 9.1% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 199th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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