Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes was 20.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 is 20.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 20.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 1976.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 154th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.3% | — |
| 1971 | 5.8% | -8.9% |
| 1972 | 6.1% | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 6.0% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 6.0% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 6.0% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 5.7% | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 6.1% | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 6.3% | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 6.6% | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 6.7% | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 6.7% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 6.9% | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 7.1% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 7.4% | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 7.4% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 7.2% | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 7.5% | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 7.2% | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 7.4% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 7.3% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 7.3% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 7.4% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 7.5% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 7.7% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 8.0% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 8.3% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 9.0% | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 9.2% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 9.7% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 9.9% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 10.2% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 18.7% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 19.4% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 20.0% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.1% | 5.7% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.2% | 6.7% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 7.3% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 9.9% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 14.4% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 18.0% | 20.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- 151 Sao Tome and Principe 12.8% compare
- 152 Cook Islands 12.5% compare
- 153 Côte d'Ivoire 11.4% compare
- 154 Pakistan 10.9% compare
- 155 Guinea 10.9% compare
- 156 Afghanistan 10.9% compare
- 157 Liberia 10.8% compare
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 20.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1976.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 154th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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