Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025)
WB: High Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes was 82.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025) is 82.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025) peaked at 82.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.4%, in 1999.
That places WB: High Income (july 2025) 16th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 WB: High Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 54.4% | — |
| 2000 | 56.6% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 59.5% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 62.5% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 64.6% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 65.9% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 68.3% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 69.5% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 70.4% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 71.7% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 72.7% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 73.5% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 74.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 74.7% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 75.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 76.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 76.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 77.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 77.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 78.2% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 78.9% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 80.4% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 80.0% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 81.4% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.4% | 54.4% | 54.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 65.6% | 56.6% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.6% | 72.7% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.5% | 78.9% | 82.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: High Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: High Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0898 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.82 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1159 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 43.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025) was 82.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.4% in 1999.
- How does WB: High Income (july 2025) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 16th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: High Income (july 2025) 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