Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes was 9.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
9.3%
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
190th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.3%
in 2021
All-time low
3.6%
in 1971
Years of data
52
1970–2021
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) is 9.3%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 9.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 1971.
That places WB: Low Income (july 2025) 190th out of 221 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.7% | — |
| 1971 | 3.6% | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 3.7% | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 3.8% | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 4.1% | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 4.3% | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 4.4% | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 4.5% | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 4.6% | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 4.6% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 4.6% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 4.7% | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 4.9% | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 4.9% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 5.0% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 5.1% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 5.2% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 5.2% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 5.2% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 5.2% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 5.1% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 5.1% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 4.9% | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 4.7% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 4.5% | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 4.2% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 4.1% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 4.2% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 4.7% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.1% | 3.6% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 4.6% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 4.1% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 4.5% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 7.9% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 9.2% | 9.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- 187 Eritrea 3.2% compare
- 188 Central African Republic 2.8% compare
- 189 Malawi 2.7% compare
- 190 Suriname 2.6% compare
- 191 Somalia 2.4% compare
- 192 Sierra Leone 2.0% compare
- 193 Papua New Guinea 1.9% compare
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.68 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 9.3% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 1971.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 190th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low 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