Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes was 43.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 43.3%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 43.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 1971.
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 92nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.1% | — |
| 1971 | 4.9% | -46.4% |
| 1972 | 7.1% | +46.5% |
| 1973 | 5.7% | -20.1% |
| 1974 | 7.6% | +32.9% |
| 1975 | 7.6% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 6.0% | -21.7% |
| 1977 | 6.3% | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 6.4% | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 6.8% | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 7.1% | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 7.4% | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 7.4% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 7.5% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 9.2% | +21.5% |
| 1985 | 9.4% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 7.9% | -15.3% |
| 1987 | 8.5% | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 8.0% | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 8.4% | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 8.2% | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 8.5% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 9.9% | +15.6% |
| 1993 | 9.6% | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 10.3% | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 10.8% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 10.4% | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 12.3% | +18.9% |
| 1998 | 12.5% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 13.2% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 13.8% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 14.6% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 15.8% | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 17.1% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 18.1% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 18.9% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 20.5% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 21.2% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 22.4% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 24.8% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 26.7% | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 28.2% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 29.1% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 32.2% | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 33.6% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 34.4% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 34.9% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 35.4% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 36.5% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 37.9% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 39.7% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 41.1% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 42.6% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 43.3% | +1.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -46.4% | 9.1% | 4.9% |
| 1972 | +46.5% | 4.9% | 7.1% |
| 1974 | +32.9% | 5.7% | 7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.7% | 4.9% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.1% | 7.1% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.6% | 8.2% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 13.8% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 24.8% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 37.9% | 43.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- 89 Liechtenstein 46.0% compare
- 90 Mauritius 45.8% compare
- 91 Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.5% compare
- 92 Indonesia 44.9% compare
- 93 Palestine, State of 44.5% compare
- 94 Syrian Arab Republic 43.8% compare
- 95 Cuba 43.1% compare
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 78.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 283.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 43.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 43.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 1971.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 92nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this WB: Middle 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