Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend
WB: Post-demographic Dividend: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes was 80.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, 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: Post-demographic Dividend is 80.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend peaked at 81.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59.3%, in 1999.
WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 21st of 221 groups on this measure, 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: Post-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 59.3% | — |
| 2000 | 61.0% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 63.4% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 66.2% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 68.0% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 69.8% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 70.7% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 72.5% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 73.6% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 74.4% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 75.7% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 76.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 76.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 76.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 76.9% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 77.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 77.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 78.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 78.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 78.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 79.5% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 80.1% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 81.1% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 80.0% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 81.2% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 80.2% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.3% | 59.3% | 59.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 69.5% | 61.0% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.6% | 76.1% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.5% | 80.0% | 81.2% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Post-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 43.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0437 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 50.69 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 821,878 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend was 80.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 81.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.3% in 1999.
- How does WB: Post-demographic Dividend rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 21st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Post-demographic Dividend 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