Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes was 64.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 64.6% for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 64.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1971.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 46th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.1% | — |
| 1971 | 3.4% | -52.2% |
| 1972 | 3.7% | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 4.8% | +30.7% |
| 1974 | 4.5% | -6.1% |
| 1975 | 4.6% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 4.9% | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 5.4% | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 5.5% | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 6.0% | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 6.6% | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 6.9% | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 7.0% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 6.9% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 9.8% | +40.9% |
| 1985 | 10.1% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 7.5% | -25.6% |
| 1987 | 8.5% | +13.3% |
| 1988 | 7.9% | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 8.5% | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 8.1% | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 8.6% | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 9.2% | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 8.7% | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 10.0% | +15.4% |
| 1995 | 13.0% | +29.1% |
| 1996 | 11.5% | -11.1% |
| 1997 | 15.0% | +30.3% |
| 1998 | 13.5% | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 14.4% | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 15.4% | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 16.5% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 18.3% | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 22.2% | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 23.6% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 26.2% | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 26.5% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 27.7% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 29.0% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 32.9% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 35.3% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 37.9% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 44.1% | +16.4% |
| 2015 | 46.6% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 48.6% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 50.2% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 51.4% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 53.3% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 56.0% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 59.0% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 61.8% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 64.1% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 64.6% | +0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Upper 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 | -52.2% | 7.1% | 3.4% |
| 1984 | +40.9% | 6.9% | 9.8% |
| 1986 | -25.6% | 10.1% | 7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.0% | 3.4% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.0% | 6.6% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.2% | 8.1% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 15.4% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 31.0% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.1% | 56.0% | 64.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 64.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 64.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1971.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 46th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this WB: Upper 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