School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025)
WB: High Income (july 2025): School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 78.05 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025) stood at 78.05 million.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025) peaked at 89.80 million in 2003 and was at its lowest, 77.76 million, in 2021.
That places WB: High Income (july 2025) 71st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 88.60 million | — |
| 2000 | 88.62 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 89.17 million | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 89.67 million | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 89.80 million | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 89.35 million | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 89.19 million | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 88.85 million | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 88.71 million | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 88.79 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 88.88 million | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 88.44 million | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 87.75 million | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 86.57 million | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 85.04 million | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 83.21 million | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 81.67 million | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 80.37 million | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 79.49 million | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 78.90 million | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 78.64 million | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 78.45 million | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 77.76 million | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 78.67 million | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 78.10 million | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 78.05 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.60 million | 88.60 million | 88.60 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 89.10 million | 88.62 million | 89.80 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.01 million | 78.64 million | 88.44 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.21 million | 77.76 million | 78.67 million | 5 |
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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 school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025) was 78.05 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 89.80 million in 2003.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.76 million in 2021.
- How does WB: High Income (july 2025) rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 71st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: High Income (july 2025) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release