School enrollment, tertiary in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: School enrollment, tertiary was 64.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, tertiary in Upper middle income, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, tertiary in Upper middle income stood at 64.6%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in Upper middle income peaked at 64.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1971.
That places Upper middle income 12th out of 44 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
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 Upper middle income
More education data for Upper middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.7% (2024)
- Labor force, female 42.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary in Upper middle income?
- School enrollment, tertiary in Upper middle income was 64.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 64.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1971.
- How does Upper middle income rank for school enrollment, tertiary?
- Upper middle income ranks 12th out of 44 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Upper middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.