School enrollment, tertiary in IBRD only
IBRD only: School enrollment, tertiary was 52.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, tertiary in IBRD only, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, tertiary in IBRD only stood at 52.8%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in IBRD only peaked at 52.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1971.
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 | 7.4% | 5.3% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.9% | 7.9% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 9.1% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 16.2% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 29.3% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 45.8% | 52.8% | 5 |
More education data for IBRD only
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 21.35 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 2.34 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female 38.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9979 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 87.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary in IBRD only?
- School enrollment, tertiary in IBRD only was 52.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1971.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.