School enrollment, tertiary in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: School enrollment, tertiary was 80.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary in Post-demographic dividend, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, tertiary in Post-demographic dividend stood at 80.2%.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 81.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59.3%, in 1999.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
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 |
More education data for Post-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.08 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 565.10 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 46.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9989 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 103.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary in Post-demographic dividend?
- School enrollment, tertiary in Post-demographic dividend was 80.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 81.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.3% in 1999.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in 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 Post-demographic dividend 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.