School enrollment, tertiary in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: School enrollment, tertiary was 8.7% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, tertiary in Pre-demographic dividend, 1970–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Pre-demographic dividend recorded 8.7% for school enrollment, tertiary in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 8.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1970.
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 | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.0% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 6.9% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.6% | 8.7% | 2 |
More education data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64 55.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.66 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total 434.67 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 45.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9405 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 44.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary in Pre-demographic dividend?
- School enrollment, tertiary in Pre-demographic dividend was 8.7% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1970.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pre-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.