School enrollment, tertiary in World
World: School enrollment, tertiary was 43.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary in World, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
World recorded 43.6% for school enrollment, tertiary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in World peaked at 43.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 1971.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.4% | 8.7% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.8% | 11.9% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.0% | 13.3% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 19.5% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 29.6% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 39.7% | 43.6% | 5 |
More education data for World
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 3.74 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female 40.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9825 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 77.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary in World?
- School enrollment, tertiary in World was 43.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 43.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 1971.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.