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Tertiary education enrollment — all countries

Tertiary education enrollment — Low-income countries

Tertiary education enrollment in low-income countries in 2012 — 7.9%. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 7.2 pp.

2012 7.9% −0.6 pp vs 2011
World rank —
Period maximum 8.5%2011
Period minimum 0.7%1971

Trend over time

1971–2012 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — Low-income countries, 1971–201202.557.5101971197619811986199119962001200620111971: 0.7%1975: 1.3%1976: 1.4%1977: 1.3%1978: 1.5%1979: 1.6%1987: 2%2009: 7.9%2010: 7.3%2011: 8.5%2012: 7.9%
Change over the period: +7.2 pp Annual average: 0.17 pp

Comparison, 2012

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Low-income countries

Low-income countries 7.9%
World 32.3%
Tertiary education enrollment — Low-income countries, by year Low-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2012 7.9 −0.6 pp
2011 8.5 +1.2 pp
2010 7.3 −0.6 pp
2009 7.9 —
1987 2 —
1979 1.6 +0.1 pp
1978 1.5 +0.2 pp
1977 1.3 −0.1 pp
1976 1.4 +0.1 pp
1975 1.3 —
1971 0.7 —

About the indicator

The gross tertiary enrollment ratio — the number of students at universities and colleges (ISCED 5–8) as a percentage of the population in the five-year age interval that follows the end of school. It can exceed 100% because of older students and students from abroad, so in countries that act as magnets for international students the indicator is overstated.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

Other indicators for low-income countries

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The gross enrollment ratio for secondary school.

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