Tertiary education enrollment — all countries

Tertiary education enrollment — Lower-middle-income countries

Tertiary education enrollment in lower-middle-income countries in 2023 — 30.4%. Since 1981, the indicator has risen by 23.2 pp.

2023 30.4% +4.1 pp vs 2017
World rank
Period maximum 30.4%2023
Period minimum 7.2%1981

Trend over time

1981–2023 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — Lower-middle-income countries, 1981–20230102030401981198619911996200120062011201620211981: 7.2%1986: 7.8%1999: 14.4%2002: 13%2003: 12.4%2004: 12.6%2005: 12.8%2006: 14.2%2007: 14.9%2009: 18%2010: 19.4%2011: 21.6%2012: 23.6%2013: 23.5%2015: 25.8%2017: 26.3%2023: 30.4%
Change over the period: +23.2 pp Annual average: 0.55 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Lower-middle-income countries 30.4%
World 43.2%
Tertiary education enrollment — Lower-middle-income countries, by year Lower-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 30.4
2017 26.3
2015 25.8
2013 23.5 −0.1 pp
2012 23.6 +2 pp
2011 21.6 +2.2 pp
2010 19.4 +1.4 pp
2009 18
2007 14.9 +0.7 pp
2006 14.2 +1.4 pp
2005 12.8 +0.2 pp
2004 12.6 +0.3 pp
2003 12.4 −0.6 pp
2002 13
1999 14.4
1986 7.8
1981 7.2

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.