Tertiary education enrollment — all countries

Tertiary education enrollment — Upper-middle-income countries

Tertiary education enrollment in upper-middle-income countries in 2023 — 66.7%. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 50.1 pp.

2023 66.7% +1.7 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 66.7%2023
Period minimum 16.6%2002

Trend over time

2002–2023 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — Upper-middle-income countries, 2002–2023020406080200220052008201120142017202020232002: 16.6%2012: 34.4%2013: 36.8%2014: 43.7%2015: 46.4%2016: 49.3%2017: 51.1%2018: 52.6%2019: 54.4%2020: 57.9%2021: 61.8%2022: 65%2023: 66.7%
Change over the period: +50.1 pp Annual average: 2.38 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Upper-middle-income countries 66.7%
World 43.2%
Tertiary education enrollment — Upper-middle-income countries, by year Upper-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 66.7 +1.7 pp
2022 65 +3.2 pp
2021 61.8 +3.8 pp
2020 57.9 +3.5 pp
2019 54.4 +1.9 pp
2018 52.6 +1.5 pp
2017 51.1 +1.7 pp
2016 49.3 +2.9 pp
2015 46.4 +2.8 pp
2014 43.7 +6.8 pp
2013 36.8 +2.5 pp
2012 34.4
2002 16.6

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.