Higher-education enrolment
Enrolment in colleges and universities as a share of the age group. It has risen fast, which is the supply side of the demographic dividend — the question the series cannot answer is whether the teaching kept pace with the numbers.
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World Bank / UNESCO
Higher-education enrolment over time
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| Period | Higher-education enrolment |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 34.4% |
| 2024 | 34.4% |
| 2023 | 34.2% |
| 2022 | 32.7% |
| 2021 | 31.6% |
| 2020 | 29.8% |
| 2019 | 29.0% |
| 2018 | 28.5% |
| 2017 | 27.9% |
| 2016 | 27.3% |
| 2015 | 27.3% |
| 2014 | 26.0% |
| 2013 | 24.4% |
| 2012 | 24.9% |
| 2011 | 23.8% |
| 2010 | 18.7% |
| 2009 | 16.7% |
| 2008 | 15.6% |
| 2007 | 13.7% |
| 2006 | 12.0% |
| 2005 | 11.1% |
| 2004 | 11.4% |
| 2003 | 11.1% |
| 2002 | 10.6% |
| 2001 | 10.0% |
| 2000 | 9.9% |
| 1997 | 6.5% |
| 1996 | 6.2% |
| 1995 | 5.5% |
| 1991 | 6.0% |
| 1990 | 5.9% |
| 1989 | 5.7% |
| 1988 | 5.5% |
| 1987 | 6.3% |
| 1986 | 6.0% |
| 1985 | 5.8% |
| 1984 | 5.9% |
| 1983 | 5.5% |
| 1982 | 4.9% |
| 1981 | 5.2% |
| 1980 | 5.0% |
| 1979 | 5.0% |
| 1978 | 5.0% |
| 1977 | 4.9% |
| 1976 | 5.0% |
| 1973 | 5.1% |
| 1971 | 4.9% |
Compared with
Source
World Bank / UNESCO — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR