Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Low income
Low income: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 482,542 number in 2017. β² Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Low income, 1998β2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Low income is 482,542 number, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Low income peaked at 500,133 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 202,351 number, in 1998.
Low income ranks 37th of 44 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 210,536 number | 202,351 number | 218,722 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 347,395 number | 259,182 number | 436,108 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 466,621 number | 435,331 number | 500,133 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More reference data data for Low income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 2,206 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 259.59 (2025)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 248.16 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 18.98 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 9.37 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 9.61 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.43 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.91 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 94.0% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Low income?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Low income was 482,542 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 500,133 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 202,351 number in 1998.
- How does Low income rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
- Low income ranks 37th out of 44 groups with data for 2017.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).