ALECSO: Mashriq Countries vs India: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes

ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
35.4%
in 2024
India
34.4%
in 2025
ALECSO: Mashriq Countries rank
113th
India rank
110th

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
  • India
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How they compare

ALECSO: Mashriq Countries currently reports 35.4% against 34.4% in India, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was ALECSO: Mashriq Countries ahead.

ALECSO: Mashriq Countries ranks 113th and India ranks 110th of 221 groups.

ALECSO: Mashriq Countries has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ALECSO: Mashriq Countries India Difference Ahead
1970s 11.3% 5.0% 6.4% ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
1980s 15.8% 5.6% 10.2% ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
1990s 16.7% 6.0% 10.7% ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
2000s 24.9% 12.2% 12.7% ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
2010s 29.3% 25.8% 3.5% ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
2020s 34.1% 32.5% 1.5% ALECSO: Mashriq Countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes, ALECSO: Mashriq Countries or India?
ALECSO: Mashriq Countries, at 35.4% against 34.4% in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between ALECSO: Mashriq Countries and India?
1.0%, with ALECSO: Mashriq Countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ALECSO: Mashriq Countries and India?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do ALECSO: Mashriq Countries and India rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
ALECSO: Mashriq Countries ranks 113th and India ranks 110th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
415 places, 15,139 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release