India vs UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male
India
33.3%
in 2025
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
37.9%
in 2024
India rank
98th
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank
95th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male over time
- India
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
How they compare
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries currently reports 37.9% against 33.3% in India, a difference of 4.6%.
That makes UNICEF: All Unicef Countries's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1971 it was India ahead.
India ranks 98th and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 95th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.3% | 6.8% | 0.5% | India |
| 1980s | 7.7% | 9.2% | 1.6% | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
| 1990s | 7.6% | 11.1% | 3.5% | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 18.4% | 4.5% | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 29.2% | 2.7% | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 36.0% | 4.3% | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male, India or UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, at 37.9% against 33.3% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male between India and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- 4.6%, with UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do India and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- India ranks 98th and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 95th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release