SDG: World vs Thailand: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male
SDG: World
40.9%
in 2024
Thailand
42.0%
in 2025
SDG: World rank
86th
Thailand rank
83rd
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male over time
- SDG: World
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 42.0% against 40.9% in SDG: World, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1976 it was SDG: World ahead.
SDG: World ranks 86th and Thailand ranks 83rd of 221 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, SDG: World averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | SDG: World | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.1% | 4.7% | 7.4% | SDG: World |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 25.3% | 7.8% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 23.4% | 39.2% | 15.7% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 41.2% | 8.0% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 39.2% | 37.5% | 1.6% | SDG: World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male, SDG: World or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 42.0% against 40.9% in SDG: World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male between SDG: World and Thailand?
- 1.1%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: World and Thailand?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do SDG: World and Thailand rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- SDG: World ranks 86th and Thailand ranks 83rd of 221 groups.
- 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