Sri Lanka vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male

Sri Lanka
15.6%
in 2023
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
26.1%
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
140th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
137th

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 26.1% against 15.6% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 10.5%.

That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.7 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Sri Lanka ranks 140th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 137th of 189 countries.

WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 1.7% 7.3% 5.6% WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
1980s 4.5% 10.6% 6.0% WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
1990s 6.3% 11.9% 5.6% WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
2010s 13.4% 23.6% 10.2% WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 15.9% 25.6% 9.7% WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male, Sri Lanka or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 26.1% against 15.6% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male between Sri Lanka and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
10.5%, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
28 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
Sri Lanka ranks 140th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 137th 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

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
410 places, 14,235 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release