United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland vs WB: European Union: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
67.9%
in 2023
WB: European Union
69.7%
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
28th
WB: European Union rank
31st

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male over time

  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • WB: European Union
020406080199920112024

How they compare

WB: European Union currently reports 69.7% against 67.9% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 1.8%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 28th and WB: European Union ranks 31st of 189 countries.

WB: European Union has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland WB: European Union Difference Ahead
2000s 51.2% 54.1% 2.9% WB: European Union
2010s 50.9% 62.6% 11.7% WB: European Union
2020s 65.1% 68.8% 3.7% WB: European Union

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or WB: European Union?
WB: European Union, at 69.7% against 67.9% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male between United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and WB: European Union?
1.8%, with WB: European Union ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and WB: European Union?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and WB: European Union rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 28th and WB: European Union ranks 31st 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland vs WB: European Union: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/gross-enrolment-ratio-for-tertiary-education-male-percent/united-kingdom/wb-european-union/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/gross-enrolment-ratio-for-tertiary-education-male-percent/united-kingdom/wb-european-union/">United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland vs WB: European Union: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male</a> — Statizoid

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