Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
43
Highest
116.6%
Chile
Lowest
14.2%
Denmark
Median
32.5%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
707
What the numbers show
Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, male (%) is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 116.6% in Chile; the lowest is 14.2% in Denmark.
The median across all reporting countries is 32.5%, and the mean is 42.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela (up 243.0%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 18.6%).
Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 116.6% | 2022 | up 65.2% | rising |
| 2 | United States | 84.4% | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 3 | Bolivia | 80.3% | 2021 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 4 | Venezuela | 78.2% | 2014 | up 243.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Costa Rica | 76.7% | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 6 | Peru | 65.7% | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 7 | Brazil | 62.9% | 2024 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 8 | Panama | 62.4% | 2023 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 9 | Uruguay | 62.2% | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 10 | Paraguay | 60.1% | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 11 | Colombia | 57.8% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 12 | Greece | 54.4% | 2021 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 53.9% | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 14 | Ecuador | 50.3% | 2024 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 49.9% | 2024 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 16 | Portugal | 45.8% | 2021 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 45.4% | 2021 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 18 | Belgium | 44.7% | 2021 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 19 | El Salvador | 39.5% | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 20 | Slovenia | 38.0% | 2021 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 21 | Romania | 35.4% | 2021 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 22 | Luxembourg | 32.5% | 2020 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 23 | France | 32.2% | 2021 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 24 | Croatia | 32.0% | 2021 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 25 | Spain | 31.0% | 2021 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 26 | Lithuania | 30.6% | 2021 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 27 | Italy | 29.3% | 2021 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 28 | Honduras | 28.7% | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 29 | Latvia | 28.7% | 2021 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 30 | Norway | 28.4% | 2021 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 31 | Finland | 26.6% | 2021 | up 34.1% | flat |
| 32 | United Kingdom | 25.5% | 2019 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 33 | Guatemala | 25.0% | 2024 | up 12.6% | flat |
| 34 | Estonia | 24.6% | 2021 | down 11.8% | flat |
| 35 | Poland | 23.9% | 2021 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 36 | Cyprus | 23.9% | 2021 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 37 | Hungary | 23.4% | 2021 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 38 | Germany | 23.0% | 2021 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 39 | Kenya | 20.5% | 2024 | down 12.9% | flat |
| 40 | Sweden | 18.7% | 2021 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 41 | Switzerland | 18.0% | 2021 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Austria | 15.4% | 2021 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 43 | Denmark | 14.2% | 2021 | down 8.4% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release