Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes was 12.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries stood at 12.9%. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries peaked at 12.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 1997.
That places SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 169th out of 221 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.5% | — |
| 1971 | 8.5% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 8.6% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 8.6% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 8.5% | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 8.6% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 8.7% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 8.8% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 8.9% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 9.0% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 9.1% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 9.0% | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 9.1% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 8.9% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 8.8% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 8.7% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 8.6% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 8.6% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 8.4% | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 8.3% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 8.2% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 8.3% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 8.3% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 7.9% | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 7.6% | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 7.2% | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 6.9% | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 6.8% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 7.2% | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 6.9% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 7.5% | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 7.9% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.7% | 8.5% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.8% | 8.3% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 6.8% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 7.5% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 11.5% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 12.5% | 12.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
More education data for SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.64 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.64 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.74 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 5.55 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.60 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries was 12.9% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 1997.
- How does SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 169th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release