Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
189
Highest
159.6%
Greece
Lowest
1.6%
Haiti
Median
34.4%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
14,235
What the numbers show
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%) is currently reported for 189 countries. The highest value is 159.6% in Greece; the lowest is 1.6% in Haiti.
The median across all reporting countries is 34.4%, and the mean is 39.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 102.
Over the past decade 138 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Turks and Caicos Islands (up 6,357.5%), and the largest decrease in Cook Islands (down 83.4%).
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 159.6% | 2023 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 2 | Macao | 133.7% | 2024 | up 121.3% | rising |
| 3 | South Korea | 118.0% | 2024 | up 11.7% | flat |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 114.4% | 2024 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 5 | Turkey | 101.9% | 2023 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Chile | 101.2% | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 7 | Cyprus | 97.9% | 2024 | up 127.9% | rising |
| 8 | Finland | 95.2% | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 9 | Ukraine | 93.9% | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 10 | Singapore | 92.8% | 2023 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 11 | Australia | 89.1% | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 12 | Grenada | 87.8% | 2018 | up 84.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 83.6% | 2024 | up 91.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Spain | 81.8% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 15 | Georgia | 81.8% | 2025 | up 72.0% | rising |
| 16 | Austria | 80.7% | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 17 | Netherlands | 79.0% | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 18 | Argentina | 76.9% | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 19 | Norway | 76.6% | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 20 | Germany | 72.8% | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 21 | Albania | 72.1% | 2024 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 22 | China | 71.6% | 2024 | up 77.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Portugal | 70.3% | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 24 | Ireland | 69.7% | 2022 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 25 | Belgium | 69.5% | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 26 | Switzerland | 68.9% | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 27 | Peru | 68.4% | 2017 | up 107.0% | volatile |
| 28 | United Kingdom | 67.9% | 2023 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 29 | Latvia | 67.2% | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 30 | Croatia | 65.8% | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 31 | Fiji | 65.5% | 2024 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Denmark | 65.5% | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 33 | Japan | 65.3% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 34 | Belarus | 65.0% | 2024 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 35 | Canada | 64.8% | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 36 | Andorra | 64.6% | 2024 | up 489.8% | volatile |
| 37 | United States | 64.5% | 2022 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 38 | Moldova | 64.2% | 2024 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 39 | Slovenia | 64.2% | 2023 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 40 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 64.0% | 2015 | up 394.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Sweden | 63.6% | 2024 | up 23.7% | flat |
| 42 | Italy | 63.5% | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 43 | Poland | 63.2% | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 44 | Malta | 62.6% | 2023 | up 63.8% | rising |
| 45 | Lithuania | 61.9% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 46 | France | 61.6% | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 47 | Puerto Rico | 60.6% | 2023 | down 22.7% | flat |
| 48 | Ecuador | 60.0% | 2023 | up 76.1% | rising |
| 49 | New Zealand | 59.4% | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 50 | Uruguay | 59.2% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 51 | Venezuela | 58.3% | 2008 | up 156.9% | rising |
| 52 | Palau | 58.3% | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 53 | Iran | 58.3% | 2022 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Russia | 58.2% | 2024 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 55 | Serbia | 58.0% | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 57.8% | 2024 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 57 | San Marino | 57.4% | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 58 | Czechia | 56.8% | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 59 | United Arab Emirates | 56.7% | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 60 | Liechtenstein | 55.7% | 2021 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 61 | Uzbekistan | 55.3% | 2025 | up 459.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Brazil | 55.0% | 2024 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 63 | Libya | 55.0% | 2003 | up 258.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Colombia | 54.4% | 2022 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 65 | Hungary | 53.5% | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 66 | Estonia | 52.3% | 2024 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 67 | Mongolia | 51.5% | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 68 | Iceland | 50.5% | 2023 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 69 | Costa Rica | 49.8% | 2019 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | 48.0% | 2025 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 71 | Romania | 47.8% | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 72 | Israel | 46.5% | 2024 | down 13.6% | flat |
| 73 | North Macedonia | 45.5% | 2023 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 74 | Kyrgyzstan | 45.4% | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 75 | Slovakia | 44.6% | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 76 | Armenia | 44.3% | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 77 | Montenegro | 44.2% | 2023 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 78 | Mexico | 44.0% | 2024 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 79 | Lebanon | 43.5% | 2019 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 80 | Algeria | 43.2% | 2024 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 81 | Morocco | 43.1% | 2024 | up 68.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Bahrain | 42.7% | 2024 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Thailand | 42.0% | 2025 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 84 | Philippines | 41.6% | 2024 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 85 | Panama | 41.6% | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 86 | Syria | 40.4% | 2016 | up 84.0% | rising |
| 87 | Indonesia | 40.1% | 2023 | up 44.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Kuwait | 39.9% | 2021 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 38.9% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 90 | Egypt | 37.5% | 2025 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 91 | Mauritius | 36.7% | 2024 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Tajikistan | 36.7% | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 93 | Azerbaijan | 36.6% | 2024 | up 68.6% | rising |
| 94 | Barbados | 34.6% | 2025 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 95 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 34.4% | 2023 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 96 | Vietnam | 34.3% | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Palestine | 34.0% | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 98 | India | 33.3% | 2025 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Marshall Islands | 32.2% | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 100 | Malaysia | 31.9% | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 101 | Oman | 31.3% | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Paraguay | 31.2% | 2010 | up 113.2% | rising |
| 103 | Jordan | 29.4% | 2024 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 104 | Cuba | 29.2% | 2024 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Brunei | 29.2% | 2023 | up 80.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Tonga | 28.8% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Maldives | 28.5% | 2022 | up 220.9% | volatile |
| 108 | El Salvador | 28.0% | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 109 | Tunisia | 27.4% | 2023 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Bangladesh | 27.0% | 2024 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Nicaragua | 25.2% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 112 | Qatar | 25.1% | 2024 | up 218.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Guatemala | 24.1% | 2023 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 114 | British Virgin Islands | 22.8% | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 115 | Ghana | 21.1% | 2024 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 20.7% | 2022 | up 78.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Luxembourg | 20.5% | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 118 | Cambodia | 20.2% | 2024 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Turkmenistan | 19.7% | 2024 | up 132.1% | rising |
| 120 | Iraq | 19.6% | 2005 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 121 | Comoros | 19.4% | 2017 | up 154.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Jamaica | 19.3% | 2015 | up 86.7% | rising |
| 123 | Namibia | 19.2% | 2022 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 124 | Cape Verde | 19.1% | 2018 | up 92.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Togo | 18.9% | 2020 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Honduras | 18.8% | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 127 | Nepal | 18.7% | 2024 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 128 | Trinidad and Tobago | 18.1% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 129 | United States Virgin Islands | 17.8% | 1993 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 130 | Belize | 17.7% | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 131 | South Africa | 17.3% | 2023 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 132 | Laos | 17.0% | 2023 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Cameroon | 17.0% | 2024 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Myanmar | 16.5% | 2018 | up 81.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Botswana | 16.2% | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Guyana | 15.9% | 2024 | up 103.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 15.9% | 2023 | up 6,357.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Sudan | 15.8% | 2015 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 139 | Afghanistan | 15.6% | 2020 | up 146.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Sri Lanka | 15.6% | 2023 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Guinea | 15.0% | 2014 | up 283.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Senegal | 14.5% | 2024 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Bermuda | 13.9% | 2023 | down 35.5% | rising |
| 144 | Liberia | 13.5% | 2012 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Benin | 12.8% | 2022 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12.6% | 2015 | up 210.2% | rising |
| 147 | Congo | 12.4% | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 148 | Bhutan | 12.3% | 2024 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Yemen | 12.1% | 2011 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 150 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12.0% | 2024 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Kenya | 11.6% | 2024 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Burkina Faso | 11.5% | 2024 | up 74.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Nigeria | 11.5% | 2011 | up 75.6% | rising |
| 154 | Pakistan | 10.7% | 2024 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Rwanda | 10.4% | 2024 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Angola | 10.0% | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Seychelles | 9.8% | 2024 | up 134.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Samoa | 9.8% | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 159 | Saint Lucia | 9.7% | 2023 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Gabon | 9.7% | 2003 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Aruba | 8.6% | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 162 | Mozambique | 8.3% | 2018 | up 88.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Ethiopia | 8.2% | 2014 | up 104.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 8.0% | 2020 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Lesotho | 7.9% | 2018 | up 136.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Mauritania | 7.7% | 2020 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 167 | Dominica | 7.2% | 1993 | up 3,846.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Mali | 7.2% | 2015 | up 188.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Zimbabwe | 6.8% | 2024 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 170 | Burundi | 6.7% | 2025 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Eswatini | 6.5% | 2013 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 172 | Chad | 6.3% | 2020 | up 76.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Djibouti | 6.2% | 2011 | up 707.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Madagascar | 6.1% | 2023 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 175 | Uganda | 5.2% | 2014 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Niger | 5.1% | 2019 | up 189.5% | volatile |
| 177 | Cook Islands | 4.8% | 2024 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Zambia | 4.5% | 2012 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 179 | Tanzania | 4.4% | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Central African Republic | 4.2% | 2012 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 181 | Gambia | 3.9% | 2024 | up 138.8% | rising |
| 182 | Eritrea | 3.8% | 2016 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 183 | Malawi | 3.2% | 2022 | up 209.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Sierra Leone | 2.8% | 2002 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 2.8% | 2023 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 186 | Papua New Guinea | 2.5% | 1999 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 187 | Suriname | 2.2% | 2024 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 188 | Anguilla | 1.8% | 2008 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Haiti | 1.6% | 1986 | up 62.2% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 94.2%
- ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) 87.1%
- UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 86.2%
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 86.2%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 84.5%
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 83.0%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 83.0%
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 81.4%
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 81.2%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 80.7%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 78.0%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 78.0%
- SDG: Europe 75.8%
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 75.4%
- ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 75.4%
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 73.9%
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 73.8%
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 73.0%
- WB: Euro Area 72.9%
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 72.7%
- MDG: Eastern Asia 72.2%
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 72.1%
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 71.8%
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 71.8%
- SDG: Eastern Asia 71.8%
- MDG: Developed Regions 71.3%
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 70.8%
- UNICEF: Western Europe 70.3%
- WB: Oecd Members 70.3%
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 70.3%
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 69.7%
- WB: European Union 69.7%
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 68.4%
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 67.8%
- UNICEF: North America 65.3%
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 65.3%
- SDG: Northern America 65.3%
- WB: North America 65.3%
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 63.6%
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 63.0%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release