Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male was 12.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1995–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries recorded 12.5% for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in 2016.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 12.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1995.
That places ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 174th out of 221 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6.0% | — |
| 1996 | 6.0% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 6.0% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 7.3% | +21.7% |
| 1999 | 8.5% | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 8.4% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 9.1% | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 9.6% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 12.4% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.8% | 6.0% | 8.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 8.4% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 11.8% | 12.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 633,128 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 378,880 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 13.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.01 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 577,798 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 12.5% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1995.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 174th out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release