Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male was 14.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) is 14.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 14.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1971.
That places ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 164th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.8% | — |
| 1971 | 2.8% | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 3.0% | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 3.2% | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 3.4% | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 3.7% | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 4.0% | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 4.4% | +9.6% |
| 1978 | 4.7% | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 4.8% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 5.0% | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 5.3% | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 5.7% | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 5.7% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 5.9% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 5.9% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 6.1% | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 6.2% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 6.1% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 6.0% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 5.9% | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 6.2% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 6.6% | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 6.9% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 7.2% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 7.6% | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 8.0% | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 8.2% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 8.5% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 8.8% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 9.2% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 9.6% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 14.1% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 14.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.7% | 2.8% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 5.0% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 5.9% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 8.8% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 12.1% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 14.0% | 14.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- 161 Aruba 8.6% compare
- 162 Mozambique 8.3% compare
- 163 Ethiopia 8.2% compare
- 164 Democratic Republic of Congo 8.0% compare
- 165 Lesotho 7.9% compare
- 166 Mauritania 7.7% compare
- 167 Dominica 7.2% compare
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 92.95 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 14.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1971.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 164th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 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