Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male was 73.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) recorded 73.8% for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 73.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.8%, in 1999.
That places ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 17th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 45.8% | — |
| 2000 | 46.6% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 48.9% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 51.2% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 53.1% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 53.8% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 54.7% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 56.1% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 57.1% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 57.8% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 59.2% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 60.6% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 61.6% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 62.7% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 63.9% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 65.3% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 66.1% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 67.4% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 68.1% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 68.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 69.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 70.3% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 71.2% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 70.9% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 72.3% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 73.8% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.8% | 45.8% | 45.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 53.9% | 46.6% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.4% | 60.6% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.7% | 70.3% | 73.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 54.74 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 38.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 40.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 23.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 73.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 73.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.8% in 1999.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 17th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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