Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male was 30.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) recorded 30.1% for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.1% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 30.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1997.
That places ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 124th 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 45 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15.7% | — |
| 1981 | 16.1% | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 15.8% | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 15.8% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 16.0% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 15.9% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 16.5% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 16.1% | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 16.4% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 16.3% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 16.2% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 16.8% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 16.4% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 15.2% | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 14.3% | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 13.8% | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 13.2% | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 13.0% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 13.3% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 13.1% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 14.2% | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 15.1% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 16.0% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 16.3% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 16.9% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 18.9% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 18.8% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 19.5% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 19.9% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 20.8% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 24.0% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 24.4% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 30.1% | +23.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.1% | 15.7% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 13.0% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 14.2% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 18.7% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 22.4% | 30.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.95 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 10.74 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 8.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 4.34 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 30.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 124th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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