Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male was 73.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) recorded 73.9% for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.1% on the previous year and up 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 73.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 1999.
That places ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 16th 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 ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 35.6% | — |
| 2000 | 39.0% | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 42.1% | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 44.3% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 47.5% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 46.7% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 47.9% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 48.5% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 49.6% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 49.8% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 49.3% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 49.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 49.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 49.9% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 50.7% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 51.1% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 50.3% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 50.3% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 49.7% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 50.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 51.2% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 55.0% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 59.1% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 61.6% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 63.6% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 73.9% | +16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.6% | 35.6% | 35.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 46.5% | 39.0% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.2% | 49.3% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.6% | 55.0% | 73.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
More education data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7388 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7525 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 26,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.20 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) was 73.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The highest recorded value was 73.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 16th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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