Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male was 28.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) stood at 28.9%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 28.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2000.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 129th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.2% | — |
| 2000 | 10.1% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 10.1% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | +19.9% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 22.3% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 23.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 23.7% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 24.1% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 25.1% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 26.8% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 27.8% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 28.8% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 28.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 10.1% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 18.3% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 25.1% | 28.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- 126 Honduras 18.8% compare
- 127 Nepal 18.7% compare
- 128 Trinidad and Tobago 18.1% compare
- 129 United States Virgin Islands 17.8%
- 130 Belize 17.7% compare
- 131 South Africa 17.3% compare
- 132 Laos 17.0% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 84.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 53.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 101.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 139.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 66.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 28.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2000.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 129th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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