Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)

ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male was 19.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
19.3%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
151st
of 221 groups
All-time high
23.2%
in 2012
All-time low
5.5%
in 1971
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 1970–2019

510152025197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) recorded 19.3% for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) peaked at 23.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1971.

That places ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 151st out of 221 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%) in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 1970 to 2019.
Year % Change
1970 5.5%
1971 5.5% -0.3%
1972 5.9% +8.4%
1973 6.3% +6.1%
1974 6.4% +2.2%
1975 6.8% +5.2%
1976 6.9% +1.5%
1977 6.9% -0.3%
1978 6.6% -4.1%
1979 6.2% -6.2%
1980 6.3% +2.4%
1981 6.8% +7.8%
1982 7.1% +4.7%
1983 7.4% +4.0%
1984 8.1% +9.2%
1985 8.4% +4.2%
1986 8.9% +5.0%
1987 9.3% +4.7%
1988 9.6% +3.2%
1989 10.1% +5.1%
1990 10.9% +8.5%
1991 11.7% +7.0%
1992 12.2% +4.7%
1993 13.1% +6.8%
1994 13.1% +0.1%
1995 13.9% +6.5%
1996 14.5% +4.4%
1997 23.1% +58.7%
1998 22.2% -4.0%
1999 21.6% -2.4%
2000 21.4% -1.1%
2001 21.0% -1.9%
2002 20.4% -2.7%
2003 19.3% -5.4%
2004 19.4% +0.3%
2005 19.8% +2.4%
2006 20.1% +1.5%
2007 19.1% -4.9%
2008 19.9% +4.2%
2009 20.7% +3.8%
2010 22.3% +7.8%
2011 22.5% +0.9%
2012 23.2% +2.8%
2013 19.8% -14.7%
2014 19.4% -1.6%
2015 19.1% -1.7%
2016 18.9% -1.2%
2017 19.0% +0.6%
2018 19.3% +1.4%
2019 19.3% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6.3% 5.5% 6.9% 10
1980s 8.2% 6.3% 10.1% 10
1990s 15.6% 10.9% 23.1% 10
2000s 20.1% 19.1% 21.4% 10
2010s 20.3% 18.9% 23.2% 10

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)

  1. 148 Bhutan 12.3% compare
  2. 149 Yemen 12.1% compare
  3. 150 Cote d'Ivoire 12.0% compare
  4. 151 Kenya 11.6% compare
  5. 152 Burkina Faso 11.5% compare
  6. 153 Nigeria 11.5% compare
  7. 154 Pakistan 10.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) was 19.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2012.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1971.
How does ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 151st out of 221 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
410 places, 14,235 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release