Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male was 28.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
28.4%
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
132nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
28.4%
in 2024
All-time low
5.8%
in 1973
Years of data
52
1973–2024

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1973–2024

51015202530197319982024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) recorded 28.4% for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 28.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 1973.

That places ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 132nd 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 52 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%) in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1973 to 2024.
Year % Change
1973 5.8%
1974 12.3% +113.7%
1975 12.1% -1.2%
1976 6.0% -50.9%
1977 6.1% +3.1%
1978 6.4% +4.3%
1979 6.6% +3.6%
1980 6.8% +2.6%
1981 7.1% +3.8%
1982 7.0% -0.6%
1983 7.6% +8.1%
1984 8.0% +5.6%
1985 8.0% -0.6%
1986 8.1% +1.4%
1987 8.4% +4.3%
1988 7.9% -6.2%
1989 8.1% +2.2%
1990 8.2% +1.7%
1991 8.2% +0.2%
1992 11.3% +36.6%
1993 11.3% +0.4%
1994 11.3% +0.1%
1995 8.5% -24.5%
1996 9.3% +8.5%
1997 9.8% +6.1%
1998 11.9% +21.3%
1999 12.1% +1.2%
2000 12.2% +0.8%
2001 12.4% +2.2%
2002 12.7% +2.4%
2003 13.1% +3.0%
2004 13.7% +4.4%
2005 13.9% +1.3%
2006 14.4% +4.1%
2007 15.9% +10.1%
2008 17.3% +8.7%
2009 18.2% +5.2%
2010 19.6% +7.6%
2011 22.1% +12.9%
2012 22.6% +2.3%
2013 22.3% -1.3%
2014 23.2% +4.0%
2015 24.1% +4.0%
2016 24.0% -0.7%
2017 24.0% +0.2%
2018 24.0% -0.1%
2019 24.4% +1.5%
2020 24.9% +2.0%
2021 26.0% +4.5%
2022 26.9% +3.5%
2023 27.8% +3.3%
2024 28.4% +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7.9% 5.8% 12.3% 7
1980s 7.7% 6.8% 8.4% 10
1990s 10.2% 8.2% 12.1% 10
2000s 14.4% 12.2% 18.2% 10
2010s 23.0% 19.6% 24.4% 10
2020s 26.8% 24.9% 28.4% 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

  1. 129 United States Virgin Islands 17.8% compare
  2. 130 Belize 17.7% compare
  3. 131 South Africa 17.3% compare
  4. 132 Lao People's Democratic Republic 17.0% compare
  5. 133 Cameroon 17.0% compare
  6. 134 Myanmar 16.5% compare
  7. 135 Botswana 16.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 28.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 2024.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1973.
How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 132nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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