Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male was 34.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
34.4%
Change on year
up 6.4%
Rank
112th
of 221 groups
All-time high
34.4%
in 2024
All-time low
6.6%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) recorded 34.4% for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 34.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1971.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 112th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 19.9% | — |
| 1971 | 6.6% | -66.9% |
| 1972 | 6.9% | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 7.4% | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 7.8% | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 8.5% | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 9.3% | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 9.9% | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 9.7% | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 9.7% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 10.2% | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 10.8% | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 11.3% | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 11.5% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 11.8% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 11.7% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 12.3% | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 12.4% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 17.1% | +37.8% |
| 1989 | 11.7% | -31.9% |
| 1990 | 11.4% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 10.8% | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 11.5% | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 12.4% | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 13.5% | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 14.4% | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 15.4% | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 16.4% | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 17.3% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 18.6% | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 18.5% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 18.9% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 19.4% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 18.8% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 20.2% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 21.2% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 22.3% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 22.7% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 26.4% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 27.9% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 29.3% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 29.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 29.7% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 30.7% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 31.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 32.0% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 31.8% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 32.3% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 34.4% | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.6% | 6.6% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 10.2% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.2% | 10.8% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 18.5% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 22.9% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 31.8% | 34.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3069 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.6186 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 34.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 112th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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