Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male was 18.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 is 18.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 peaked at 18.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1970.
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 153rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.5% | — |
| 1971 | 1.7% | +12.3% |
| 1972 | 1.7% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.8% | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 2.0% | +7.3% |
| 1976 | 2.0% | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 2.0% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 2.0% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 3.6% | +80.4% |
| 1980 | 3.5% | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 3.5% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 4.2% | +19.9% |
| 1983 | 4.6% | +9.2% |
| 1984 | 4.8% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 4.4% | -8.5% |
| 1986 | 4.4% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 4.6% | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 4.9% | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 5.1% | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 5.4% | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 5.8% | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 6.0% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 6.2% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 6.5% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 7.0% | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 7.5% | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 8.1% | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 8.4% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 8.8% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 9.1% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 9.4% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 9.6% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 14.6% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 15.6% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 17.8% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 18.1% | +1.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +80.4% | 2.0% | 3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 3.5% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.0% | 5.4% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 9.1% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 11.8% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 16.7% | 18.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0909 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,929 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1097 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0715 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 654,101 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 221,115 (2024)
All data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 was 18.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1970.
- How does GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 153rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 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