Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male was 83.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 1984–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) recorded 83.0% for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 84.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 39.2%, in 1984.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 39.2% | — |
| 1985 | 42.4% | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 44.9% | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 46.0% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 46.5% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 46.7% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 47.4% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 48.2% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 47.9% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 49.5% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 69.3% | +40.1% |
| 2000 | 72.0% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 73.7% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 75.5% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 77.2% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 79.4% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 81.6% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 83.1% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 84.2% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 84.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 84.0% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 83.2% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 82.7% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 80.9% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 78.8% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 77.9% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 77.2% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 77.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 76.6% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 76.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 78.2% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 79.7% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 80.6% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 81.9% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 83.0% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.3% | 39.2% | 46.7% | 6 |
| 1990s | 52.4% | 47.4% | 69.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 79.5% | 72.0% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 76.6% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.7% | 78.2% | 83.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.288 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 290,219 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.185 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6242 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 83.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 84.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.2% in 1984.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 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