Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male was 29.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in MDG: Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia recorded 29.9% for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 29.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2000.
MDG: Southern Asia ranks 125th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.7% | — |
| 2000 | 10.6% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 10.7% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 14.6% | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 16.6% | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 19.6% | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 23.3% | +18.7% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 23.1% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 24.1% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 25.4% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 25.2% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 25.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 25.9% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 26.1% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 27.6% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 28.7% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 29.7% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 29.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 10.6% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 19.6% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 26.1% | 29.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in MDG: Southern Asia was 29.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2000.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 125th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia 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