Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Australia and New Zealand

SDG: Australia and New Zealand: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male was 81.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
81.2%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
9th
of 221 groups
All-time high
106.3%
in 1999
All-time low
81.0%
in 2022
Years of data
26
1999–2024

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, 1999–2024

02550751001999201120241999: 106.3 %2000: 105.5 %2001: 104.8 %2002: 103.7 %2003: 103 %2004: 102.3 %2005: 101.6 %2006: 100.8 %2007: 99.7 %2008: 98.8 %2009: 97.9 %2010: 97.4 %2011: 96.7 %2012: 95.9 %2013: 95 %2014: 94.2 %2015: 93.7 %2016: 93.7 %2017: 86.8 %2018: 83.8 %2019: 87.2 %2020: 85.8 %2021: 85.8 %2022: 81 %2023: 81.2 %2024: 81.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Australia and New Zealand stood at 81.2%.

The figure is down 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Australia and New Zealand peaked at 106.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 81.0%, in 2022.

That places SDG: Australia and New Zealand 9th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%) in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, 1999 to 2024.
Year % Change
1999 106.3%
2000 105.5% -0.7%
2001 104.8% -0.6%
2002 103.7% -1.0%
2003 103.0% -0.7%
2004 102.3% -0.7%
2005 101.6% -0.7%
2006 100.8% -0.8%
2007 99.7% -1.1%
2008 98.8% -1.0%
2009 97.9% -0.8%
2010 97.4% -0.6%
2011 96.7% -0.7%
2012 95.9% -0.8%
2013 95.0% -0.9%
2014 94.2% -0.9%
2015 93.7% -0.5%
2016 93.7% +0.0%
2017 86.8% -7.3%
2018 83.8% -3.5%
2019 87.2% +4.0%
2020 85.8% -1.5%
2021 85.8% -0.0%
2022 81.0% -5.6%
2023 81.2% +0.2%
2024 81.2% -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 106.3% 106.3% 106.3% 1
2000s 101.8% 97.9% 105.5% 10
2010s 92.4% 83.8% 97.4% 10
2020s 83.0% 81.0% 85.8% 5

Countries ranked near SDG: Australia and New Zealand

  1. 6 Chile 101.2% compare
  2. 7 Cyprus 97.9% compare
  3. 8 Finland 95.2% compare
  4. 9 Ukraine 93.9% compare
  5. 10 Singapore 92.8% compare
  6. 11 Australia 89.1% compare
  7. 12 Grenada 87.8% compare

See the full ranking of 410 places →

More education data for SDG: Australia and New Zealand

All data for SDG: Australia and New Zealand →

Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Australia and New Zealand was 81.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 106.3% in 1999.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 81.0% in 2022.
How does SDG: Australia and New Zealand rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 9th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this SDG: Australia and New Zealand 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Australia and New Zealand. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/gross-enrolment-ratio-for-tertiary-education-male-percent/sdg-australia-and-new-zealand/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/gross-enrolment-ratio-for-tertiary-education-male-percent/sdg-australia-and-new-zealand/">Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Australia and New Zealand</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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