Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male was 30.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia is 30.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 30.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2000.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 123rd 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.0% | — |
| 2000 | 11.0% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 11.1% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 23.3% | +17.9% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 23.1% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 24.1% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 25.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 25.9% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 27.8% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 28.9% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 29.8% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 30.4% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.0% | 11.0% | 11.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 11.0% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 19.7% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 26.2% | 30.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 192.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 30.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2000.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 123rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central and 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release