Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries

SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male was 13.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
13.9%
Change on year
up 3.3%
Rank
169th
of 221 groups
All-time high
13.9%
in 2021
All-time low
7.4%
in 1997
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, 1970–2021

051015197019952021

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2021, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries stood at 13.9%. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries peaked at 13.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 1997.

SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 169th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%) in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, 1970 to 2021.
Year % Change
1970 9.2%
1971 9.1% -1.0%
1972 9.3% +2.5%
1973 9.2% -0.9%
1974 9.1% -1.7%
1975 9.2% +1.2%
1976 9.2% +0.3%
1977 9.3% +1.0%
1978 9.5% +1.8%
1979 9.6% +1.1%
1980 9.7% +1.0%
1981 9.6% -1.5%
1982 9.6% +0.9%
1983 9.5% -1.6%
1984 9.3% -1.4%
1985 9.3% -0.7%
1986 9.3% -0.1%
1987 9.2% -0.6%
1988 9.1% -1.5%
1989 9.0% -0.8%
1990 8.9% -1.4%
1991 9.1% +2.9%
1992 9.2% +0.4%
1993 8.7% -5.4%
1994 8.3% -4.2%
1995 7.8% -5.8%
1996 7.5% -4.1%
1997 7.4% -0.8%
1998 7.8% +4.4%
1999 7.5% -4.0%
2000 8.0% +7.3%
2001 8.5% +6.4%
2002 9.1% +6.9%
2003 9.5% +4.9%
2004 10.0% +4.4%
2005 10.2% +2.1%
2006 10.7% +5.1%
2007 11.1% +3.4%
2008 11.5% +3.6%
2009 11.9% +3.9%
2010 12.5% +4.6%
2011 12.6% +1.1%
2012 12.8% +1.8%
2013 13.0% +1.1%
2014 13.0% +0.6%
2015 12.9% -0.8%
2016 12.6% -2.2%
2017 12.7% +0.5%
2018 12.8% +0.6%
2019 13.0% +2.0%
2020 13.5% +3.3%
2021 13.9% +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 9.3% 9.1% 9.6% 10
1980s 9.4% 9.0% 9.7% 10
1990s 8.2% 7.4% 9.2% 10
2000s 10.0% 8.0% 11.9% 10
2010s 12.8% 12.5% 13.0% 10
2020s 13.7% 13.5% 13.9% 2

Countries ranked near SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries

  1. 166 Mauritania 7.7% compare
  2. 167 Dominica 7.2% compare
  3. 168 Mali 7.2% compare
  4. 169 Zimbabwe 6.8% compare
  5. 170 Burundi 6.7% compare
  6. 171 Eswatini 6.5% compare
  7. 172 Chad 6.3% compare

See the full ranking of 410 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries was 13.9% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2021.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 1997.
How does SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 169th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 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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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